The first of Austal’s revolutionary TRI SWATH wind farm support vessels has arrived in Europe. The 27 metre Cable Bay was built for Turbine Transfers at Austal’s shipyard in the Philippines. The vessel was offloaded in Southampton, with the process and handover to the owner overseen by technical sta
Norway-based boat handling system and specialised davit supplier Vestdavit has been contracted to supply work boat and man overboard davits for four specially designed chase vessels which will support Norwegian seismic major PGS’ fleet of seismic ships. The ships are to be built at Turkey’s BEŞIKTAŞ
Further to the press release on 23 April 2013 entitled “VARD signs Letter of Intent for one Platform Supply Vessel with Simon Møkster Shipping”, Vard Holdings Limited announced that it has now entered into a contract with Simon Møkster Rederi for the design and construction of the Platform Supply Ve
Western Marine Shipyard has signed a new agreement for newbuilding of one more container ship on 12 May 2013. This ship will be constructed for Bancan Shipping. The deal was signed by the Managing Director of Western Marine Shipyard Mr. Sakhawat Hossain with the Chairman of Bancan Shipping Mr. Moham
Cargotec’s MacGregor has received EUR 37 million order from Hornbeck Offshore Services Inc. to deliver four 250-tonne active heave-compensated (AHC) subsea cranes for four multi-purpose supply vessels (MPSV). The cranes will be delivered between fourth quarter 2014 and third quarter 2015. The order
On 5 May, 2013, the first of two Very Large Crude Carrier tankers (VLCC) ordered by Sovcomflot Group was successfully launched. SCF is a world leader in the product carrier segment, as well as in the Aframax and Suezmax oil tanker segments. In line with the SCF development strategy, the construction
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) is to introduce new requirements in its Rules, concerning ships operating in Arctic seas. The requirements refer to damage trim and stability calculations to be made in case of ship damage. The enforcement of the new requirements is planned for 2014. “The d
The offshore market remains buoyant, with exploration and production driving new fleet investment, design innovation in vessel efficiency and reduced environmental impact. Operations in more challenging offshore environments are also demanding enhanced vessel manoeuvrability, station-keeping and ove
Austal continues to demonstrate its commitment to enhancing its support offering to the United States Navy and other navies active in the Asia-Pacific region, announcing new strategic partnerships with regional shipyards at the IMDEX Asia defence exhibition in Singapore this week. Following on from
Ulstein Verft delivered ‘Blue Thunder’, the fourth of six medium-sized platform supply vessels of the PX121 design from ULSTEIN® to Blue Ship Invest, on Monday 13 May 2013. Owned by Blue Ship Invest, a wholly-owned company in Ulstein Group, the platform supply vessel (PSV) is commercially and techni
Cathelco have won a series of orders to supply seawater pipework anti-fouling systems for jack-up rigs which are to be built by Lamprell Energy Ltd, the UAE based provider of diversified engineering services for the offshore oil and gas industry. The anti-fouling equipment will be supplied for four
An official of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL), said, in a press conference, that the IRISL had placed an order for building six container ships and fifteen bulk carriers with Iran Shipbuilding & Offshore Industries Complex Co. (ISOICO). IRISL took delivery of the second containe
Another giant piece of the jigsaw that is the Navy’s future carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, is finished with her aft island rolled out of the construction shed. The second of two islands on the 65,000-tonne leviathan, the aft one will control flight deck operations by her F35 jets, Merlin helicopters
Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) announced that the company has taken delivery of a new addition to their offshore fleet. VOS Prudence, a platform-supply (PSV) vessel, is the first of two 75-mtr PSV vessels built at Fujian Southeast Shipyard in China. The vessel was delivered on Friday, 10 May 2013, in
