Ensco plc has taken delivery of ENSCO DS-7, an advanced-capability, ultra-deepwater drillship. The vessel will embark from the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in South Korea to Angola, where it is contracted to Total for three years beginning in the fourth quarter at an initial day rate in the mid
Undertaking the full detailed design including hull form optimisation, structural design and machinery layout, BMT’s team of naval architects has worked closely with the shipyard to develop a design which meets the customer’s explicit desire to maximise living space below decks, as well as create an
Bestobell Valves, part of the President Engineering Group (PEGL), based in Sheffield, U.K., has received its first order from Wärtsilä Gas Power Systems (GPS), the gas power solutions provider for the global marine and energy markets. The two companies announced a new partnership agreement in April,
The UK’s premier commercial boat builder Alnmaritec have recently completed the build of two hose and line handling boats at their yard in Blyth, Northumberland, both of which are destined initially for shipyards in Singapore. Reacting to an urgent customer request one of the boats was completed in
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. announced today that it will build hull parts of a drillship for ESTALEIRO ENSEADA DO PARAGUAÇU S.A. (EEP), Bahia State, Brazil, of which Kawasaki holds 30% of the shares. The vessel is the first of six ordered by Sete Brasil (Brazilian investment company in the oil &
Six new 37,000 dwt bulk carriers joined Western’s fleet from Hyundai Mipo Dockyard . Vessels are 187 meters long, 28.6 meters wide, 10.4 meters draught, having 49,300 cubic feet in cargo capacity, powered by Hyundai Man B&W 6S46MC.C8 main engines of 7700 KW power at 120 r.p.m. The vessels has five c
Fire in Two Containers Aboard ‘Maersk Kampala’ Still Burning Maersk Line reported that the fire is still burning in two containers in the foremost bays on the Maersk Kampala’s deck. Maersk Kampala Fights with Fire in South of Suez Canal The Maersk Kampala, situated south of the Suez Canal, continues
On Friday, August 30, 2013 in Volendam 2 new Nikolaas class lifeboats were delivered to the Royal Dutch Rescue Society (KNRM), the ”Bert and Anneke Knape” for Lelystad and ”HAYO” for Hoorn. The lifeboats are Fast Rescue Crafts © 903, designed by Pieter Meuzelaar (Dutch Special Marine Group) and buil
The 2,600 m3 TSHD “Anita Conti” has been delivered to its owner, DRAGAGES PORTS. Built by the Spanish yard Astilleros de MURUETA and fitted out with Damen Dredging Equipment, the new maintenance dredger will mainly work at the French Port of Bordeaux. The delivery crowns a fruitful Spanish-Dutch coo
Van Oord has ordered a new cable-laying vessel. The ship will be built at Damen Shipyards’ wharf in Romania and will be completed at the end of 2014. The ship is intended for the installation of electricity cables for offshore wind parks. Van Oord is making preparations for the Gemini wind park proj
Zhenjiang Shipyard today successfully delivered the first vessel from the 78m ocean safety standby vessel series to Falcon Energy Group of Singapore. The 78-metre Multi-Functional Support Vessel (MFSV) was built in compliance with the highest industry standards, and is American Bureau of Shipping (A
Alicat Workboats, a full service offshore wind farm workboat manufacturer and repair business, has successfully completed and launched the first of four offshore wind farm workboats for a major energy utility. The vessel, named ‘Solway Challenger’, entered the water for the first time late last week
Supacat is unveiling the Supacat Multi-purpose Vessel 24 (SMV24) to the defence and security market at DSEi. Launched to the wider marine and renewable energy sectors in July, the SMV24 is a new concept in support vessel design, which also has the potential to perform a range of defence and security
Amid a colorful spray of water jets over vessels in the Houston Ship Channel Wednesday, the Port of Houston Authority formally welcomed the first of a new fleet of high-performance emergency response vessels. The powerful state-of-the-art vessels will be used to help protect facilities along the Hou
