Yesterday, during a visit to BAE Systems’ shipyards on the Clyde in Scotland, UK Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology Philip Dunne announced that UK MOD has committed £20 million to buy parts for the Royal Navy’s 3 new offshore patrol vessels (OPVs). The contract will enable BAE Sy
Mexican offshore company Naviera Integral, and Damen Shipyards Group signed a contract for four more Damen Fast Crew Suppliers 5009 (FCS 5009). The first two vessels will be delivered from stock and will be handed over in Vietnam on April 16th of this year. Construction of the other two vessels will
General Dynamics NASSCO yesterday delivered the USNS John Glenn (MLP 2), the second ship of the Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) class, to the U.S. Navy. Construction of the USNS John Glenn began in April 2012. Throughout the MLP program, NASSCO has incorporated more than 10,000 improvement ideas into
The FREMM Normandie returned to port on Saturday 8 March on the DCNS site in Lorient, at the end of its third series of sea trials. Another series of trials for the FREMM Normandie, conducted off the Brittany coast and lasting one week was completed on 8 March. These trials over several days allowed
R + L Carriers, a global transportation company, has teamed up with American Fast Freight and ArrowPac to provide an offshore shipping option to many offshore markets. Manufacturers can ship freight through R+L Carriers directly to Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, Puerto Rico, The Dominican Republic and the Ca
Amarcon, part of the ABB group, has received an OCTOPUS-Onboard order from the Dutch company Wagenborg for its pioneering new-build ‘Walk to work vessel’. This new type of offshore maintenance support vessel is currently being built at the Royal Niestern Sander shipyard in the Netherlands. The dynam
COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited today announced that COSCO Guangdong, a subsidiary of the COSCO Shipyard Group Co. Ltd, has delivered 35,300 DWT bulk carrier FUAT BEY to its Asian buyer. The delivery documents were signed by and between COSCO Guangdong and the buyer recently. FUAT BEY measures
Solstad Offshore ASA, Rolls Royce Marine, Norled AS and Maersk Line have been shortlisted for the prestigious Thor Heyerdahl International Maritime Environmental Award 2014. The prize recognizes candidates from the shipping industry that have made an outstanding contribution to the environment. The
Vard Holdings Limited (VARD), one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, has secured contracts with an undisclosed customer for the construction of two offshore support vessels. The total value of the contracts amounts close to $100.5 million. Delivery of
MAN has seen 2014 off to a successful start and received a large number of new major orders which include marine engines designed for new cruise ships. Supplying marine diesel engines for the cruise industry traditionally brings prestige. Thanks to the boom in cruises, more and more ships are being
Evergreen Group held the naming ceremony for the EVER LUCENT, the fourth of its L-type vessel to be built by CSBC Corporation in Taiwan on 10 March 2014. The ceremony was officiated by by Ms. Molly Mok, Chairman of Evergreen Marine (Singapore) Pte Ltd. The official naming of the new 8,508 TEU vessel
Helene Fischer, a German singer and entertainer, will be the godmother of TUI Cruises’ eco-friendly ship Mein Schiff 3. The announcement came from TUI Cruises’ CEO, Richard Vogel, at the International Tourism Exchange in Berlin that took place a few days ago. The naming ceremony for this state-of-th
This year SMM Istanbul, one of two international subsidiaries of SMM, the leading international maritime trade fair in Hamburg, returned to Istanbul for the third time. As in previous years, the event, which took place on 26 and 27 February 2014, was organized by Hamburg Messe und Congress GmbH join
Cott Oil and Gas Ltd. (Cott) has received an Expression of Interest (EOI) from Wison Offshore and Marine Ltd (Wison) in supporting the development of the Pandora Gas Field with a floating LNG (FLNG) vessel. Consequently, Cott has engaged Wison to deliver a concept study for a FLNG that would be suit
