Tug Fairmount Expedition has towed jack-up rig Naga 3 safely from Labuan, Malaysia, to the PV Marine Shipyard in Vung Tau, Vietnam. The Fairmount Expedition was mobilized from Singapore for this 575 miles voyage. During the voyage the Fairmount Expedition only made use of two of her four main engine
Turkish Yalova shipyard hosted the launching ceremony of Palmali Group’s new tanker, named ‘Shovket Alekperova’ on April 30, 2014. Palmali is a shipping company operating in the Mediterranean, Caspian and Black seas. The tanker, named after an Azerbaijani singer Shovket Alekperova at the initiative
BW Offshore has signed a contract with Premier Oil for an FPSO to operate on the Catcher oil field in the UK North Sea. The firm charter period of the contract is 7 years, with extension options of up to 18 years. Based on a field life of 10 years, the contract is valued at […]
Croatian shipyard Uljanik celebrated the installation of the main engine in newbuilding 502 on Friday the 18th of April 2014, on its island Slipway No.2. The newbuilding is the second of two contracted ferries (RO-PAX) to date intended for the transport of passengers, trucks and other vehicles in th
Gunderson Marine division of the Greenbrier Companies in Portland, Oregon, has received an order from Kirby Offshore Marine to build a second articulated ocean-going oil & chemical tank barge (ATB) to meet sustained demand. The order results from Kirby’s exercise of its purchase option Greenbrier pr
Vroon’s VOS Faithful was launched yesterday in China. This 50‑m ERRV (emergency response and rescue vessel) is under construction at Nanjing East Star Shipyard in China. VOS Faithful is the third in a ten-vessel newbuilding programme, with six 50-m ERRVs being built at Nanjing and four 60-m vessels
CUI Global, Inc., a platform company dedicated to the acquisition, development, and commercialization of new, innovative products and technologies, announced that, effective March 4, 2014, it has received certification for use of its revolutionary GasPT2 technology for use offshore and in the marine
East Marine has successfully launched their brand new 10m³ Grab Dredger “Bestla” in support of the dredging works to be done in Jurong Island west extension project, in western Singapore. This Project consists of an estimated 8,000,000m³ of dredging work and East Marine Pte Ltd has currently three s
Dutch yacht builder AMELS currently has nine luxury yachts at its yard. At the largest superyacht facility in the Netherlands, the six new builds and three refit projects range from 49 to 65.50 metres. AMELS CEO Rob Luijendijk commented, “Particularly during the current high level of activity at the
Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. has delivered the KATHLEEN MOORE, the ninth Fast Response Cutter (FRC) to the United States Coast Guard. Bollinger President, Chris Bollinger announced the successful delivery of the USCGC KATHLEEN MOORE to the 7th Coast Guard District in Key West, FL, stating, Once again,
One of South Africa’s leading shipyards, DCD Marine Cape Town, is proving once again that safety and quality are the mainstay of its business. As part of its SHEQ (Safety, Health, Environment and Quality) programme, the company holds regular ‘safety days’, during which its project team members, as w
The second-in-series Cape Class Patrol Boat was named Cape Byron during a ceremony held at Austal’s Henderson shipyard in Western Australia on April 28, Austal Limited announced. The vessel was launched at Austal’s Henderson shipyard in January 2014 and has since undergone final fit out and sea tria
The keel of the first vessel in the series of six Post-Panamax vessels ordered by Höegh Autoliners from Xiamen Shipbuilding Industries, China was laid on April 30. The six Post-Panamax vessels, of the New Horizon design, will be delivered to Höegh Autoliners in 2015-2016. This will be the world’s la
Tianjin Marine Shipping, a subsidiary of Hainan Airlines Group (HNA Group), has signed a letter of intent with Dalian Shipbuilding Industry (DSIC) for the construction of four LNG carriers. The shipper has six months to confirm the order. The order forms part of the company’s fleet expansion plan an
