With construction underway on the first ever Oblique Icebreaker, research specialist Aker Arctic Technology has unveiled a new version of the unique vessel type that will bring ice management and pollution control in thick first year ice to a new level. The first ARC 100 is due delivery to the Russi
BAE Systems continues to serve the U.S. Navy as a leading provider of ship repair, maintenance and modernization services. Their Norfolk, Virginia shipyard recently secured new contracts, worth a total of nearly $100 million, to work on two destroyers, the USS Porter (DDG 78) and the USS Laboon (DDG
CSL’s second of three Trillium Class self-unloading Panamax vessels, the CSL Tecumseh, set sail on May 7 on her maiden voyage from Chengxi Shipyard in Jiangyin, China to Port McNeill, British Columbia. The vessel will be commanded by Captain Sergii Luchakov and Chief Engineer Igor Pleshko, and is ex
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division hoisted the last piece of primary structure onto the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) on Tuesday. The lift was the last of 162 superlifts and brings more than three years of structural erection work
YM Unicorn, an 8,626 TEU full-container vessel built for Yang Ming by CSBC CORP., Taiwan, was delivered and named at a ceremony held at CSBC Kaohsiung Shipyard on May 3, 2013. The ceremony was presided over by Dr. Frank Lu, Chairman of Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp., and Mr. Robert Lai, Chairperso
Rolls-Royce has delivered advanced deck machinery system for a highly specialised new Amazon-class seismic research vessel for WesternGeco, which is under construction at Flensburger Shipyard in Germany. The contract includes the supply of a control and back deck system for towing and handling of 18
Wilh Wilhelmsen ASA and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) have today signed an agreement to build two Post Panamax vessels. When delivered in 2014 and 2015, the vessels will commence service for Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics. “Although the car carrying market at the moment might be somewhat weaker tha
To help launch the anniversary of the Port of Hamburg, AIDA Cruises and Becker Marine Systems have announced that they have ordered motors for their LNG Hybrid Barge. This is the companies’ starting signal for construction of the floating power station that will enable an environmentally friendly en
In addition to the announcement covering three newbuilding units made by Ultrabulk on March 19 th, Ultrabulk now confirms having added five further units to its long term fleet. The new units are one additional 61,000tdw Supramax bulker to be built at a Japanese yard and scheduled for delivery 2016,
The PSV Blue Thunder was named at Ulstein Verft today, 8 May 2013. The ship is the fourth of six PX121 designs for Blue Ship Invest, and HR director Torild Bugge in Ulstein Group was the Lady Sponsor. The vessel was launched on 9th of March. Blue Thunder will be operated by Atlantic Offshore and [&h
On Saturday, May 4 dry cargo ship hull number NB 415, MV Alice, was launched at the Ferus Smit Shipyard in Westerbroek, the Netherlands. Swedish shipping company Erik Thun AB is the owner of the vessel. MV Alice was named after Alice Källsson, wife of Helge Källsson who founded the shipping company
Blue North, a sustainable natural resource company crafted for the 21st century, has signed a contract with Dakota Creek Industries in Anacortes, Washington, to build one of the most environmentally friendly and technologically advanced fishing vessels in the world. The innovative “green” boat – whi
Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. (BSIC), China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation’s subsidiary, has been awarded a construction contract for four 250,000 dwt very large ore carriers (VLOCs) by Chinese state-owned Shandong Shipping Corporation, Sinoshipnews informs. The vessels are
Caterpillar Global Petroleum announced that the Cat® 3516C (HD) and 3512B generator sets have been selected to power a jackup and a tender barge newbuild for COSCO Shipyard Group in China. Six Cat 3516C (HD) generator sets, each with rated power of 1603 bkw @ 1200 rpm, will be used as the prime powe
