The sixth and final Type 45 destroyer, DUNCAN, was delivered to HM Naval Base Portsmouth by BAE Systems and was handed over to the Ministry of Defence at a ceremony held on March 22. DUNCAN arrived into her new home of Portsmouth for the first time on March 22 with a combined BAE Systems and [&helli
Marine Platforms Ltd have signed a contract with Havyard Group for the delivery of a Havyard 857 IMR Subsea Vessel. The vessel will be Havyard Newbuilding No. 115 and is scheduled to be delivered in August 2014. The contract value is approx. NOK 600 million. New client in a new market MPL is a new [
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation, an owner and operator of tanker vessels, announced today that it agreed to acquire five MR2 product tankers for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $143.8 million. Two of the vessels are 2007-built MR2 product tankers of about 51,000 dwt each with ex
Sanmar is constructing the world’s first Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) powered escort tugs. The vessels have been ordered by Buksér og Berging AS of Norway and will enter into service in late 2013. BB has signed a long term charter with Statoil ASA, the international energy company, and Gassco, the opera
Rosetti Marino SpA of Ravenna has delivered to Fratelli D’Amato SpA of Naples the new Platform Supply Vessel “FD UNBEATABLE”, the newest arrival presented by the Ravenna shipbuilder headed by Medardo Ranieri, built for the Shipping Company owned by Mr. Luigi D’Amato. Before taking on its current nam
The Norwegian shipowner, Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers (KNOT), recently finalized a deal for a 152,000-DWT DP2 shuttle tanker to be built by COSCO (Zhoushan) Shipyard. The vessel will be 276.3 metres in length, 46 metres in width and have a design draft of 17.5 metres. Additionally, COSCO (Zhoushan)
As offshore wind farms move further out to sea demands made on support vessels are changing significantly. Essex-based CTruk Boats has had its sights set on this development for some time and recently initiated the build of a 50 tonne payload support vessel, designed to meet the tougher requirements
Uljanik has launched, Hull No. 493 – “Taurus”, the first of two contracted Stern Trawlers constructed by ULJANIK Shipyard for the Russian company CJSC “Taurus” from Murmansk. The first lady of the launching ceremony, the godmother of the ship, was Ms Ekaterina Kolodkina, Deputy Director for Manageme
GE’s Power Conversion business is proving to be an ideal partner for builders and operators of drillships and semi-submersibles. In the last 12 months GE has won contracts valued at more than $600 million to provide propulsion systems with customers leading the pre-salt oilfield expansion off Brazil
Having completed in 2012 the American Phoenix¸ a 616-foot-long chemical tanker, BAE Systems is now under contract to build several additional vessels, the company said in a press release. The American Phoenix is the largest vessel ever built and launched in the State of Alabama, with a laden draft o
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured orders worth around EUR 10 million to deliver comprehensive RoRo cargo access equipment for four 6,700 unit Pure Car/Truck Carriers (PCTCs) to be built in China. The order for two of the vessels was received from Samjin Shipbuilding and the order for the othe
South Boats IOW Ltd. and Seacat Services Ltd., both of the Isle of Wight, UK announced a two boat order for the construction of a further pair of South Catamaran 24m offshore wind farm crew transfer vessels. These new vessels will be built by South Boats IOW at their Cowes facility and will be deliv
Following the recent substantial upgrade of the Lobith shipyard, which now boasts a complete range of ‘state of the art’ facilities, the yard is well equipped to perform new building as well as refits, conversions and upgrades. However, in response to the rapidly growing (inland) cruising market, Sh
Sevan Drilling confirmed that one of its wholly owned subsidiaries and LLOG Bluewater Holdings LLC have entered into a three-year charter contract for operation in the US Gulf of Mexico . Sevan Drilling rig no 3 which will be named Sevan Louisiana, which is currently under construction at Cosco Quid
