Chief of Naval Research Rear Adm. Matthew Klunder joined family members of the late Neil Armstrong March 29 to christen the U.S. Navy’s newest research ship, named for the legendary astronaut and first man to walk on the moon. The lead Auxiliary General Oceanographic Research (AGOR) ship in its clas
The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) said that its subsidiary Bahri Dry Bulk has received a dry bulk vessel named Bahri Trader from Japan. This is the last vessel delivered from the series of five ordered in 2012. The financial impact of the delivered vessel will materialize during
Nanjing Yonghua Shipyard (China) has laid keel for NTL Marine’s first 3,200 m3 product oil tanker. The tanker is specially designed by FKAB China and is 73m long with the draft of 4.8m. To reduce the fuel cost, considerable efforts have been made into the design by close collaboration among owner, p
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, “We are very
MHI Faces $585 mln Loss Due to Construction Delays Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has decided to book an extraordinary loss of approximately $585 million from its cruise ship business in the company’s consolidated financial results for fiscal year (FY) 2013 (ending March 31, 2014). Damen La
In March, Maritime Craft Services (MCS) took delivery of a new Damen Shoalbuster 2609. Damen has delivered numerous Crew Transfer Vessels, Multicats, and Shoalbusters to MCS – the two companies have a long-standing relationship. What is notable, however, about this latest delivery is the incredibly
The American Maritime Partnership (AMP), the voice of the domestic maritime industry, yesterday joined with the Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA), Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Congressman Rob Wittman (R-Va.) and Congressman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-Va.), to highlight new data that shows Virginia
Houston-based GTT North America (GTTNA), has received approval in principle from ABS for the design of a 2,200 cubic meter liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker barge. The distinctive design incorporates GTT’s proven membrane Cargo Containment System (CCS), which is utilized in 70% of the global LNG ca
Coastal Group today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Coastal Offshore, Thaumas Marine and Pleasant Engineering have collectively secured contracts for the sales of three offshore support vessels (OSVs) and two low-end vessels for an aggregate value of approx $54 million. Apart from the
Rolls-Royce has won a contract to deliver a unique package of advanced ship equipment for a new offshore construction vessel currently being built in Turkey for the Norwegian ship owner Volstad Shipping AS. The contract is worth approximately £13.5 million to Rolls-Royce. The package includes the ne
Robert Allan Ltd. has signed two contracts during a recent Canadian Trade Mission to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. In the presence of The Honourable James Moore, Minister of Industry, Robert Allan Ltd. (Canada), Aspin Kemp & Associates (Canada), Teekay Corporation (Canada), KOTUG International B.V
FESCO transportation group fleet was increased by one more vessel – “FESCO Novik.” Delivery took place in the port of Limassol (Cyprus) on March 25, 2014. Container transportation vessel will work under the Russian flag and the homeport will be in Vladivostok. Gross tonnage is 707 TEU with the possi
Navig8 Chemical Tankers Inc has signed shipbuilding contracts for the construction of two 25,000 dwt IMO2 eco-design Stainless Steel Chemical Tankers to be built at Fukuoka Shipbuilding. The newbuildings are set for delivery in 2017. “We are experiencing robust growth for chemical tanker demand, in
The offshore electrical substation, built by the yard for Dong Energy was transferred over less than one kilometer between the pre-erection area and the outfitting dock, on Thursday March 27th at STX France Saint-Nazaire yard. Once there, it has been loaded onto a barge dedicated to its shipping to
