Rolls-Royce plc has signed a memorandum of understanding with Drydocks World Dubai to provide systems for Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) powered tugs for the Middle East market. The tugs, to be designed by the Drydocks World in-house design team, will incorporate a range of power and propulsion equipment
The first high speed VEKA Catamaran for the Offshore Wind Farm industry has been delivered to Royal Wagenborg. The catamaran will supply remote wind farms in the North Sea with crew, equipment and various supplies. Later this week, VEKA will launch a second catamaran for a shakedown cruise, and it w
BMT Defence Services Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has announced the promotion of Catriona Savage to the role of Head of Naval Architecture. Catriona joined BMT Defence Services in 1996 and has been integra
Wan Hai Lines held a christening ceremony for the latest addition to its fleet, a 4,680 TEU container ship “WAN HAI 516″. The ceremony was organized at CSBC CORP., TAIWAN Kaohsiung shipyard on April 10th, Mr. Po Ting Chen, Chairman of Wan Hai Lines presided over the ceremony. There is a total of 14
Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc. announced that as part of the company’s five year fleet expansion and equipment upgrade plan, it has placed orders for the Intercon ladder units for the barges B. No. 210 and B. No. 220. When installed, these barges will have the capabilities to couple with all the
China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation’s subsidiary Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry recently secured a contract to build a series of 250,000 DWT very large ore carriers (VLOCs) for Shandong Shipping. According to Eshiptrading’s citation of industry sources, the owner is planning up to 10
China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group delivered its tenth 380,000 DWT class Very Large Ore Carrier (VLOC) at the end of March. With further enhancements in their overall shipbuilding process, the Group continues to deliver more shipbuilding products in line with low-carbon and green concepts. Chris
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has secured one more important contract, this time for the construction of ten product /chemical tankers for an Marshall Islands-based owner. The contract worth approx $305.7 million was announced yesterday at the KRX. The announcement did not disclose particulars of the ships
Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL) has announced the winning name for the world’s second hybrid ferry. The innovative ferry, which is being built at Ferguson Shipbuilders Ltd in Port Glasgow, is due to be launched in May and will be called MV LOCHINVAR. The names of all ships in the new hybrid fl
Squamish Terminals (SQT), a B.C. deep-water, break-bulk terminal, has signed on as a participant to Green Marine, the largest voluntary environmental program for the maritime industry in North America. Green Marine encourages its participants, ship owners, ports, terminals and shipyards, to undertak
Shipyard Ferus Smit B.V., Westerbroek yesterday delivered m.v. Volgaborg (yard number 408) to the Royal Wagenborg. Together with the Vikingbank and Vlieborg the Volgaborg is completed with a newly developed bow. These ships are the biggest ever launched at the Ferus Smit Westerbroek location and alo
Alfa Laval – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has won an order to supply Alfa Laval PureBallast systems to a leading shipyard in South Korea. The order, booked in the Marine & Diesel Equipment segment late March, has a value of approximately SEK 50 million
Responding to continued customer demand, Ensco plc has ordered a new premium jackup rig for delivery in early 2015. ENSCO 110, based on the Keppel FELS B Class Bigfoot design, will be constructed under a fixed-price contract with Keppel FELS Limited (KFELS) in Singapore. Including commissioning, sys
Teekay Tankers Ltd. announced today that it has entered into an agreement with STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., (STX) of South Korea for the construction of four, fuel-efficient 113,000 dead-weight tonne (dwt) Long Range 2 (LR2) product tanker newbuildings for a fully built-up cost of approxim
