The Taiwan International Ports Corporation (TIPC)’s plan to purchase two new 5,200hp harbor tugs is part of Port of Kaohsiung’s overall strategy to enhance Asia’s regional transshipment, comprehensive logistics and vessel handling services and to expand port and harbor facilities to meet the needs o
On March 9th, the crew on the Abeille Bourbon successfully completed towing operations on the CMA CGM Marco Polo, the jewel in CMA CGM’s crown and the largest containership in the world capable of carrying up to 16,020 TEUs, as part of an type approval testorganized by the Atlantic French Maritime P
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI), the world’s biggest shipbuilder and the leading marine engine manufacturer, today announced that it completed a type approval test of two ultra long stroke marine engines under license with MAN Diesel & Turbo. The type approval test of the G (Green)-type mar
It has been confirmed that the world’s largest container ships – Triple E – will call at the Port of Gothenburg, Sweden. The ships, which can carry 18,000 containers, are currently being built at a shipyard in South Korea. The first call will be in August. Test runs have been taking place at the Por
Cruising has become a major part of the tourism industry, especially in North America and Europe, that is why the shipyards around the world face great challenges to build ships for comfortable cruising with all the necessary luxury. One example of such ships is Ruby Princess. The 116,000-tonne crui
Learn all about Prelude FLNG, the world’s first floating liquefied natural gas facility. This revolutionary design and technology will be used to help open up new natural gas fields at sea that are currently considered too costly or difficult to develop. Six hundred engineers from around the world h
Last weekend was hectic at Ulstein Verft, as three PSV sisters of the PX121 design were on the move. Yno 296, Blue Thunder, was launched on Saturday 9 March, and is now situated quayside, bright and blue. The hull of yno 298 was docked into the dock hall for outfitting. While the newly delivered Blu
Uljanik shipyard and Jadrolinija from Rijeka signed, on March 4th, a contract for the construction of four ferries for the transportation of 600 passengers and 145 vehicles. Each of the vessels will be 100m long, 17.5 m wide with draught 2.4 m, deadweight at maximum draught 950 tonnes and speed 12.5
The construction of the OSX’s Açu Shipbuilding Unit (UCN Açu) in the Açu Superport Industrial Complex in São João da Barra, located in northern Rio de Janeiro State, has been progressing according to schedule since construction began in July of 2011, with partial operation beginning in the first qua
Wärtsilä has won a valuable order to supply a series of pumps to be installed on a new floating storage unit (FSU). The FSU is being built by Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea for Statoil, the Norway based international energy company. When completed, it will be located on the Heidrun oil and
Miclyn Express Offshore has announced the completion of upgrading works on MPSV Endeavour. This project was undertaken by a specialised team based in MEO’s Batam shipyard. The team has had previous experience with upgrading works such as jumboisation, DP2 upgrading and complicated vessel conversions
Two 8200hp ASD tugs named “Huan yu san hao” and “Huan yu liu hao” were successfully delivered by Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard Group Co., Ltd. to Qingdaon port Co., Ltd. These two vessels are the largest ASD tugs in Asia, and they can fully provide towing-assistance to other very large vessels includin
Cargotec’s MacGregor has received another large order, following MacGregor RoRo cargo access equipment order from South Korea announced on 6 March, to deliver a total package of cargo access equipment for five new Container/RoRo (ConRo) vessels. The vessels are to be built at Hudong shipyard in Chin
HANJIN Heavy Industries and Construction (HHIC)’s Yeongdo Shipyard has sped up normalization of its business by signing a letter of intent to build a USD 300 million Offshore Supply Vessel (OSV) Lately, HHIC has been very aggressive in winning bids. HHIC’s Subic Shipyard has recently won the bid to
