Arctic offshore vessel Aleksey Chirikov left on four-day sea trials on 19 March 2013. Arctech Helsinki Shipyard is building two identical offshore ice-breaking supply vessels for Russia’s largest shipping group Sovcomflot (SCF Group). The first vessel of the series, Vitus Bering, was delivered in De
At the annual Fosnavåg Shippingklubb Cod Dinner, held on March 20, the Foreign Minister of Iceland, Dr. Össur Skarphéðinsson announced that Fafnir Offshore, an Icelandic oil service company, had contracted Havyard Group to build and deliver Iceland’s first platform supply vessel. The Foreign Ministe
The German-based Shipyard J.J. Sietas, used Nupas-Cadmatic for its intricate offshore wind farm transport and installation vessel. The jack-up was developed especially for use near the coast in offshore wind parks. The vessel required a complex design in order to operate reliably, quickly and hold a
Petrobras and its partners in Block BM-S-11, BG E&P Brasil and Petrogal Brasil, announced that negotiations are under way for the contracting with consortium (Queiroz Galvão Óleo e Gás S.A./ SBM Offshore) for two FPSOs for production development at Lula Alto and Lula Central, in Lula Field, in the p
Strategic Marine, a specialist shipbuilder with operations in Singapore, Australia and Vietnam, today announced it will build the Long Term Ashmore Capability (LTAC) for Gardline Australia Pty Ltd on behalf of the Government of Australia. The LTAC will be a 40-metre On Station Vessel designed for re
On March 20, Nordic American Tankers Limited (NAT) announced that the company has entered into a preliminary agreement to acquire its twenty-first vessel, a very modern double-hull Suezmax tanker delivered from a top yard in South Korea earlier this year. The agreed purchase price is in the region o
Veson Nautical, the provider of maritime commercial management and trading software solutions, formally unveiled its LNG module for IMOS (Integrated Maritime Operations System), the company’s flagship product. A complete solution for LNG voyage management, the module is the only one of its kind in t
With a loan of EUR 74 million a consortium of banks led by KfW IPEX-Bank is supporting the construction of two ultra-modern special transporters to be built at the Flensburg-based FSG shipyard for the Dutch heavy lift shipping company RollDock. KfW IPEX-Bank contributes EUR 37 million to the financi
Knightsbridge Tankers Limited announced that it has concluded two newbuilding contracts for 182,000 dwt Capesize bulk carriers with Japan Marine United Corporation (“JMU”) in Japan. The design provided by JMU represents the next generation Capesize bulk carriers with the latest technology available
REMONTOWA SHIPBUILDING S.A. signed, on 18 March, a new contract for building a modern, double–ended, car–passenger ferry with Gas-Electric propulsion. The contract comes as the result of winning the tender announced by SAMSØ Kommune, Denmark, in September last year. A number of European shipyards, i
At a christening ceremony held on Geoje Island in Korea today, OOCL marked the naming of the second 13,208 TEU mega vessel to join its fleet this year. The m.v. OOCL Berlin was named by Sponsor Mrs. Sachiko Sano and was joined by their Guest of Honor, Ms. Makiko Sano, both from the Yamasa Co., [&hel
DUNCAN, the sixth and final Type 45 destroyer built by BAE Systems, has set sail from the Clyde in preparation for her handover to the UK Royal Navy. DUNCAN set off from the company’s Scotstoun yard with a combined BAE Systems and Royal Navy crew for the 600 mile journey to her new home port [&helli
ZIM Integrated Shipping Ltd. reached an agreement with Samsung Heavy Industries of South Korea to immediately cancel orders for 5 vessels and postpone delivery of other vessels to 2016. The company also has an option to cancel additional 4 orders, pending shipyard’s approval. In addition, ZIM will b
Friday last week Havyard Group delivered its sixth newbuilding to the Indian shipping company Global Offshore Services and the naming ceremony were held Monday in Aberdeen and Arlie Snellen was Godmother. The platform supply ship (PSV) “Ben Nevis” is a Havyard 832 design. This was the sixth PSV Havy
