China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings Limited announced today its breakthrough in offshore engineering market by securing two CJ46 jack-up rigs EPC contracts, with a total contract value of exceeding USD 360 million. It also marked the first jack-up rig orders received by the Group. With s
Cathelco have won an order to supply the FPSO Armada Claire with an impressed current cathodic protection (ICCP) system which will safeguard the hull of the vessel against corrosion. The Armada Claire, owned by Bumi Armada, is currently being modified and upgraded at the Keppel Shipyard in Singapore
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has received a $407 million contract extension to a previously awarded John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) construction preparation contract. The award extends the period of performance, adds additional efforts for engineering, planning an
The combined efforts of Stone Marine Propulsion, the NPT propellers designers and manufacturers, Grontmij/Schmidt Maritime the vessels designers, Becker Marine and builders Yangzhou Guoyu has produced some excellent results for the latest Seahorse 35000 deadweight bulk carrier recently launched. The
Nautilus Marine Acquisition Corp. (Nautilus) announced on March 22 that it has taken delivery of the SK Line 69, to be renamed Vega Jaanca, a 5150 BHP Anchor Handling vessel, built in December 2012 in China. Nautilus has taken control of the vessel under a bareboat charter at a daily bareboat charte
The Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO) has signed a three-year contract, with an extension option for a further two years, with Abu Dhabi-based Gulf Marine Services (GMS) whereby the jackup barge Keloa will join ADMA OPCO’s technical support fleet in the Umm Shaif and Zakum fields, offsh
Effective April 1 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. of Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, will jointly establish MI LNG Company, Limited, a company to handle the design and marketing of LNG (liquefied natural gas) carriers. Through establishment of the JV, the two co
Containership Sinks Off Chinese Coast The containership Guangyangxingang sank off the Chinese coast on Monday, due to bad weather and strong winds, leaving 11 crew members dead and two missing, according to Shangdong province authorities. Discovery Channel Documents Build of Maersk Line’s Triple-E V
HMS Duncan, the sixth and final of the UK’s sophisticated, new class of Type 45 Destroyers, has been formally handed over to the Royal Navy by shipbuilder BAE Systems, the MOD announced today. The 7,500 tonne vessel, armed with the world-leading Sea Viper missile defence system, sailed to her new ho
Three more Damen Twin Axe Fast Crew Suppliers are on their way to Maritime Craft Services (Clyde) Ltd and are expected to arrive in Europe in early May. Based in Largs, Ayrshire, MCS ordered the three Twin Axe FCS 2610, just months after taking delivery of its first two catamarans. All of the vessel
Det Norske Veritas (DNV), a classification society based in Norway, is a hub of maritime developments, whether it comes to classify a ship, certify an automotive company’s management system, or advise on how to best maintain an aging oil platform. Being passionate about one’s work when going to the
On 14 March, 2013, a keel laying ceremony took place at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co.Ltd. yard in South Korea for the first gas carrier ordered by Sovcomflot Group for operations under an agreement with petrochemical holding SIBUR. In March, 2012, Russia’s leading shipping company Sovcomflot and pet
MODEC, Inc., Mitsui & Co., Ltd., Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. and Marubeni Corporation have agreed that Mitsui, MOL and Marubeni will invest in a long-term charter business (“Project”), operated by MODEC, for the purpose of providing a floating production, storage, and offloading system ( FPSO) for the
HMS Defender took a step closer to deploying on operations with the Royal Navy on March 21 as the warship has formally joined the UK’s fleet. The 8,000-tonne destroyer has been commissioned at a ceremony at Portsmouth Naval Base, which will be home to all six of the Royal Navy’s Type 45 class ships.
