BLRT Rekato – subsidiary of Estonian industrial concern BLRT Grupp – concluded an agent agreement with Korean company Panasia Co. which is a production leader of ship systems among which are well-proven Ballast Water Treatment Systems (BWTS). According to development director of BLRT Rekato Andrei S
Carnival Corporation & plc today announced it has reached agreements for the construction of three new cruise ships – one 132,500-ton vessel for its Costa Cruises brand and two 125,000-ton ships for its AIDA Cruises brand. The ships will be the largest ever constructed for these two cruise lines. A
With two established players, Ananda and Western Marine, partly booked for the next two years, the buyers are looking for potential new makers who are capable of doing the job in time and in budget prices. “Bangladesh shipbuilders haven’t seen such a huge attention from global ship owners before,” s
The construction of India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC) at Cochin is expected to be completed in December this year… (zeenews) [mappress] Source: zeenews, August 3, 2011
Blount Boats, Inc. recently announced that it has been appointed by South Boats Special Projects, Ltd., based at Cowes on the Isle of Wight, England to be the exclusive shipyard to manufacture U.S. flagged aluminum catamarans of South Boats designs for the U.S. wind farm industry. Blount Boats opera
Launching of this heading order of the Ministry of Defense of Russia was timed to the Day of Russian Navy. The vessel “Seliger” is intended for equipment test operation, deep-sea research and rescue works. Length of the vessel is 59,7m, width – 10,8m, displacement – ca 1117t, speed – 13 knots, cruis
NewLead Holdings Ltd., an international shipping company owning and operating tankers and dry bulk vessels, today announced that on July 28, 2011, the “Navios Serenity,” a new Handysize dry bulk vessel of 35,000 dwt, was delivered from a Korean shipyard to NewLead’s fleet. Mr. Michael Zolotas, presi
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won a £20 million order to design and supply power and propulsion systems for two UT 776 CD supply vessels for Island Offshore. Island Offshore were the first to introduce the versatile UT 776 CD ship, which is designed to transport essential suppli
OSX Brasil S.A., a brazilian publicly held corporation focused on the supply of equipment and services to the offshore oil and gas industry, through integrated operations in shipbuilding, chartering of exploration and production (E&P) units, and operation and maintenance (O&M) services, informs of i
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) today announced that the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division has successfully redelivered the Los Angeles-class submarine USS Albany (SSN 753) to the U.S. Navy. The redelivery took place on July 29, one day earlier than originally planned, following
Jensen Maritime Consultants, Inc., recently completed the custom design work for the Bob Franco, a new Azimuth Stern Drive (ASD) tugboat for Harley Marine Services. The vessel – measuring 120 feet in length and 35 feet in width – is one of the first to be powered by Tier III CAT C175 engines, which
Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn., is being awarded approx $17 million cost-plus-fixed fee order under previously awarded basic ordering agreement (N00024-10-G-4314) to support nuclear carrier repair work at Norfolk Naval Shipyard during on-going availabilities. This contract is for skilled tradesm
Noble Corporation today announced that the Company has exercised options with Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary Jurong Shipyard for the construction of two additional high-specification heavy duty, harsh environment JU3000N jackup drilling rigs. This order will bring to six the total number of new jackup
Thrustmaster of Texas, Inc. has been awarded the propulsion system for two 92.4 Meter Platform Supply Vessels to be built by Fincantieri Marine Group’s Bay Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin for Tidewater Marine LLC. The main propulsion system will consist of two Thrustmaster model TH2500
