Drydocks World, the well established ship repair, conversion and new building Group announced that it has signed a contract with Mumbai-India based construction group, Afcons Infrastructure to provide detail engineering, procurement, construction and delivery of a Self Elevating Platform AF SEP Samr
Ingalls Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, announced today that it has begun construction on the U.S. Navy’s newest amphibious assault ship, John P. Murtha (LPD 26). The company was recently awarded a $1.5 billion contract to build the USS San Antonio-class ship at the Pascag
Aker Solutions has won two similar contracts, together worth approx. 120 million NOK(USD 21.6 mln), from CQG Oil & Gas Contractors Inc. and CCI Oil & Gas Contractors Inc., for the supply of Pusnes offloading systems(TM) to two FPSOs in the Brazilian market. The offloading systems will be installed o
One Hamburg shipyard, two weeks, several talented designers, 500+ international staffers, 606 crew, and $25 million. Such are the ingredients for the ultra-luxurious redesign of Crystal Cruises’ largest ship, Crystal Serenity. Just completed after a round-the-clock remodel at Germany’s Blohm + Voss
Maritime Craft Services has secured bank funding of more than £20m to expand its fleet of support vessels… (bbc) [mappress] Source: bbc, May 25, 2011;
MTU do Brasil, a wholly-owned Tognum Group subsidiary in South America, has been awarded a contract to supply 16 generator sets for eight floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels. The contract value is in the low double-digit million US dollar range. The Brazilian oil and gas produc
Nordic Yards, manufacturer of technologically sophisticated and innovative special ships and maritime structures, hands over the type CS 2800 container ship to Hammonia Reederei today. On 19 November 2010, the Hamburg shipping company placed the order with Nordic Yards for the delivery of the ship,
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd., the Monohakobi Technology Institute, and Nippon Kaiji Kyokai are to begin in June shipboard tests to verify the effects of a jointly developed hybrid power supply system for vessels. The innovative system will be installed on NYK Line’s
Incat Crowther announce the launch of the 26m catamaran, Cat Cocos Isle of La Digue at Richardson Devine Marine in Hobart. The vessel has successfully completed seas trials, where it proved the efficiency of Incat Crowther’s hull form by exceeding fuel consumption predictions. The 26m, 227 passenger
MODEC, Inc., Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and Mitsubishi Corporation,Mitsubishi, have agreed to invest in building and chartering a floating production, storage, and offloading system (FPSO) to GUARA B.V, a Dutch company belonging to BM-S-9 consortium members. The FPSO will be delivered offshore Brazil and us
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has signed a long term contract with BAE Systems to provide in-service support for the Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyers. The Type 45 Daring Class destroyers are each powered by two, cutting-edge, Rolls-Royce WR-21 gas turbines. This contract, worth £20 m
Nordic Yards, manufacturer of technologically sophisticated and innovative special ships, is exhibiting at Nor-Shipping 2011, the international conference and trade fair for the shipbuilding and maritime industries in Oslo. The shipbuilder with yards in Wismar and Warnemünde is presenting its skills
Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the lead ship in the new class of U.S. Navy super carriers, took another step toward completion Saturday as Huntington Ingalls Industries erected a 945-ton superlift near the stern of the ship. Gerald R. Ford is being built using modular construction, a process where smaller
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has placed an order with Samsung for the construction of a power cable laying vessel. The vessel with an overall length of 100 meters and with a cable loading capacity of 5,000 ton is expected to be completed in the second half of 2012. Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V.
