The Croatian Government and Samobor-based DIV company have finally signed a privatisation contract for the Brodosplit Shipyard. The decision to accept DIV’s offer came after the the European Commission gave the green light, on 21 February, to the restructuring plan and privatisation contract for the
Damen Shipyards Group is launching a new vessel type in its ASD Tug series. The ASD Tug 2913 has been designed primarily as a highly manoeuvrable, powerful tug, ideally suited for busy harbours where space is limited. Petersen & Alpers (Germany) is the launching customer for the new tug, which will
Farstad Shipping ASA has, through its wholly owned subsidiary Farstad Supply AS, reached an agreement with Ocean Yield of a sale and leaseback of two AHTS. The vessels, both UT 731 CD design, are under construction at Vard Langsten in Tomrefjord (previously STX OSV Langsten) for delivery ultimo Marc
Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (SWS) has won a contract to build 3 plus 2 318.000 DWT very large crude carriers (VLCCs) for China Merchants Energy shipping (CNES). It is reported that this series of vessels is the latest generation of environmentally friendly VLCCs, optimized and designe
The World’s Longest established Fuel Injection equipment specialist’s ‘PB Asher’ joins forces with ‘Burgess Marine’ The UK’s largest independent Ship Repair Company to offer a complete solution for marine engine overhaul, repair & replacement. Ben Cross – MD at PB Asher says “We couldn’t be happier
The Board of Directors of COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited announced that COSCO (Zhoushan) Shipyard Co., Ltd , a subsidiary of the Company’s 51% owned COSCO Shipyard Group Co., Ltd, has delivered a bulk carrier of 57000DWT, “OCEAN MASTER”, to its European buyer. The delivery documents were sign
ANADOLU Shipyard which has successfully completed and delivered 8 LCTs (Landing Craft Tank) to Turkish Navy during 2012 has also accelerated its work on LST project in the first weeks of the year 2013. ANADOLU Shipyard has signed a contract with Turkish SSM (Undersecretariat of Defense Industries) t
FLEX LNG provides an update to the shareholders regarding the ongoing dispute with Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI). As previously announced, FLEX LNG considers the four shipbuilding contracts and the EPCIC that were entered into with SHI in 2008, to have been abandoned. FLEX LNG has requested that SH
Lady sponsor Annemie van der Ven- Scheeren, who named the ‘Coastal Voyager’ of Acta Marine in Amsterdam (The Netherlands) on 28th February, has not taken her task lightly. The spouse of the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Acta Marine not only wished the vessel and crew well, but also held a mar
On March 5, at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Riva Trigoso (Sestri Levante, Genoa), there was a ceremony to mark the cutting of the first sheeting for the sixth Fremm vessel. This is a further step in the European Multi Mission Frigate construction program, the most important joint initiative to date amo
On February 28, the Christening ceremony of 13,386-TEU container ship MV. COSCO BELGIUM was grandly held at Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co.,Ltd (NACKS) . Mr. Li Yunpeng, Executive Vice President of COSCO Group, Mr. Wan Min, Managing Director of COSCON, Mr. Gao Ping, Secretary of Party Committ
First block of the first from the three Icebreakers of project 21900 M, being presently under construction at Vyborg Shipyard, is placed on open building berth. “Main yard capacities are focused now on construction of semi-submersible barge which is intended for hull assembly of icebreakers and othe
Ulstein Verft delivered ‘Blue Power’, the third of six medium-sized platform supply vessels (PSV) of PX121 design from ULSTEIN® to Blue Ship Invest, on 6 March 2013. “The great efforts of all those involved and the experience we gained from the construction of the first two vessels in this series ha
Leading classification society ClassNK announced that it has granted AIP (Approval in Principle) to the MIBS (Minimal Ballast Water Ship) VLCC design developed by Namura Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. in cooperation with the Shipbuilding Research Centre of Japan. Although the IMO’s Ballast Water Management
