Costa Voyager, Costa neoRiviera and Costa Classica are entering dry dock at San Giorgio del Porto (SGdP) shipyard in Genoa for planned maintenance and refurbishments totaling more than $13.5 million. The first Costa ship to enter the yard was the 48,200-ton Costa neoRiviera, from Nov. 5 through Nov.
Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, Inc. (APSI), and Crowley Maritime Corporation have completed definitive documentation and satisfied the closing conditions for the joint venture related to the operation and chartering of at least four product tankers. The transaction was originally announced on August 9,
Cecon ASA, through its subsidiary Rever Offshore AS (Rever), has reached an agreement to restructure and extend the existing financing related to the construction of their three offshore construction vessels (hulls 717, 718, and 719) at Chantier Davie yard in Quebec, Canada. The Restructuring provid
On Saturday, November 9, 2013, Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) will christen the nation’s newest aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) during a ceremony on-site where the ship is being constructed. President Gerald R. Ford was the 38th President of the United States. His daughter, Susan Ford Bale
Onego Shipping has christened the seventh of eight multi purpose box-shaped vessels, the Onego Navigator. The ceremony was initiated by Damen Shipyards, Onego Shipping and Chartering, ForestWave Navigation and was performed by God Mother – Mrs. Larisa Preobrazhenskaya. MV Onego Navigator is of “Dame
Coastal fast rescue vessel NAN HAI JIU 202, built by Afai Southern Shipyard for Rescue & Salvage Bureau of China’s Ministry of Transport was launched successfully on November 4th. The Deputy Director General of Nanhai Rescue Bureau Mr. Wuhui, supervision team of shipowner, representatives of CCS Gua
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (MES) delivered a 66,000 dwt type bulk carrier M.V.”CLIPPER EXCALIBUR” (MES Hull No. 1858) at its Tamano Works on 6th November, 2013 to Clio Marine Inc., Liberia. This unprecedented “wide beam shallow draft vessel” called “neo66BC” will be the pioneer of t
BAE Systems has reached agreement in principle with HM Government on measures to enable the implementation of a restructuring of its UK naval ships business. The agreement will result in: Restructuring of the contract for the Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carrier programme. Provision of additional
VT Halter Marine Inc., a subsidiary of VT Systems, Inc., today announced its newest facility, a 12,000 MT Floating Drydock, is now open for business and already has its first customers. The dock, measuring 546 FT in length, 105 FT in breadth and with a depth of 46 FT, is part of an overall expansion
Incat Crowther announced the launch of Maehaad, a 453 passenger 32m Catamaran Ferry constructed by Dolphin Chumphon Marine in Thailand. Maehaad is the sixth vessel designed by Incat Crowther for Lomprayah High Speed Ferries, and follows on from the 29m catamaran ferries Thongslah and Koh Prab. The s
Prosafe has agreed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with COSCO (Qidong) Offshore Co. Ltd. for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction of two semi-submersible accommodation vessels, with options for four further units. The vessels will be the most advanced and flexible units for worldwide operations ex
Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M), has secured a repeat order from a subsidiary of Transocean Ltd. (Transocean) to build 5 KFELS Super B Class jackup rigs for US$1.1 billion. The rigs are scheduled to be delivered progressively from
Aker Philadelphia Shipyard ASA announces that its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary, Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, Inc. (APSI), has been selected by Matson Navigation Company (Matson) to construct two 3,600 TEU containerships. Firm contracts are in place for the two vessels with a total value of $418 milli
The MoD plans to commission three new ocean-going Offshore Patrol Vessels for the Royal Navy in a deal that will sustain jobs in the UK’s warship building industry. The new ships, which will be built by BAE Systems at their shipyards on the Clyde, will play a key role in counter-terrorism, counter-p
