Smit Lamnalco has taken delivery of, and will soon deploy, the ‘SL Kiwi’. It’s their second tug of the Damen STu 2208 type. The 39.4 tonne bollard pull tug will join the sister ship ‘SL Kittiwake’, delivered late 2012, to support Single Point Mooring operations. Built at Damen’s facilities in Gorinc
Kyokuyo Shipyard Corporation will build a 540TEU container carrier for Kobe-based Imoto Lines, Ltd., a leading company for Japan’s domestic sea transport. This next generation domestic liner is the result of ‘chemical reaction’ between experience and expertise of the two companies. To meet the incre
Swiber Holdings Limited, a world class integrated construction and support services provider to the offshore oil and gas industry, has successfully secured an additional lease at Tuas Cresent, which when combined with its existing shipyard, will form a comprehensive marine support base for its offsh
The Viking Star “laying of the keel” ceremony, a formal recognition of a milestone in a ship’s construction, recently took place at Fincantieri Marghera yard, Italy. Viking Star will have a gross tonnage of about 47,800 tons and 464 cabins with accommodation for 944 passengers. The ship has been des
Shell Australia has awarded a major contract for the design, construction and operation of three Infield Support Vessels (ISVs), which will create approximately 80 local jobs and support its Prelude FLNG Project, located 475km north-north east of Broome, in Western Australia. KT Maritime Services Au
Oman Drydock Company (ODC), based in the Middle East’s new mega city of Duqm, signalled its ‘passionate and driving ambition’ to catapult itself further into the region’s multi billion dollar ship repair industry after completing its 200th drydocking since launching in 2011. A ceremony was held at t
For many years Croon Elektrotechniek and Bakker Sliedrecht have been partners, working successfully together, for instance for IHC Merwede. This partnership, known as Combinatie Croon Bakker (CCB), was granted the order for some outstanding work: delivery of the complete electrical installations, pr
Siem Offshore Inc. has entered into agreements with Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. to provide two well-intervention vessels. The two vessels shall be owned by Siem Offshore and chartered by Helix for an initial period of 7 years, with options that can extend the charter periods up to 22 years. T
STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co.Ltd. has launched the second ice class LNG carrier ordered by Sovcomflot OJSC under a long-term agreement with Shell, said Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) in its press release. The first vessel, SCF MELAMPUS, is to be delivered in late 2014, the second one
On the 8th of February 2014, Yard No. 504, constructed by ULJANIK Shipyard for the Croatian national shipping company Jadrolinija from Rijeka, was launched into the sea from slipway number one. This is the second of a series of four identical Ro-Ro passenger vessels designed for two-way direct trans
ASL Shipyard Pte Ltd (“ASLS”) has secured new shipbuilding contracts worth approximately S$97 million for the construction of six vessels. The vessels comprise: • Two units Emergency Response and Rescue Vessels; and • Four units Anchor Handling Tug/Multi-Purpose Supply Vessels. The vessels are secur
VT Halter Marine, a subsidiary of VT Systems, today launched the ocean-going 112 foot Articulated Tug Barge (ATB) tug, Denise A. Bouchard. Measuring 112 feet by 35 feet by 17 feet, the 4,000hp tug is classed by ABS as A1 Towing Vessel, Dual Mode, and is equipped with an Intercon Coupler System. Cons
Jaya Holdings Limited, has delivered its second new build ice class anchor handling tug supply vessel to Canadian buyers, Atlantic Towing Limited. The 16,000 BHP vessel was delivered on 7 February 2014 in Singapore and was christened the “Atlantic Merlin” at a naming ceremony held earlier today. She
Systems integrator Alewijnse Marine Systems will be attending the Asia Pacific Maritime 2014 show in Singapore, where it will announce the next phase in its strategy to supply its electro technical services to shipyards and operators in South-East Asia. Alewijnse is a full-service supplier of electr
