USNS Millinocket (JHSV 3) successfully launched, June 5, from the Austal USA shipyard in Mobile, Ala. The third joint high speed vessel is a versatile, non-combatant, transport ship that will be used for fast intra-theater transportation of troops, military vehicles and equipment. “This launch is an
The first of Fjord Line’s two new cruise ferries was christened on Thursday at Bergen Group Fosen’s Rissa shipyard in Sør-Trøndelag county. The ship’s godmother Janne Johnsen, mayor of Rogaland county, christened the new vessel MS Stavangerfjord. “Our finest dreams have come true,” said Fjord Line’s
The plate-cutting ceremony was held today at the Marghera shipyard for the “Viking Star”, the first of two cruise ships that Fincantieri is building for Viking Ocean Cruises. The ceremony was attended, among others, by Torstein Hagen, founder and CEO of Viking, while Fincantieri was represented by G
NDM announced that the company has signed a contract with ST Marine in Singapore for the supply of equipment for eight (8) vessels being built for the Singapore Ministry of Defence (MINDEF). The vessels will be built at ST Marine’s Singapore Benoi Yard and are expected to be delivered from 2016 onwa
Mexican offshore contractor Naviera Integral recently launched their latest vessel ‘ANNY MV’, a Damen Fast Crew Supplier 5009. This 50 m Sea Axe vessel was built at Song Cam Shipyard, a long time Vietnamese partner yard of Damen Shipyards Group. The official ceremony was held in the Ha Long bay in V
Advancement in technology is permitting the offshore oil and gas industry to move into progressively deeper and colder waters in remote locations. ULSTEIN supports this development by providing products and solutions that contribute to safer, smarter and greener operations. A case in point is the ve
Marin Teknikk AS has entered into a contract with China Merchants Heavy Industry (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd., for design & engineering delivery of a large Diving & Construction Vessel to Kreuz Subsea Marine Pte Ltd. in Singapore. The vessel will be to the MT6024 DSCV design with an 18 men double diving bell
The Board of Directors of COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited announced that COSCO (Nantong) Shipyard Co., Ltd has delivered two (2) tender rigs “T-16” and “T-17”, to Seadrill. The delivery documents were signed by and between COSCO Nantong and Seadrill recently. [mappress] COSCO, June 6, 2013
At a ceremony held at the Nor-Shipping maritime exhibition in Oslo, classification society Germanischer Lloyd (GL) rewarded three young engineers for their outstanding scientific research with the GL Young Professionals Award. As well as seeking out the best new research, the Awards aim to support t
Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, has been contracted to provide the design for a large heavy construction vessel (HCV). The ship is to be built for Subsea 7 S.A., the seabed-to-surface engineering, construction, and services contractor to the offshore energy i
The Board of Directors of COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited today announced that COSCO (Zhoushan) Shipyard C o., Ltd (COSCO Zhoushan) has delivered a bulk carrier of 82.000 DWT, “DL DAHLIA”, to its Asian buyer. The delivery documents were signed by and between COSCO Zhoushan and the buyer on 28
Epic Shipping announced today that it has contracted to build two 3,500cbm fully-pressurised LPG carriers. The vessels will be built by Kitanihon Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. in Japan to be delivered in mid-2014. “We look very much forward to working with Kitanihon Shipbuilding on this project. The newbui
The Energy Efficiency Award (previously Clean Ship Award) went to Fjord Lines’ Stavangerfjord – designed and constructed by Bergen Group Fosen. The winner of the award was published at the opening day of Nor-Shipping in Oslo on June 4th 2013. Stavangerfjord is the first international service passeng
Ulstein Group has announced yesterday that the company will donate approximately NOK 20m to Norwegian Sea Rescue (Redningsselskapet) to fund 60 percent of the cost of a high-speed search and rescue (S&R) boat. The 20-metre S&R craft – to be delivered in 2015 – will be named ‘RS Idar Ulstein’, in mem
