Sovcomflot, Russia’s largest shipping company, has taken delivery of its latest LNG carrier – the ‘Velikiy Novgorod’ – from South Korea’s STX Offshore & Shipbuilding. The ship is equipped with a diesel-electric, dual-fuel propulsion system consisting of 2 × MAN 8L51/60DF and 2 × MAN 9L51/60DF engine
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping has certified the quality management system of the Caspian Sea Oil Fleet (for compliance with the requirements of ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004, OHSAS 18001:2007 standards) and the Azerbaijan State Marine Academy (for compliance with ISO 9001:2008 standard). RS
Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) has secured a contract from TS Offshore Limited (TS Offshore), to construct an ultra-high specification jack-up rig worth about US$500 million. Scheduled for delivery in 1Q 2017, it will be the firs
STX Offshore & Shipbuilding, a South Korean shipbuilder, has secured an order from Navig8 Product Tankers Inc. to build up to twelve Long Range (LR1) 74,000 DWT tankers. The order is worth USD580m in total. Due to financial difficulties, STX O&S has entered into the voluntary business normalization
Ulstein Verft held the naming ceremony for the offshore construction vessel ‘Polar Onyx’ on Friday 28 February 2014. The vessel is built for GC Rieber Shipping, and is chartered by Ceona for five years for deepwater projects offshore Brazil. The lady sponsor was Ms Natalie Dawn Preston, daughter of
First Ultra Deepwater Drillship Delivered to Maersk Maersk Drilling has taken delivery of its first ultra deepwater drillship, Maersk Viking, from the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) shipyard in Geoje-Si, South Korea. Maersk Viking has started its voyage to the US Gulf of Mexico where it will commenc
Together with customers and business partners, Hamburg Süd yesterday celebrated the christening of its container ship “Cap San Lorenzo” at the Exolgan Terminal in Buenos Aires. The “Cap San Lorenzo” is the fourth container ship in a series of six newbuilds for the company in the new “Cap San” class.
Fjord Line said that Bergen Mayor Trude Drevland will christen the second of its two new cruise ferries in Bergen on Thursday, 6 March 2014. During the two following days, people in Bergen and Stavanger are invited aboard MS Bergensfjord before the ship embarks on its first sailing with passengers.
BW LPG has exercised its options for the construction of two Very Large Gas Carriers (VLGCs) at Hyundai Heavy Industries, to be delivered in the first half of 2016. This decision reflects BW LPG’s confidence in deploying newbuild assets efficiently to deliver accretive value, albeit the global order
Johannes D. Neteland has been appointed CEO for NorYards AS with effect from March 1st 2014. He will replace Asle Solheim who has been acting CEO since the company was established last fall. Neteland will take up the position as CEO for NorYards as an engagement running from March 1st 2014 and six m
The Panama Canal Authority is investing in very powerful tugs for the Post-Panamax era. 14 tractor tugs and 13 ASD tugs with SCHOTTEL propulsion systems were commissioned in the last four years. The youngest generation of 14 tractor tugs delivered by Astilleros Armon Shipyard was recently completed.
Otto Marine Limited, an offshore marine company is set to hold a vessel naming ceremony for ‘Norshore Atlantic’ at its Batam Shipyard, Indonesia, on 28 February 2014. The Norshore Atlantic is the first of its kind to be successfully constructed by an Asian yard. It is an efficient and environmental
What if, in the near future, fishing boats replaced the diesel engine by a propulsion mode reducing both their energy bills and their polluting emissions, while contributing to the improvement of their crews’ working conditions? That is the goal of FILHyPyNE, a major naval hydrogen technology projec
Tokyo LNG Tanker Co., Ltd. has signed a shipbuilding contract for two LNG vessels (165,000m3 tank capacity) with Japan Marine United Corporation. Tokyo LNG Tanker also signed a Heads of Agreement for the joint ownership and 20-year charter of the vessels: one with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. and the o
