Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) today launched India’s first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) the INS Vikrant. It took CSL four-and-a-half years since the keel laying to launch this 37,500-tonne warship. Defence Minister A. K. Antony’s wife Elizabeth launched the 37,500-tonne carrier with the presenc
This week, Maritime Craft Services (MCS) will take delivery of one of the two additional Twin Axe Fast Crew Suppliers 2610 ordered from Damen, The Scotsman reports. After MCS took delivery of three Damen Twin Axe FCS 2610s last month, it ordered two more, named MCS Coromell and MCS Boreas. The compa
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division launched the company’s fourth U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter (NSC), Hamilton (WMSL 753), on Saturday. “Launching a ship involves quite a bit of logistics, and our team pulled this off in a very safe and efficient manner,” said I
Kherson Shipyard (Ukraine), managed by Smart Maritime Group (SMG), started, on Aug 9th, sea trials for the recently launched river-sea tanker of the project RST27, the SVL Unity. The vessel, third of the tanker series being built for SVL, is intended for the sea and combined river-sea transportation
Huisman, a specialist in lifting, drilling and subsea solutions, has secured new contracts for 10 pipelay systems with various major offshore pipelay contractors. The new contracts include three 550mt Tiltable Lay Systems (TLS) and one 325mt Vertical Lay System (VLS) for Subsea 7, two 650mt TLS and
CIC (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. began construction of CSCL’s (China Shipping Container Lines) second 10,000TEU container ship on August 6th. Relevant leaders form CSCL, CCS Shanghai Branch, CSCL Jiangsu Branch and Hudong Zhonghua attended the steel cutting ceremony. The ceremony was presided over by Chen Ju
Scana Industrier ASA has through its subsidiary Scana Steel Stavanger, been awarded a new contract from Samsung Heavy Industry for delivery of steel casting intended for the Australian Ichthys project, representing a value of 36 MNOK (approx. USD 6 million). Including previously received orders from
Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. hosted the christening and launching of the M/V BRAVANTE VI for Boldini S.A., BRAVANTE GROUP of Brazil. This is the second vessel in a series of five. The event was held on August 5, 2013 at Eastern’s Nelson Street Facility with hundreds of Eastern’s Employees and Gu
Nam Cheong Dockyard Sdn Bhd, a 100% owned subsidiary of the Nam Cheong Limited, has incorporated a new wholly-owned subsidiary, Nam Cheong Pioneer Sdn Bhd (Nam Cheong Pioneer) in Malaysia. Nam Cheong Pioneer is a private limited liability company incorporated under the Malaysian Companies Act 1965 o
The research ship MYA II will be handed over tomorrow to science at a ceremony in List on Sylt. Prof. Dr. Waltraud Wende, the Schleswig-Holstein Minister for Education and Research, is going to be present at the event, as well as representatives of the Federal Ministry for Education and Research. Te
The Isle of Man Ship Registry has just completed a pilot project with the Korean Register (KR) as a first step towards full recognition of the Korean classification society. The move could mean more Korean owned and classed vessels coming onto the Isle of Man flag in future. The recent delivery of t
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. together with the Lloyd’s Register, which MOL appointed as a technical consultant, and other concerned parties have conducted a thorough investigation into the causes of the mid-June 2013 hull fracture of the MOL-operated containership MOL Comfort on the Indian Ocean. Also,
Voith will provide Voith Schneider Propellers and turbo couplings for two fireboats designed by Robert Allan Ltd. for the Port of Long Beach, USA. With a water pumping capacity of more than 40,000 gallons per minute they will be among the world’s most powerful fireboats. The numbers are impressive:
Vard Holdings Limited (“VARD”) has secured contracts with joint ventures of DOF Subsea and Technip for the design and construction of four Pipe Lay Support Vessels (PLSVs). The contracts constitute the largest order in VARD’s history, with an aggregate order value of approximately USD 1.1 billion (N
