During the Italy-Russia Business Forum, being held yesterday in Trieste, Fincantieri announced, in the presence of Enrico Letta, Italy’s President of the Council of Ministers, and Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, the signing of an agreement to define plans for a drillship featuri
Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM) recently celebrated the completion of its 200th project; repairs for VLCC (Very Large Crude Carrier), Janah Star from Vela International Marine. The delivery of the vessel coincided with the shipyard’s third anniversary, since its opening in November 2010. Pr
MAN Diesel & Turbo has won the order from Miami-based Carnival Cruise Lines to supply five 48/60CR engines for its next generation of cruise liner. The newbuilding will feature a diesel-electric propulsion system. The vessel will be built in Italy at Fincantieri S.p.A., one of the world’s leading cr
The Navy announced Nov. 26 that it successfully installed the first operational next generation tactical afloat network aboard the Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 80). Based in Yokosuka, Japan, McCampbell completed its installation of the Consolidated Afloat Network
Tognum has been awarded by Singapore Technologies Marine Ltd to power eight Littoral Mission Vessels for the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) with MTU Series 4000 diesel engines. The Littoral Mission Vessels will be installed with state of the art, high efficiency MTU 20V 4000 M93L diesel engines, k
On the 28th of October 2013, the ‘golden month’, the new Small Vessel Factory was opened at Damen Shipyards Changde (China). The Production Hall for workboats up to 26 metres, was opened by the yard’s Managing Director, Mr. Liu Xiangping. The date was especially chosen, as it was exactly 19 years ag
Strategic Marine announced today it is constructing two marine infrastructure fabrication projects in its Vietnam shipyard. Both projects are for Australian clients. The first comprises three 60-metre pontoons and three 90-metre gangways for application in Gladstone Port Corporation’s new tug base.
Dorian LPG Ltd. announced that it has successfully concluded its previously announced agreement with Scorpio Tankers Inc. to acquire its Very Large Gas Carrier (“VLGC”) newbuilding contracts, associated deposits of $83.1 million, and a cash contribution of $1.9 million in exchange for 39.9 million n
Navig8 Product Tankers Inc. announced that it has declared effective two further shipbuilding contracts for the construction of two additional ECO LR2 tankers to be built at Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI). The two new ECO LR2 tankers have identical specifications as the Company’s firm vessel
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has ordered a new self-propelled megacutter from IHC Merwede. This self-propelled cutter suction dredger, with a total installed power of 23,700 kW and a pump ashore capacity of 15,600 kW, is a replacement investment. The total investment amounts to around
Recently, EMER International Ltd. (EMER), a wholly owned subsidiary of TSC Group Holdings Limited (TSC) won a contract from Zentech,Inc. (Zentech) to supply the complete jacking systems for its new design of jack-up rig; the R-550D. The jacking systems will be produced in China under the total contr
TTS Group ASA has, through its subsidiary TTS Offshore Handling Equipment AS, signed a new contract for a subsea crane with a total value of approximately NOK 26 million. The contract is with a European customer, and concerns delivery of an active heave compensated subsea crane for operations down t
In October TGE Marine delivered 3 cylindrical, fully insulated, LNG type C cargo tanks with a total volume of 16,100 m3 to Wison’s Nantong shipyard facilities for the world’s first floating LNG liquefaction barge to be owned and operated by EXMAR. The transportation barge arrived at the Wison berth
Royal Wagenborg has completed an important period of 7 years of shipbuilding at the Chinese shipyard Hudong Zhonghua, Shanghai. Starting back in 2006 with 6 (and 2 optional) 1A ice-classed geared multipurpose vessels, eventually turned into a large series of 21 vessels. The construction of this seri
