The third ULSTEIN designed platform supply vessel of the PX105 design for Seatankers, ‘Sea Forth’, was delivered on 16 August 2013 from the Zhejiang yard in Ningbo. ULSTEIN delivers twelve design and equipment packages to the Chinese yard, where all the vessels for Seatankers Group will be construct
Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd. (SHI) announced today in its regulatory filing that the company has secured an order worth USD 400 million for the construction of two LNG carriers. The order came from an unnamed North American ship owner. The company also said that the vessels are planned to be del
Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) has been awarded a contract worth about US$280 million by Floatel International Ltd (Floatel), to build its fifth accommodation semisubmersible (semi) for delivery in 4Q 2015. Keppel FELS previously delivered the accommodation semis, Floatel Superior and Floatel Rel
Delivery-Acceptance act for the second multipurpose salvage vessel of MPSV07 project “SPASATEL KAVDEJKIN” was signed on August 19th, 2013. Under the terms of the contract the Act signing took place in Murmansk. The vessel “SPASATEL KAVDEJKIN” departed Saint-Petersburg port on August 7th and sailed a
The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia Bahri announced that on August 19 2013 it entered into a Memorandum of Understanding MOU with SAUDI ARAMCO and Sembcorp Marine Ltd. A leading global marine and offshore engineering group based in Singapore Under this MOU the three parties will prepare a
Cathelco have received their largest single order for seawater pipework anti-fouling systems to protect ferries in terms of the number of vessels that have to be fitted. The systems are being supplied for 14 ferries operated by Istanbul Deniz Otobusleri (IDO), the providers of fast sea transportatio
The amphibious transport dock Somerset (LPD 25), the ninth San Antonio-class ship built at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division, returned Friday from successful builder’s sea trials in the Gulf of Mexico. Ingalls’ test and trials team spent three days operating the ship and g
Vroon announced that yesterday the launching of VOS Fairness took place in China. VOS Fairness is a 50‑m ERRV (emergency response and rescue vessel) currently under construction at Nanjing East Star Shipyard in China. Last month the vessel was christened by Madam Zhang Hongxia, Chief Representative
AVEVA announced today that it is sponsoring The Society of Naval Architects of Korea (SNAK) 22nd Korean universities’ ship design contest. Many teams from Korean universities will compete to design marine vessels and most of them will use AVEVA Marine™ software for this competition. Representatives
Sulzer Pumps will supply 42 pumps for installation on two Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels (P-66 and P-69) that will operate in the Pre Salt Iracema cluster areas located in the Santos Basin, off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The order, consisting of pump packages for
Birkenhead based shipyard and engineering firm Cammell Laird has hosted a formal naming ceremony for the first complete ships constructed by the company in 20 years for Scottish ferry operator Western Ferries. The ceremony marked the completion of a multi-million pound contract which has seen Cammel
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced on Friday that the next Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) will be named USS Indianapolis. USS Indianapolis, designated LCS 17, will be the third ship to bear the name. The previous Indianapolis is best known for its role in World War II, where it op
The ever more stringent environmental requirements in the shipping industry have triggered a myriad of innovative technological solutions when it comes to cutting emissions from ships. One of such examples is Wartsila’s open loop scrubber system aimed at improving air quality by reducing exhaust gas
The pile Gripper Arms have been installed on the jack up vessel MPI Discovery. The Arms, installed this week, stabilise 6m diameter 650t steel piles as they are driven into the seabed by the vessel. Installed on the vessel’s stern below deck level, they provide resistance to wave, tide and current f
