The newest ROV support vessel to service Asia Pacific’s oil and gas industry has been launched in Singapore. Around 100 invited guests from across the global energy sector attended the christening ceremony of the Harkand Harmony at Keppel Marina. Sophie Mottais-Trouve, the wife of Harkand’s Vice Pre
Jaya Holdings Limited, the leading offshore energy services provider, announced today the delivery of its first high-specification, Deepwater Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) – “Jaya Valour”. The vessel was delivered on schedule and on delivery went on-hire immediately, embarking on its maiden voyage as
Keppel FELS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), has secured a contract to build a jackup rig for US$206million from Parden Holding, a company based in Uruguay. Scheduled for delivery in 4Q 2015, the jackup rig is intended for operations in offshore Mexico. It wil
Turkish-based Akdeniz Shipyard and Hordafor AS of Norway have signed a letter of intent for the construction of a Fish Farm Service Vessel. This 65 metres long and 1.725 Deadweight ton vessel will be used to handle a live or dead fish from the big fish farms on the Norwegian Cost. Akdeniz Shipyard h
COSCO (Dalian) Shipyard Co. Ltd., has secured a contract valued over USD170 million from a European company to build one (1) Jackup drilling rig. The rig is scheduled for delivery in the 3rd quarter of 2015. Furthermore, COSCO announced that COSCO (Qidong) Shipyard Co., Ltd, has delivered one (1) ja
COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited announced that its subsidiary COSCO (Dalian) Shipyard Co., Ltd, has secured a contract from a Chinese company to build two deep water platform supply vessels. Both of them are scheduled for delivery in the second quarter of 2015. Separately, COSCO (Guangdong) Sh
“La Unión” the new Peruvian Navy’s tall ship sail training vessel, will be constructed under the supervision of classification society Germanischer Lloyd (GL). Tall ships are used in navies around the world to build seamanship, leadership and foster teamwork under challenging conditions at sea. The
The largest pontoon ever stock-built by Damen was sold to the Canadian McKeil-Malaspina partnership and will be towed to Newfoundland on the East coast of Canada this summer. Upon arrival in Canada the pontoon will be used to support offshore construction operations. The Damen Stan Pontoon 12032 mea
On July 29, 2013 a delivery ceremony of a new LPG carrier to the ship-owner SIBUR VOROVEZH took place at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd. (Ulsan, the Republic of Korea). The ship is intended for regular year-round carriage of liquefied hydrocarbon gas. It is the first of the two ships being constructe
EXMAR LPG, a joint-venture between EXMAR N.V. and Teekay LNG Partners L.P., announced yesterday that it has lifted the option for two additional 38,000 cbm LPG Carriers (Midsize Gas Carriers) to be built at Hanjin Heavy Industries’ Subic Bay shipyard. These two Midsize Gas Carriers are additions to
Seadrill Limited announced yesterday that it has entered into new contracts for the construction of two high specification jack-up drilling rigs at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Offshore Co., Ltd. (DSIC Offshore) in China. The newbuild rigs are scheduled for delivery during the second and third quart
China Rongsheng Heavy Industries announced yesterday its plan to issue Convertible Bonds in an aggregate principal amount of HK$1,400,000,000 (approx. $180 million) that will be used for working capital and general corporate purposes, in particular, to support the Group’s strategic development in th
Strategic Marine, a leading specialist shipbuilder in Asia, today announced that Njord Offshore, UK fleet operator of Crew Transfer Vessels for the growing European offshore windfarm sector, has officially confirmed the option for two more high performance crew transfer and service vessels, taking t
Signet Maritime Corporation announced delivery of its newest vessel, a Robert Allan designed AZ 25/60 Class towing and escort tug, M/V SIGNET MAGIC, on July 26, 2013 from Signet Shipbuilding & Repair, Pascagoula, Mississippi. This Signet owned state-of-the-art ASD will be used at multiple Gulf of Me
