Class-leading navigation equipment manufacturers Consilium UK announced that they have been appointed to supply the full bridge navigation package to Manor Marine, for the Port of London Authority’s new Mooring Maintenance Vessel currently under build at Portland. Phil Such, of Consilium UK said: “W
MAN Diesel & Turbo announced the development of a new ME-LGI dual fuel engine. The engine expands the company’s dual-fuel portfolio, enabling the use of more sustainable fuels such as methanol and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). MAN has now signed a Letter of Intent with Vancouver-based Waterfront Sh
Star Bulk Carriers Corp., yesterday announced that on July 5, 2013 the company entered into agreements with Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. shipyard for the construction of two 180,000 DWT eco-type, fuel efficient Capesize drybulk vessels to be delivered in Q4 2015 and Q1 2016, respectivel
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation (Navios Acquisition), an owner and operator of tanker vessels, announced today that it has agreed to acquire two newbuilding chemical tankers and has also exercised the options to acquire two MR2 product tankers for an aggregate purchase price of $130.2 millio
Havyard has signed a contract for design and construction of two Havyard 832 SOVs (Service Operation Vessels) for ESVAGT. ESVAGT will operate the vessels and deliver services in connection with maintenance of offshore windmill installations. The vessels are due to be delivered from Havyard Ship Tech
On Thursday July 11th, NAM and shipyard Wagenborg from Delfzijl signed a cooperation agreement. Wagenborg will support NAM’s offshore projects in the North Sea and has commissioned Niestern Sander in Delfzijl to build a ship. More safe, efficient, effective and productive The Walk-to-Work vessel wil
Steel cutting for Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven has begun at Poland’s CRIST Shipyard on CEONA AMAZON, a state-of-the-art, multi-functional offshore newbuilding ordered by London shipping company CEONA. The keel for the big DP2 ship will also be laid at the CRIST Gdynia facility in August. It is part of a
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation (Navios Acquisition), an owner and operator of tanker vessels, announced today that the Nave Capella, a new building MR2 product tanker vessel of 49,995 dwt, was delivered from a South Korean shipyard on July 9, 2013. The Nave Capella has been chartered out to
The first electrically propelled liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers, each at 174,000 cubic meters, to be built in China will incorporate power and propulsion systems developed and built by GE’s Power Conversion business. Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group, part of the China State Shipbuilding Corp
Maritime Craft Services (Clyde) Ltd. took delivery of three more Twin Axe wind farm support vessels in June and two more will arrive next month. With the introduction of the five new Damen Twin Axe Fast Crew Suppliers, MCS has the largest Twin Axe fleet in the offshore wind industry. The addition of
Island Offshore took delivery of the M/V Island Duke from Vard Brevik today. This vessel is the first in a series of four UT717 CD design PSV vessels, which will be delivered from Vard Brevik in 2013 and 2014. The vessel’s DW is 3,800 tons and a with an 800 m2 cargo deck, its typical work […]
Korea Finance Corporation announced on July 10 that it signed a USD263 million financing agreement as part of a syndicate which included Korea Development Bank and Kookmin Bank. The agreement is for the purchase of 10 MR tankers by Sinokor Petrochemical Co. Ltd., a mid-sized shipping company in Kore
The FREMM multimission frigate on order for the Royal Moroccan Navy is pursuing sea trials off the French coast in preparation for delivery later this year. In June, French naval shipbuilder DCNS successfully completed a third series of trials to test the performance of the ship’s combat system. The
Hyundai Heavy Industries has delivered to Hamburg Süd the second of the new “Cap San” class, the 9,669 teu container vessel “CAP SAN MARCO”. With a nominal slot capacity of 9,600 TEU, the vessel is among Hamburg Süd’s largest-ever and, with 2,100 reefer plugs, the ship with the largest reefer capaci
