Gulf Marine Services (GMS) has announced a strategic new-build programme that includes a further E-Class vessel – similar to GMS Endeavour, the company’s jackup barge currently occupied in wind farm operations in European waters – and three S-Class vessels, a new design GMS describes as a ‘workhorse
MPI Workboats Ltd announced the launching of its latest acquisitions, MPI Napoleon (Hull No. 67) and MPI Snowball (Hull No. 68) on Saturday, 9 November 2013, at South East Asia Shipyard (SEAS) in Vietnam. These two windfarm support vessels are currently under construction at SEAS, which is part of t
Klaveness has previously ordered two 82,000 dwt Kamsarmax vessels at YZJ shipyard in China with options. Klaveness has also negotiated a second program for additional Kamsarmax vessels at the same yard. Klaveness has now ordered the two first vessels from the second program against a novation to a T
Last August, the Social Marine Institute awarded Zamakona shipyard in Pasaia the repair, maintenance and commissioning of the ship Juan de la Cosa. This iconic hospital ship provides useful service to the Spanish fishing fleet, supplying health care “in situ” to anyone who requests it and is within
Mainboard-listed Swissco Holdings Limited (Swissco) announced that it has placed orders for 3 more vessels worth an aggregate of USD 28,1 million (excluding owner supplied equipment) consisting of two anchor handling tug supply vessels (AHTS), and one Multipurpose Utility Tug. The two units of AHTS
CTruk has utilised the wealth of performance statistics and operational feedback gained during its composite SWATH workboat CWind Astute’s first year at sea to fine tune the design for the next build. The Brightlingsea yard has recently started work on a 20m SWATH OWSV for Dungeness-based Technical
Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, Inc. (APSI) held a ceremonial keel laying yesterday for the second of two Aframax tankers that it is building for SeaRiver Maritime, Inc. (SeaRiver), Exxon Mobil Corporation’s U.S. marine affiliate. When completed in 2014, the Liberty Class vessels will be 820 feet long a
Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) and Navantia signed on 17th. November, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding the cooperation in identification and management of future business opportunities for ship building and services related projects for the UAE Navy and other Gulf countries. The collabo
It is many years since the last naming ceremony at the shipyard in Leirvik. But it is no coincidence that Havyard`s newbuild 114, «Lewek Inspector», was named there last Saturday. Havyard arranged for an open boat session and naming ceremony, and as many as 450 people of all ages defied bad weather
At last week’s (13 November) 6th Korea-Russia Business Dialogue meeting held in Seoul and attended by President Putin and President Park Guen-hye, the Korean Register (KR) and the Russian Register of Shipping (RS) took the opportunity to sign an agreement on shipbuilding. The memorandum of understan
Scorpio Bulkers Inc. announced yesterday that it has reached an agreement with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. (DSME) to construct three Capesize dry bulk vessels of 180,000 dwt, at its subsidiary facility Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries S.A. in Romania, as listed below: Yard D
Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. has launched the HOS BAYOU (Hull 205) for Hornbeck Offshore Services, LLC. The launching was held at Eastern’s Allanton facility with hundreds of Eastern’s employees and guests attending, including Mr. Jack Reid, Florida’s Governor Rick Scott’s Regional Representativ
Rolls-Royce announced today that it has signed a contract for the delivery of design and equipment for a live fish carrier, to be built at the Tersan shipyard in Turkey for Faroese ship owner Bakkafrost. The contract is worth approximately £5.8 million to Rolls-Royce. The vessel is a Rolls-Royce des
Costa Cruises’ future flagship, the US$739 million Costa Diadema, was floated out on Friday, November 15, 2013 during a technical launch ceremony at the Fincantieri shipyard in Marghera, Italy. The 132,500-ton, 3,724-passenger ship is scheduled for delivery Oct. 30, 2014. “Costa Diadema will be our
