Scana Industrier ASA has through its subsidiary Scana Propulsion signed a contract with Vard Brattvåg for delivery of a propulsion system for an Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessel (AHTS) to Bourbon Offshore Norway. The AHTS is of design type Vard 2-12, designed by Vard Design. The equipment will be d
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has received a $1.295 billion extension to a previously awarded construction preparation contract for the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79). The contract extension enables NNS to complete an additional 343 structural uni
STX Offshore & Shipbuilding (STX O&S), a South Korean shipbuilder has won an order for three 51,000DWT tankers from a Greek shipowner. The ordered ships are to be equipped with G-type engine, a model for next-generation mid-size tankers which is low in fuel consumption and more eco-friendly, and can
Bergen Group Services has won a long-term service and maintenance contract for several vessels operated by the Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue. The contract with Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue is for 10 years and has an estimated value of NOK 35-40 million. The service and maintenance agreement i
Motivated by stricter environmental regulations, growing pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, rising fuel costs, and availability of new energy sources the shipping industry is forced to consider alternative fuels and new technologies. Battery ready vessels might be one of the alternatives.
The offshore construction vessel ‘Polar Onyx’ was delivered on 4 March 2014 from Ulstein Verft to GC Rieber Shipping, as the latest addition to their growing investments into the subsea segment. The vessel’s first assignment will be to work for deepwater projects serving as pipelay support vessel fo
Precious Shipping has placed an order for twelve new bulk carriers with two Chinese shipyards. The company has already signed contracts for ten bulk carriers that will be built at Sainty Marine Corporation Ltd. (Sainty). The remaining two shipbuilding contracts with Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering Co
Representatives of IHC Global Production B.V. and ULJANIK d.d. signed a contract for the construction of one self-propelled cutter suction dredger, on February 28 in the Netherlands. The installed power of the vessel will correspond to 23,684 kW, the length of the vessel will be 152 m and the width
Nantong Mingde Heavy Industry has delivered the second woodchip carrier, the XINHUI EXPRESS to Nova Shipping & Logistics of Singapore. Compared with other similar bulk ships, the XINHUI EXPRESS possesses the characteristics of large capacity, high efficiency, environmental friendliness and energy sa
Cochin Shipyard Limited delivered the fourth of the series of twenty Fast Patrol Vessels being built for the Indian Coast Guard, today. The first delivery was signed by Shri Ravi Kumar Roddam, Director (Finance), on behalf of CSL and commandant designate of BY 504 Cmdt Ashok Kumar of Indian Coast Gu
Gondan shipyard has been awarded the construction of a new oceanographic vessel for the Institute of Marine Research of Norway. The contract is due for signing on 14 March. The substitute of the present oceanographic vessel “Dr. Fridtjof Nansen”, designed by the Norwegian firm Skipsteknisk AS, will
Since it is of vital importance that assets maintain good performance under different conditions and environments, especially in an industry where profit margins and operations reliability are continuously challenged, another interesting topic is Technical Operations Performance (TOP) monitoring, a
Trimergo, developer of an ERP software for project-driven companies, will organize a seminar with Bodewes Shipyards for project-based companies in the offshore and maritime industries that are looking for a company-wide ERP solution. The seminar will be held in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands on March 27
MDConstructions has commenced the construction of a pontoon with a ramp within 7 weeks. This pontoon is for the French market. The cargo/oil pontoon with ramp is 48 x 12 meter with a depth of 1.70 meters. Holland Shipyards located in Hardinxveld Giessendam adjudged MDConstructions the first order. I
