Arctic shuttle tanker SCF Timofey Guzhenko, currently engaged in work on the Varandey project, bears the name of this great Russian statesman. 15 February marked 95 years since the birth of Timofey Guzhenko – a prominent Russian statesman who made a significant contribution to the historical develop
Leading manufacturer of major maritime projects, Nordic Yards, has signed a contract to construct an offshore transformer platform. The client, Alstom, with whom Nordic Yards will be working for the first time, was awarded the tender by transmission grid operator TenneT Offshore GmbH. DolWin gamma i
Lee Jackson, President & CEO of Jackson Offshore Operators, announced the company has contracted Guido Perla & Associates (GPA), BAE Systems, and Rolls Royce to build two qualified Jones Act offshore support vessels for delivery in 2013 and 2014. The M/V Thunder and M/V Breeze will be 252-feet long
Fiskerstrand BLRT AS and the ship owner Egil Ulvan Rederi AS have signed contracts for delivery of two advanced LNG-gas powered fish feed vessels. The concept is developed by Multi Maritime AS in close cooperation with Egil Ulvan Rederi AS, based on functional requirements from Marine Harvest ASA. T
On the 20th of February 2013, the Jumbo Fairpartner successfully completed the transport of an 816t Bogie Support Structure. The Structure was loaded in the Gul Basin of Singapore early February and discharged in Ulsan, South-Korea, where it will be integrated in a new building vessel. The diameter
Super tug Fairmount Alpine has delivered the container vessel Emma Maersk, one of the largest container carriers of its kind, at Fincantieri’s repair yard in Palermo, Sicily. To tow the 398 meter long 156,907 DWT Emma Maersk towards Palermo Fairmount Marine was contracted by Maersk Line. Tug Fairmou
The Navy’s first joint high-speed vessel, USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1), made a brief stop at Naval Station Mayport Feb. 14 to introduce the ship to Commander, U.S. 4th Fleet on its way to its new homeport in Little Creek, Va. The port call is an opportunity for senior officials and military personnel fro
The delivery of “Jolly Quarzo” has taken place on February 21st at the Korean Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering shipyard. The Industrial Plan, that will lead Messina shipping Group to enlarge its fleet by four 3900 teu or 6350 linear meter new ro-ro containerships the largest of this kind eve
Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) today delivered a 120T Bollard pull Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessel (AHTS), “SCI URJA”, bearing Hull No. BY-80, to The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd, Mumbai (SCI). This is the last in a series of 4 Nos of 120T Bollard pull AHTS’ being built by CSL for SCI. The Pro
The Harper Government, on February 22, announced a series of preliminary contracts valued at a total of $15.7 million for the joint support ships, the CCGS John G. Diefenbaker polar icebreaker and the offshore fisheries science vessels. “The Harper Government created the National Shipbuilding Procur
Last in the series of Five Pontoons, indigenously designed and being built by Goa Shipyard Ltd for the Indian Navy’s prestigious Aircraft Carrier INS VIKRAMADITYA, left GSL on 21 Feb 2013, more than two months ahead of delivery schedule. The pontoons are intended for mooring and berthing the 40,000
POSCO has accelerated in preoccupying the energy steel market that is the future new growth engine. It has successfully won an order for supplying 88,000 tons of 11 types of thick plate steel for FPSO (Floating Production Storage and Offloading), which is one of the world’s largest oil prospecting s
On Friday the brand new Damen Stan Pontoon 9127 (SPo 9127) arrived at the EDT base in Limassol, Cyprus. The ‘EDT REGAS’ was delivered from stock with a delivery time of 2 weeks after the contract. The SPo 9127 has a length of 91,5, a beam of 27,4 and a height of 6,1 metres. It […]
On Tuesday, 26 February 2013 the 145,000 gt cruise ship Norwegian BREAKAWAY, whose construction has taken merely 17 months, will float out of MEYER WERFT’s covered building dock II. Over the last few weeks the shipyard has been busy conducting extensive tests and machinery trials. The float-out of t
