Grandweld Shipyards, the Middle East’s largest shipbuilder, secured a repeat order worth $5 million to build a new 42 meter aluminum crew boat for Khalid Faraj Shipping. This is the third order received by Grandweld from Khalid Faraj Shipping over the last five months. The contract signing took plac
MS Naval Architects of Mystic, CT was competitively awarded a contract from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science to provide concept through contract-level design, shipyard bid support, and owner’s rep services for VIMS’ next research vessel. The VIMS research vessel will be used for scientific r
Wartsila introduces a new series of both steerable and transverse thrusters that will further develop the current portfolio. The new Wartsila Steerable Thruster series (WST) is being introduced to replace the company’s Modular Thruster and Compact Thruster series, while the new Wartsila Transverse T
After two very successful RoRo and RoCon designs for CMN and BAHRI, KNUD E. HANSEN A/S focus has moved into the reefer market. KNUD E. HANSEN A/S is the Naval Architect behind the Reefer RoRo, which has been developed in close co-operation with REEFER INTEL and STENA RORO. The vessel is intended for
Algoma Central Corporation will name one of its new environmentally-advanced Equinox Class vessels after the City of Sault Ste. Marie. Greg Wight, President and CEO of Algoma Central Corporation, revealed the news as part of a keynote speech delivered at a luncheon hosted by the Sault Ste. Marie Cha
The Almak, Maritime Training Vessel (MTV) of 44 meters, was officially delivered on September 27 by Piriou group during a launching ceremony held in Concarneau, in the presence of the painter Anne Smith, patron of the vessel and official painter to the Marine. The Almak is the result of close collab
Oceaneering International, Inc. announced yesterday it has commissioned the construction of a subsea support vessel from BAE Systems. Expected delivery of this vessel is by the end of the first quarter of 2016. This vessel will be U.S. flagged and documented with a coastwise endorsement by the U.S.
Global petroleum owner-operator, AET, today named two VLCC newbuildings at the DSME shipyard in Korea. One vessel (Eagle Verona) will be delivered immediately with the other (Eagle Versailles) following in December. Both 320,000dwt vessels are built to the latest “eco-design” to ensure they are the
Star Bulk Carriers Corp. entered into agreements with Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. (SWS) for the construction of two 208,000 dwt Newcastlemax drybulk vessels, each with fuel efficient specifications and expected deliveries during the first half of 2016. The Company signed the contracts
Lee Jackson, Chairman and CEO of Jackson Offshore Operators, announced today that the company has entered into a multi-year agreement worth over $100 million dollars with BP America to build two Jones Act deepwater PSVs (platform supply vessels). The M/V SQUALL and the M/V LIGHTNING will be 252-feet
Leading offshore energy services provider, Jaya Holdings Limited ( Jaya), today confirmed the on-time delivery of its second new Multi-Purpose Platform Supply Vessel (MPSV), the Jaya Vigilant. She sailed from Jaya’s shipyard in Batam yesterday and was immediately on hire by its charterer for a term
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Ltd. has managed to secure new shipbuilding orders of four 208,000 DWT bulk carriers with options for two identical vessels. Furthermore, there are thirteen options consisting of five 82,000 DWT bulk carriers, three 64,000 DWT bulk carriers and five 10,000TEU cont
Eight container vessels ordered by Pacific International Lines (PIL) and built under Navgathi’s new building supervision have joined the parent fleet. Four 3600 TEU container carriers built in Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries and four 2800 container carriers built in Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, South Korea
Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) has secured a contract from an affiliate of Clearwater Capital Partners (Clearwater) to build a pair of premium KFELS B Class jackup rigs. The total cost of the project is about US$440 million, whic
