KOTC celebrated naming of the two tankers “Dasma” and “Boubyan”. Naming of the new tankers comes within Phase III for fleet revamping that includes building 4 medium-range oil product tankers, 1 long-term petroleum product tanker AFRAMAX LR-2 being built by Hyundai Mipo and 4 supertankers VLCC being
Maritime by Holland Magazine is now also available digitally, including additional photos and videos, enabling the magazine to compete in the growing range of digital magazines online. Next to that, it increases the opportunities for interested parties worldwide to obtain the magazine. Editor-in-Chi
The Government of Bahamas has placed an order for nine new vessels to be built by Dutch shipbuilding group, Damen Shipyards. Under the contract, signed on March 18th, Damen will deliver four Stan Patrol 4207 vessels; four Stan Patrol 3007 vessels; nine Rigid Inflatable boats and one Damen Roll-on Ro
Prosperity Investment 2011 Limited, a wholly-owned unit of China COSCO Holdings Company, has signed an agreement with Tianjin Xingang Shipbuilding for the construction of eight bulk carriers. According to media reports, COSCO will allocate USD 312 million for four 40,000 dwt (worth USD 99.2 million)
Rolls-Royce has won an order to provide an integrated design and equipment package for two platform supply vessels to be built at COSCO (Guangdong) Shipyard Co., Ltd in China for Singapore based Chellsea Group. The order represents the exercise of an option for a further two vessels contained in an
Logos Hope is once again out of the water for its annual routine maintenance at Yiu Lian’s floating dry dock in Hong Kong. Work had already begun in the fan room with the renewal of the deck steel where it was badly corroded. Other works will be focused on main engine no. 2 and the […]
Quintana Shipping Ltd, Itochu Corporation and Sasebo Heavy have signed a contract for the construction of a Post-Panamax bulk carrier 84,900 dwt with delivery scheduled for Q3 2015. The vessel will be built under ABS supervision and fly the Marshall Islands Flag. She will be the third Post-Panamax d
The U.S. Navy will christen its newest littoral combat ship, the future USS Jackson (LCS 6) in a ceremony at the Austal USA Shipyard in Mobile, Ala., March 22, at 10 a.m. CDT. Secretary of the U.S Navy Ray Mabus will deliver the principal address at the ceremony, and Dr. Katherine Holmes Cochran wil
State elected, transportation and manufacturing leaders were on hand yesterday to celebrate the christening of the state’s first 144-car Olympic Class ferry, the M/V Tokitae, at Vigor Industrial’s shipyard in Seattle. Lynn Peterson, Washington’s Secretary of Transportation, served as the ship’s spon
Navig8 Crude Tankers Inc has concluded secondary private placement and raisedUSD 245 million at a subscription price of USD 13.50 per share. The Private Placement money will be used to boost VLCC orderbook with six (6) additional newbuild orders as well as the existing eight (8) VLCC newbuilds alrea
The most powerful bulk-carrying icebreaker in the world, the MV Nunavik has arrived in Canada. Built for Fednav at Japan Marine United’s (JMU) Tsu Shipyard, the ship will be used to export the concentrates produced at the Canadian Royalties owned Nunavik Nickel mine at Deception Bay in northern Queb
The first piece of steel was cut at Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany today for the construction of Norwegian Escape, the first of two new Breakaway Plus Class ships for Norwegian Cruise Line, set for delivery in fall of 2015. “Norwegian Escape will be the largest ship in our fleet and will continue
Aqueos Corporation have commissioned the build of SPLASH™ (Special Purpose Liveboat and Survey Hull) vessel to specifically address safety concerns with traditional methods of Liveboating. SPLASH™ is a purpose built, 75’, catamaran hull incorporating proprietary technology with water jet propulsion,
P.V. Humber Jupiter, the newest addition to ABP’s Humber Estuary Services (HES) fleet of pilot launches, has been officially named in a ceremony held at the All Weather Terminal at the Port of Hull’s King George Dock. ABP has invested £1.2 million in the new Nelson class vessel as part of an upgrade
