Mercy Ships to Build New Hospital Ship Mercy Ships announced that it has reached an agreement with Asian and European shipbuilding firms to purpose-build a new 36,600-GRT hospital ship for Mercy Ships. Contracts were signed between Mr. Dong Qiang, VP of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC)
Precious Shipping Public Company Limited (PSL), a pure dry cargo ship-owner from Thailand, has entered today into eight shipbuilding contracts for four 39,000 DWT bulk carriers and four 64,000 DWT bulk carriers with Chinese shipbuilder Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering Co., Ltd. The delivery of the ves
Mercy Ships announced that it has reached an agreement with Asian and European shipbuilding firms to purpose-build a new 36,600-GRT hospital ship for Mercy Ships. Contracts were signed between Mr. Dong Qiang, VP of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), and Donald K. Stephens, President/ Fo
Astrakhan’s Krasnye Barrikady shipyard has begun construction of the living quarter platform (LQP-2) for the second stage of Vladimir Filanovsky field developed by LUKOIL in the Russian sector of the Caspian Sea. The shipyard will construct two bearing blocks, the topside of the LQP and a catwalk br
After 14 months of construction at Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) yard, the Shell Prelude FLNG project continues to create history. Measuring nearly half a kilometre in length and weighing over 200,000 tonnes, the facility’s enormous hull took to the water for the first time. The video below shows t
Navis Engineering has completed work on its latest project involving fast-growing Singaporean offshore specialist Miclyn Express Offshore (MEO), following the commissioning of the DP2 system on board the 70m ROV and diving support vessel Resolution. After successful sea trials and a christening cere
Viking Cruises yesterday announced the keel was laid for its first ocean cruise vessel, Viking Star, marking the next construction phase of the company’s first-ever ocean product. The ceremony took place on Wednesday, December 18, at Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard outside Venice, Italy. Viking Star
The future USNS Millinocket (JHSV 3), completed builder’s sea trials at the Austal USA shipyard on Dec. 13, in Mobile, Ala. Successful completion of builder’s trials marks the end of the first phase of a set of rigorous trials during which all of the ship’s systems and capabilities are evaluated to
Wilson Sons Limited (Wilson Sons)announced that through its subsidiary Wilson Sons Estaleiros Ltda, has signed a contract with Oceanpact Serviços Marítimos Ltda (Oceanpact) for the construction of four Oil Spill Recovery Vessels (OSRVs), with recovered oil storage capacity of 1,050 m³, length of 67
Austal Limited announced the handover of a 79.8m RoPax Catamaran, the most recent iteration of its enduring Auto Express ferry range, to French Polynesian operator and repeat customer SNC Aremiti Ferry. The vessel is due to arrive in Papeete just before Christmas and will then enter service between
Ferus Smit shipyard in Leer (Germany) yesterday, Dec 18th, held a launching ceremony for the ice-classed multipurpose vessel m.v. Reggeborg. The vessel, with a cargo capacity of 23.000 tons, measuring nearly 170 meters in length and 20,40 meters in width, is the largest vessel Wagenborg ever owned.
United Arab Shipping Company (“UASC”) closed a US$ 1.25 bln multi-tranche syndicated loan facility (“Facility”) for the partial financing of seven 14,000 TEU container ships and five 18,000 TEU container ships. The Facility is part of a larger US$ 1.74 bln debt financing related to UASC’s announced
The sixth coastal fast rescue vessel, “NAN HAI JIU 202”, contracted and built by Afai Southern Shipyard for China Rescue and Salvage Bureau of Ministry of Transport, carried out its sea trials on December 13th. The results of the trials show that all the technical indexes of the main equipment on th
Pacific Radiance Ltd., a Singapore-based provider of integrated offshore marine services in Asia and beyond, will be pressing forward with its growth strategy, moving ahead with plans to expand and upgrade its offshore fleet by adding two high-specification platform supply vessels (PSVs) to its newb
