MSC Cruises and STX France today signed a letter of intent (LOI) for the construction of two new cruise ships with an option for two more. The first two cruise ships are due for delivery respectively in 2017 and 2019. The ships will be 1033 feet long and 141 feet wide, with a gross tonnage of [&hell
Since the beginning of January, Lloyd Werft craftsmen have been helping Sietas to complete the construction of Van Oord’s new jack-up vessel, the Aeolus. Now, the 14,800 GRT Aeolus has arrived at Bremerhaven where the vessel’s four platform legs will be installed. “We were also able to win this very
Focal Marine & Offshore, a Singapore/Shanghai based OSV designer, has won a design contract for a DP-3 Offshore Construction Vessel (OCV) from one of their regular clients. FOCAL 530 design has a high DP capability, which is achieved by five thrusters, enabling the design to be suitable for operatio
Thorco launched the latest newbuilding in their fleet on Wednesday the 19th of March 2014. The vessel, named Thorco Lineage, was launched from Honda Heavy Industries’ yard in Japan. The vessel is a 16500 DWT general cargo ship, and it is going to sail under Panama flag. Thorco Lineage is the company
Nakilat Damen Shipyards Qatar (NDSQ) has delivered the 32m-long tug Semesma to Milaha. The tug is the eleventh vessel built in Qatar by NDSQ to be utilized by Milaha at the Port of Mesaieed. Semesma is part of a 19-vessel order for Milaha that NDSQ is completing at its facilities at Erhama Bin Jaber
The Korean Register (KR), an IACS member classification society, released SeaTrust-HullScan software solution to analyze and appraise a vessel’s hull structure in accordance with the new harmonized common structural rules (CSR-H). SeaTrust–HullScan is a brand new ship design support program that ena
Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) and Huisman Equipment have signed a Letter Of Intent (LOI) for the design and construction of two powerful cranes for its planned New Semi-submersible Crane Vessel (NSCV). The cranes, so-called tub cranes, will be based on a large bearing, similar to cranes Huisman b
DNV GL has launched a new service named Build2Design to help shipyards and shipowners improve the fuel economy of their ships by reducing variations in their building process. Significant improvements have been achieved in the design of more fuel-efficient ships in recent years. The performance of t
Shipbuilding catalyst and shipbuilding software provide shipbuilders with best practices, process support and examples of how to facilitate implementation. There is a major transformation underway in the marine sector. Fleet operators need to develop more energy-efficient, reliable and environmental
Ultrabulk has confirmed the order of four newbuildings with an option for fifth, placed during the second half of 2013 with Japanese shipyards. The contract provides for two, optionally three Handysize 38,000 dwt units, one 61,000 dwt Supramax due for delivery in 2015 and one 82,000 dwt unit slated
COSCO Nantong shipyard has delivered a pipelay heavy lift vessel, ‘SapuraKencana 1200’ to SapuraKencana Petroleum, Malaysia’s premier integrated oil & gas services and solutions provider. The SapuraKencana 1200, developed by Ulstein Sea of Solutions, is designed as a self propelled vessel with a 10-
Evergreen Group yesterday held the naming ceremony for the EVER LOYAL, the eighteenth of the line’s L-type vessels built by Samsung Heavy Industries. In his speech Mr. Raymond Lin, Vice Group Chairman said, “The L-type vessels are a major part of our fleet renewal program. The fuel efficient ships h
Rolls-Royce today announced an order from Chinese state oil company CNOOC, to power Asia’s first gas powered tug. The order is for two tugs to be built at the Zhenjiang shipyard in Jiangsu, China, with an option for an additional two. The first tug is planned for delivery by the end of this year. Ea
Survey ship HMS Echo became the first Royal Navy ship to visit the Middle East’s newest port. The vessel tested the facilities in the Omani port of Duqm to confirm that they could meet the needs of Royal Navy ships in the region. HMS Echo’s forecastle party prepare to bring their ship safely alongsi
