MV Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Arrived in Rotterdam The world’s largest containership, MV Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller, arrived in Rotterdam on Friday 16th August 2013, on her maiden voyage from Asia to Europe. The nautical service providers and KOTUG’s RT Champion welcomed the vessel. Massive New Gates for
The Danish shipping company DFDS and Volkswerft Stralsund reached an important milestone today with the naming ceremony of new-build no. 500: On the fitting-out quay at the shipyard the special-purpose Ro/Ro vessel was named “ARK GERMANIA” by Prof. Dr. Johanna Wanka, German Federal Minister of Educa
Thoresen Thai Agencies Public Company Limited (TTA) confirmed that Thoresen Shipping Singapore Pte. Ltd., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of TTA, officially took delivery of M.V. Thor Breeze from Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group, Vietnam (Vinashin) on 20 August 2013. This most recent addition
Recently, Zhongxing Sea-Land Engineering Ltd, a fully owned subsidiary of the COSCO Shipyard Group, entered into a contract with Guangzhou Shipyard International Company (GSI) to build a pair of 115,000-dwt oil tanker superstructures, as well as an LOI (letter of intent) to build two more superstruc
Golden Union held naming ceremony for two of its 57,000-dwt bulk carriers built by COSCO (Guangdong) Shipyard. The vessels were named “Flag Gangos” and “Loannis G”. The cooperation between Golden Union and COSCO (Guangdong) started 19 years ago. COSCO (Guangdong) has already built and delivered four
Malaysia launched its largest and the world’s third biggest trailing suction hopper dredger, named “Inai Kenanga”, yesterday. The dredger was launched by Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak’s wife, in Pantai Acheh, Pulau Indah, according to Bernama. “It is absol
Falcon Energy Group Limited confirmed that its indirect subsidiaries, TS Amber Limited and TS Pearl Limited, have entered into two sale and purchase agreements and two novation agreements with COSL, to novate their rights and obligations under the shipbuilding contracts relating to the design, const
In the first week of August the Mexican Navy (Secretaria de Marina) and Damen Shipyards Group signed a contract for a fourth Damen Stan Patrol 4207. The Dutch ship design and shipbuilding company will supply the Mexican Navy with the design and material package with which ASTIMAR 1 (the Mexican Navy
It’s a powerful proposal. Keeping a 90-meter, 4,500-deadweight capacity platform supply vessel (PSV) stationary only a few meters from an oil and gas platform, as it transfers fluids, equipment and personnel in challenging weather conditions, is as much about power as it is about precision. With GE
Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co (DSIC) has concluded a contract with COSL to build one jack-up drilling rig and one semi-submersible drilling rig. Estimated time for the completion of the rigs is 3 years. DSIC, CIMC Raffles and Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding were bidding for the contract, and DSIC won with
AVEVA today announced its publication of a new business paper – ‘Taking Command: How AVEVA technology can increase capabilities in naval fleet management’. In this paper, AVEVA examines six ways that navies can exploit technologies used in other sectors, such as the offshore industry, to work more c
DSME received an order for a combat support ship from the Norwegian Defense Logistics Organization. The value of this contract is approximately 230 million USD. The warship is scheduled to be delivered to the Norwegian Navy in September 2016. The recommendation of the U.K. government influenced the
Irving Shipbuilding announced several contract awards yesterday for Nova Scotia and Canadian suppliers as part of the Halifax Shipyard Modernization Program, a 2-year engineering and construction investment to prepare the company’s facilities to build Canada’s future combatant ships. Site preparatio
In the morning of August 19th, 2013, the Dung Quat Shipbuilding Industry (DQS) Company held a keel laying ceremony for accommodation barge 150 men – number sign AB01. Attending the ceremony were representatives of the ship owner – Vietnam-Russia Joint Venture (VSP), Representatives of VR Office (Vie
