Costamare Inc. announced the delivery of MSC Athens, a 8,827 TEU vessel which was built by Sungdong Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering, in South Korea. The vessel has commenced its 10-year time charter with MSC. “We are pleased to announce the delivery of the MSC Athens, the first of our ten newbui
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) in Korea has awarded the contract for delivery of the Gina Krog (previously Dagny) Living Quarters to Apply. DSME is the topside contractor to Statoil for their Gina Krog field development. The contract includes delivery of a new 6 floor Living Quarter
BAE Systems’ shipyard in Florida will build two additional platform supply vessels (PSVs) for c Operators, LLC. Under a contract option the two companies signed in December 2012, the new vessels, which will service offshore drilling operations in the Gulf of Mexico, reflect BAE Systems’ continued gr
Shell has launched the first 100% LNG powered tank barge at a Christening ceremony attended by Shell CEO Peter Voser at Peters Shipyards in The Netherlands. This LNG powered barge is a first for Shell and for the inland marine industry. Dr. Grahaeme Henderson, Shell Vice President Shipping & Maritim
The executive committee of Euronav NV announced that the company sold the Newbuilding Suezmax Cap Isabella (2013 – 157,648 dwt) for a selling price of USD 54,000,000 and that the vessel will be delivered to its new owner upon delivery from Samsung Heavy Industries due to happen by the end of the mon
Siemens Industry, Inc. today announced it has been awarded a multimillion dollar contract by LEEVAC Shipyards, LLC to equip two newly constructed Aries Marine Corporation marine platform supply vessels (PSV) with its unique diesel electric propulsion solution at Leevac`s facilities in Jennings, La.
The sixth tanker of RST22M Project named Bakhtiar Vahabzade, built by the Besiktas Shipyard for Palmali Group, was delivered to the owner on 15 March 2013. In total ten vessels of Project RST22M were ordered by Palmali Group from Besiktas Shipyard. The Shipyard plans to perform all orders by the end
Babcock has been awarded a four year contract by the UK MoD for the manufacture, supply, repair and provision of technical services for maritime constructive engineering equipment for all Royal Navy ships and submarines. Under the £11m+ contract Babcock will supply a core project management service
Adria Winch, together with its partner Seaonics AS, has recently won a contract to supply deck equipment for two STX OSV’s Offshore Subsea Construction Vessels of 11 L design. The vessels are currently being built in STX OSV Brattvaag Shipyard for a Norwegian owner, Siem Offshore. Under the contract
Rolls-Royce plc has received the Green Ship Technology Award for its Environship concept – a revolutionary design and system solution for cargo ships that reduces CO2 emissions by up to 40 per cent compared to similar diesel powered vessels. The Environship, which can be adapted for different ship t
On March 15, 2013, MSC FLAMINIA has left the Jade-Weser-Port in Wilhelmshaven. The vessel is put out to sea without any further occurrences and set a course for the North Sea. MSC FLAMINIA’s destination are the Daewoo shipyards in Mangalia, Romania, where the ship will be overhauled. The voyage to R
Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. has received an order to build five state-of-the-art 14,000TEU Containerships for Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” Line). The order comes from “K” Line’s decision to replace its existing fleet with a new generation of eco-friendly Ultra Large Container Vessels (ULCVs),
Just a few months after opening an office in Stavanger, Damen Shipyards is set to deliver a second Stan Tug to a Norwegian owner – EB Marine A/S – a family-owned diving company, which is one of the oldest diving companies in Norway. This latest order for a Stan Tug 1204 follows an order for [&hellip
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and Hakata Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., of Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, have agreed to collaborate in the joint development of a 1,000 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) container carrier. On March 18 the two companies received the first order for the carrier, for two
