The specialists of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Dutch company Damen Shipyards Group will create a panel on activization of making ships by Ukrainian shipyards. Such an agreement has been achieved in the course of a working visit of Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov to the Kingdo
Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) Co., Ltd. and Hong Kong-based Southwest Maritime Ltd., a subsidiary of Wideshine Enterprises, signed construction contracts for two 83,000 m3 very large gas carriers (VLGCs). With this order, Jiangnan Shipyard, currently undergoing restructuring, has pushed toward consolida
Navantia has been awarded a contract by the Brazilian Navy to supply control systems for the propulsion engines of an Inhauma-type corvette. What is more, the order includes an option for NAVANTIA to modernize the remaining vessels from the series, up to a total of 5 units. The contract amounts to 1
Rizhao Steel, through its Singapore-registered shipping subsidiary Cara Shipping, has ordered five 18,000 dwt bulk carriers at three Chinese shipyards, reports SinoShip News. Dalian Shipbuilding Industry, Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry and Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding will be constructing the
Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd. PME -0.69% , an integrated marine services company in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), today announced the recent delivery of 20 newly-built fishing vessels, which were initially ordered by the Company in September 2012. With the addition of these vessels and the
BigRoll Shipping announces that it has contracted COSCO Dalian Shipyard Co., LTD to build two MC Class Module Carriers for the transportation of ultra large and heavy modular cargoes. The vessels are scheduled for delivery in May 2015 and August 2015. The contract has an option for two additional ve
On 12 September, 2013, a keel laying ceremony for Hull No. S408 was held at Hyundai Vinashin’s dry Dock No. 2 with the attendance of the representatives of the ship owner, the yard, and class. S408 is the first product tanker under construction at the yard for d’Amico International Shipping S.A., It
Earlier this year the underwater hull of the newbuild research vessel MYA II was given a lasting Ecospeed protection. The application was carried out at the Fassmer shipyard in Berne, Germany, where the vessel was launched on August 12. The vessel was handed over to the coastal researchers at the Al
Lamprell, a leading provider of diversified engineering and contracting services to the onshore and offshore oil & gas and renewable energy industries, announced that it has been awarded a major rig refurbishment contract by the Millennium Offshore Services group (MOS). The contract relates to the c
On 12th September 2013, the second from the 84.8 m multifunctional anchor handling supply vessel series was successfully delivered by Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard Co. Ltd to Malaysian company SEALINK. To meet the requirements of classification notation from HAB, ENVIRO and ORO, the vessel is outfitted
Teras Centurian, third in a series of five 50m Towing/Anchor Handling tugs, departed Cheoy Lee’s Kowloon yard on September 5th for Teras Offshore in Singapore. Designed by Wartsila Ship Design Singapore, the capabilities of these vessels include; towing/moving barges and rigs, tanker handling and be
On September 7th 2013 the “Edda Ferd” (hull C-444), built for the Norwegian shipowner Østensjø Rederi was named at Gondan shipyard facilities. The lady sponsor was Ms. Fatima Calavera. The shipowner Mr. Johannes Østensjø, as well as other personalities, attended the ceremony. This vessel is the eigh
Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary Jurong Shipyard has secured a US$346 million contract to build a second semi-submersible well intervention rig for Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (Helix), a market leader in subsea well intervention services. Scheduled for delivery in mid-2016, the semi-submersible l
BAE Systems are awarding four key design contracts for the Type 26 Global Combat Ship, demonstrating the momentum building behind the programme to deliver the UK Royal Navy’s next generation complex warships. The Design Development Agreements with Rolls-Royce, MTU, David Brown Gear Systems and Rohde
