Two MacGregor cranes will feature on a new subsea IMR vessel being built by Havyard in Norway for diverse deepwater operations off the west coast of Africa. In April, MacGregor, part of Cargotec, signed an order with Norwegian shipyard, Havyard Ship Technology AS, for two MacGregor offshore cranes.
Vard Holdings Limited, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, announced that it has entered into a contract with Buksér og Berging for the construction of one Azimuth Stern Drive (ASD) offshore tug vessel. The vessel is scheduled for delivery in Q1-20
On the 29th of April 2013, Western Baltija Shipbuilding delivered a 2500 m3 TSHD turn-key dredger “Macuti“ to Johs. Gram-Hanssen A/S after a building period of 20 months. Extensive tests and trials of all systems kept Western Baltija Shipbuilding specialists busy in the last weeks. One week before t
The U.S. Navy will commission amphibious transport dock ship, Anchorage, in her namesake city of Anchorage, Alaska, May 4, at 10 a.m. (AKDT), during a ceremony at the Port of Anchorage. Anchorage is named in honor of the largest city in Alaska. Adm. Cecil Haney, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, will d
Evolution Commercial announced the launch of the first of 2 Crew Transfer Catamarans, built to service the Oil and Gas industry at Barrow Island. Designed by One 2 Three Naval Architects and built by Evolution Commercial, this team broke all records with this project. The vessel was fully designed r
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced on May 1 that the U.S. Coast Guard has awarded a $487 million, fixed-price-incentive-fee contract to its Ingalls Shipbuilding division to build the sixth National Security Cutter, Munro (WMSL 755). “Our Coast Guard customer continues to be extremely pleased wi
BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a $49.4 million firm-fixed-price contract for the fiscal 2013, USS Porter (DDG 78) extended dry-docking selected restricted availability. USS Porter (DDG-78) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer built by Ingalls Shipbuilding. The contrac
Minister for Defence Materiel Dr Mike Kelly MP yesterday toured the BAE Williamstown shipyard and Australia’s first Amphibious Assault Ship Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) NUSHIP Canberra. “BAE Systems Australia are the prime contractor for the LHD ships and are building the sizable superstructures, i
Algoma Central Corporation (Algoma) announced that the London, UK Arbitration Tribunal hearing a shipbuilding contract dispute involving Algoma Tankers International Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Algoma Central Corporation, has found in favour of Algoma. “We are extremely pleased that the Tribu
A key milestone has been marked with the delivery by Babcock of the final major component of the Integrated Waste Management System (IWMS) for the new Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers. The last of the six Waste Water Treatment Plants was delivered this month (April) following successful Facto
Russian shipbuilder Okskaya (Oka) has launched the ninth sea/river tanker of project RST27, the ‘VF Tanker – 19′. Project RST27 vessels, designed by Marine Engineering Bureau, are constructed for the shipping company V.F.Tanker (part of VBTH, majority owned by Universal Cargo Logistics Holding). Spe
The naming and delivery ceremony for MV YANGTZE OASIS, a new type 34.000 DWT bulk carrier, was held at CIC Lixin Shipyard on April 21th. It is the first cooperation between CIC Lixin Shipyard and New Yangtze Navigation (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. MV YANGTZE OASIS (LOA 179.9m, Breadth 29.1m) finished its s
Caterpillar Global Petroleum announced today it has been awarded the contract from Estaleiro Enseada do Paraguaçu – EEP to provide the diesel generator sets for the main and propulsion power, as well as the emergency power, for six drillships. All six drillships are to be built at Estaleiro Enseada
Comfortable, reliable, competitive. Dragflow, a world player in solid pumping solutions, announces the complete restyling of its dredges: a technical initiative to improve design, working conditions and process monitoring, building on our traditional strengths: pumping high solid concentrations, wor
