Norsafe Recaptures World Record for Free-Fall Lifeboats (VIDEO) At 7:50pm on Tuesday 3rd September, the world’s most advanced free-fall lifeboat performed a successful drop from a height of 66.8 metres. This is a new world record for free-fall lifeboats, and Norsafe has hereby reclaimed its record,
IHC Merwede has successfully named and launched the pipelaying vessel SAPURA DIAMANTE in a ceremony at the company’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands. The naming of the innovative offshore vessel was carried out by Mrs Christina Lucia Duarte Pinho, the Executive Manager of Petrobr
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark named the second Triple-E vessel Majestic Mærsk amid a sea of fans and spectators. It’s a modern fairy tale that both Danes and Aussies are quite proud of retelling: The unassuming Mary Donaldson, born in Hobart to immigrant parents, who met her prince in a pub in Sydn
On September 25, Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers AS , of which NYK has a 50% share, held a naming ceremony for a new shuttle tanker that is being built at Hyundai Heavy Industries. The ceremony was attended by KNOT president Trygve Seglem, NYK senior managing corporate officer Hitoshi Nagasawa, and NYK
With the “Fernão de Magalhães” Aliança has christened the second of four identical new container ships for its cabotage fleet. The Naming Ceremony was held on 26 September at the container port of Porto Chibatão on the Rio Negro in Manaus. The Sponsor of the ship is Dionéia Thomas, the wife of Julia
Prospector Offshore Drilling S.A. today took delivery of PROSPECTOR 1, from Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Offshore Co., Ltd. in Dalian, China. PROSPECTOR 1 is the first in the Company’s series of six high specification, harsh environment jack-up drilling rigs built to the Friede and Goldman JU2000E d
Trading in pre-owned vessels continues to be a popular choice for many customers. Damen Trading facilitates the sale and purchase of both Damen and third-party vessels. Recent deals highlight how trading in vessels results in a win-win situation for buyer and seller. Under these arrangements vessels
The biggest stainless steel chemical tanker ever built by Mingde Heavy Industry was named successfully on the afternoon of September 25th 2013. Godmother Mrs. Aas named the new ship as “JO LOTUS”. Mr. Ji Fenghua, the Chairman of Mingde Group, and Mr. Odfjell, the owner of Jo Tankers AS, gave their s
P&O Cruises has announced that its new 141,000 tons cruise ship, scheduled to enter service in spring 2015, will be named Britannia. Speaking in London, P&O Cruises & Carnival UK chief executive officer David Dingle said: “Britannia is a most fitting name for the newest addition to P&O Cruises, whic
Today (26 September 2013) marks the 36th celebration of World Maritime Day. This year’s theme is: “Sustainable Development: IMO’s contribution beyond Rio+20”. In his World Maritime Day message, IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu said that maritime transport was central to sustainable development, a
The Chair of the Senate Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee, U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., yesterday announced that Bollinger Shipyards has been awarded a $250 million contract to build six Fast Response Cutters (FRCs) for the Coast Guard. Sen. Landrieu included the funding for the
Croatian shipyard Brodosplit launched the first of two Jumbo’s revolutionary new K3000-class vessels last week. Many were there to witness the momentous occasion, including members of the Jumbo management team and personnel of the shipyard, Brodosplit. After the launch a party was held to celebrate
Barge Master has received a Letter of Award from Niestern Sander bv for employment of the Barge Master motion compensated crane on their new Walk-to-Work vessel, to be built for Wagenborg. The vessel including the Barge Master system will be ready in the first quarter of 2015. NAM will use the motio
Vroon announced that on Monday 23 September 2013, the company took delivery of MV Galloway Express. Galloway Express is the first of four livestock carriers being constructed at the Cosco Shipyard in Guangdong for Vroon. The remaining three vessels are scheduled for delivery later this year and earl
