Atlantic Offshore has ordered a new vessel valued EUR 25 million from the Spanish shipyard Zamakona Yards in Bilbao. The ship is the ninth newbuilding and the company expects that there will be more new vessel in the fleet over the next few years. This is the third time the Bilbao based shipyard con
Product and chemical tanker specialist Ardmore Shipping has taken delivery of the Ardmore Seaventure from SPP Shipbuilding in Korea and immediately delivered the tanker to Cargill on a 12 month time charter arrangement. The Ardmore Seaventure is a 49,999 deadweight tonnes (dwt) IMO 3 product and che
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has been named a winner of the prestigious “red dot award” 2013 for product design in recognition of its innovative Azimuth lever that steers its Azipod XO marine propulsion unit. An international panel of 37 experts assessed products submitted
A new Incat built fast ferry currently being sea trialled in Hobart will be christened Francisco in honour of the Buenos Aires born Pope of the Catholic Church. The decision to name the 99 metre ferry Francisco was made by Senor Juan Carlos Lopez Mena, the founder and Chairman of the South American
STX Finland Oy and Fjord Line AS have signed a contract for conversion of the cruise ferry MS Bergensfjord. The ship will undergo extensive interior changes which are designed by the Norwegian Falkum-Hansen Design. Several cabin areas will be converted to public spaces, tax free shop, cafeteria and
Ensco plc has ordered an additional advanced-capability DP3 ultra-deepwater drillship based on the Samsung GF12000 hull design. The vessel, ENSCO DS-10, will be the eighth Samsung DP3 drillship in the Ensco fleet, further extending the benefits of Ensco’s fleet standardization strategy. It will be b
Coinciding with parent company Keppel Corporation’s 45th anniversary this year, Keppel FELS has delivered the 45th KFELS B Class jackup rig since it launched the design in 2000. These KFELS B Class rigs make up more than 30% of the total jackups completed globally since 2000. The rig was delivered t
Seajacks International has entered into a contract with Samsung Heavy Industries to build the world’s largest and most advanced offshore wind farm installation vessel. The vessel has been specifically designed to meet the demands associated with working UK Round 3, Scottish territorial waters and th
HBC has placed an order for 3 bulk carriers with an option of further 9 bulk carriers of an extremely economical design at Qingshan Shipyard. Two and a half years of work were invested into this project to build up to 12 bulk carriers of about 43,500 mt dw at of which the first delivery […]
Topaz Marine Engineering, a leading Engineering, Shipbuilding and ship repair services firm for the offshore support vessel industry, announced the delivery of one Fast Ferry Catamaran Boat to the Government of Sharjah’s Royal Court (AI Diwan AI Amiri) on 28 April, Abu Dhabi, UAE Ferry boats demand
Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. is wrapping up the regulatory and owner sea trials for Hornbeck Offshore’s newest offshore support vessel, the HOS RED DAWN, in preparation for its delivery. The HOSMAX 300 HOS RED DAWN is the first in the series of ten new Offshore Supply Vessels under construction
The second Austal-built Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV), USNS Choctaw County (JHSV 2), was officially delivered to the United States Navy on June 6, exactly six months following the delivery of USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) on December 6, 2012. The USNS Choctaw County successfully completed Acceptance Tria
IMR Vessel ‘Seven Viking’ Is ‘Ship of the Year 2013’ The next generation Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (IMR) vessel ‘Seven Viking’, designed and built by ULSTEIN, was announced ‘Ship of the Year 2013’ by the maritime magazine ‘Skipsrevyen’ at Nor-Shipping on 4 June 2013. Nor-Shipping 2013: What
Hull No. 3401, Allseas Pieter Schelte platform decommissioning and pipe laying vessel, float division was finished on 11th May. With a total building sum of over 1.3 billion Euros (approx $1.7 Bln) it is the biggest project ever constructed at DSME’s Okpo shipyard. Division work ended one month afte
