It is a first in the German shipbuilding industry: The “Aeolus”, the first jack-up vessel for offshore wind farms designed and built in Germany, which was constructed at Sietas Shipyard for the prestigious Dutch marine engineering company Van Oord, has left the shipyard. Having passed through the Es
CSSC Chengxi shipyard Co., Ltd. and Shandong Landbridge Group have entered into a contract for the construction of five 64,000 DWT bulk carriers. The vessels, designed by Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI), belong to the energy-efficient, eco-friendly Dolphin 64 series. Dol
Together with sistership Reestborg, the multi purpose vessel is the largest one that Wagenborg has ever owned. The Reggeborg is the second vessel in a series of three, completed with a so called eco bow. In addition to this, these vessels have a relatively low engine capacity so they can be labeled
COSCO Shipyard Group Co., Ltd, announced that two option contracts, awarded to COSCO (Guangdong) Shipyard Co. for the construction of two platform supply vessels have been declared effective. The option contracts, valued at approximately USD 60 million, were from a Singapore based company. [mappress
One of Britain’s leading marine surface protection companies is planning further expansion from its base in Aberdeen after securing new banking facilities from Clydesdale Bank. Muehlhan Surface Protection Limited began trading in 2003 and is 100% owned by Muehlhan AS, a German quoted company with ar
The about 500 ton living quarters for Dolwin Beta is hoisted in place. The Dolwin Beta wind platform is being built at subcontractor Drydocks World in Dubai. With its 77 metres in height, it is gradually becoming highly visible. The height makes this one of the most complex installations in the proj
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) delivered the Akatsuki, the first 104,000 DWT class Post-Panamax coal carrier, which was jointly developed with Sanoyas Shipbuilding Corporation and built at the Sanoyas Shipbuilding Mizushima Shipyard. This new ship type was designed to optimize the transport of coal
The recently delivered ‘SL Mbissi’ will be the next Damen-built vessel in fleet of Smit Lamnalco. Nonetheless, the 25 metre shallow water workship is special in more ways than one. Firstly, it’s the first-ever Damen Shoalbuster for Smit Lamnalco. Although Smit Lamnalco, leading provider of integrate
Efficient and cost-effective icebreaker assistance is a critical factor affecting the competitiveness of Finland’s economy and foreign trade. It is the responsibility of the Finnish Transport Agency to provide the operating framework for winter navigation and to ensure effective year-round seaborne
The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded General Dynamics Bath Iron Works a $21.4 million contract for the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) program. Bath Iron Works is one of three shipyards chosen from a field of eight competitors to proceed to Phase I design work on this next-generation cutter program. The Ba
Lamprell has completed and delivered the jackup drilling rig, “Qarnin” to Abu Dhabi’s National Drilling Company (‘NDC’). Completion and delivery of the jackup rig, on time and on budget, was marked at a ceremony held at Lamprell’s Hamriyah facility in the UAE on 13 February. The rig will depart the
Yokogawa Electric Corporation has received an order from Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. to supply the control system for an LNG carrier that is being built for the Ichthys LNG project in Australia. The ship will be the world’s largest Moss-type LNG carrier and will be used for transporting LNG from
Dana Petroleum has recently celebrated a milestone achievement on its flagship Western Isles Development Project (WIDP) with the hull launch of the floating production, storage offloading vessel (FPSO) in China. The project achieved more than 1.5 million man hours incident-free during construction a
Siem Offshore has again contracted Wärtsilä to supply the design and integrated solutions for four new platform supply vessels (PSVs). The ships will be built at the Remontowa Shipbuilding yard in Poland. The contract was signed in January 2014. The four new vessels, like the two currently under con
