Leading international classification society Bureau Veritas is to class three Ultra-Large Container Ships (ULCSs) to be built for China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) and chartered to French operator CMA CGM. The ships are due for delivery in 2015. The 16,000 teu vessels will be the largest c
Maersk Drilling’s first ultra deepwater drillship was named Thursday morning in a ceremony held at the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) shipyard in Geoje-Si, South Korea. Mrs. Nathalie Newman, wife of Mr. Harry E. Newman Jr., ExxonMobil Global Drilling Manager, had the honour of naming the drillship,
Keppel AmFELS LLC, a US-based wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), has won a contract from Central Panuco S.A. De C.V., a subsidiary of Mexico’s Perforadora Central S.V. De C.V. (Perforadora Central) to build a KFELS B Class jackup rig worth US$240 million, including
Sembawang Shipyard, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine has secured the upgrading of 115 ,875 grt passenger ship Diamond Princess from Princess Cruises, USA. Mr John Gunner, Senior Vice President, Technical, Princess Cruises said “We are very pleased with the recent retrofit to our Sun Prin
Austal Limited (Austal) announced its first-in-class Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV 1) delivered to the US Navy, USNS Spearhead, has successfully completed initial operational testing and evaluation. With testing complete, JHSV 1 will soon be available to undertake missions for the US Navy. The US Na
ASC and its partners have welcomed the opportunity to compete for SEA 1654 Phase 3 – Combat Support ships. ASC’s Aegir 18A proposal would see work allocated to shipyards across Australia including Williamstown, Victoria; Newcastle, New South Wales; and Osborne, South Australia. Speaking from the 201
Lisnave, a Portuguese shipbuilding company, has obtained the ISO 14001 Environmental Certification for the innovation and renewal efforts in environmental aspects. The recognition was given by the Lloyd ‘s Register on October 3rd, 2013. Despite fierce competition on the market, Lisnave has dedicated
In accordance with tradition, Thai monks blessed the steel, machinery, visitors and staff in a steel cutting ceremony held yesterday for the P-74 FPSO Module. “The monk blessing ceremony is a very important cultural tradition in Thailand. To Aibel it is a nice way to mark the start of an important p
South Asia’s largest and most Successful Maritime Event opened its doors to thousands of maritime professionals who had the opportunity to see the latest products and solutions, network with industry leaders and discuss business opportunities. “The Indian maritime sector – which handles 90% of India
RRS Discovery is a state-of-the-art platform for world-leading oceanographic research and represents a £75 million investment in frontier science by the Department for Business Innovation & Skills. Commissioned by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and operated on NERC’s behalf by the N
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division has started fabrication on the U.S. Coast Guard’s sixth National Security Cutter (NSC), Munro (WMSL 755). “Our shipbuilders have a great jump start on the construction of this ship as we have already cut and processed more than 400 tons of
Navis Engineering has successfully concluded a contract from Alpahtron Marine to supply a dynamic positioning (DP) system to the largest superyacht to be constructed in The Netherlands, the 99m Madame Gu. Built at Feadship in steel and aluminium over the course of a four-year period, the superyacht
Bordelon Marine secured term contract with Baker Hughes to utilize the first Stingray series vessel, the MV Connor Bordelon as a well stimulation vessel. The MV Connor Bordelon is the first of three vessels from the new Stingray series 260’ Class DP2 PSV and MPSV. All of the vessels will be built at
As part of its fleet expansion strategy, Compañía Sudamericana de Vapores S.A. (CSAV) has successfully completed its banking finance plan for the acquisition of seven new 9,300 TEU vessels with the signing of a loan facility for US$ 347 million with six banks, to be disbursed on the delivery of the
