Colonna’s Shipyard Inc., Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a $17,942,143 fixed-price contract for a dry-docking phased maintenance availability on the USS Monsoon (PC 4) for the accomplishment of miscellaneous structural, electrical and mechanical repairs, including dry-docking. This contract contains
Drydocks World, the leading maritime service provider, will showcase its extensive portfolio of services and capabilities for the Defence sector at NAVDEX, the dedicated Naval Defense and Maritime Security area at IDEX, the region’s leading Defence Exhibition organised at ADNEC, Abu Dhabi, during Fe
SEAS, PIRIOU’s Vietnam-based shipyard, has delivered the 100th crew boat built by PIRIOU since 1995. FSIV BOURBON SHAMAL was christened on Saturday January the 12th by SEAS in Vietnam, prior to her ship-owner handover. Designed by Piriou Ingénierie and Mauric Design, and built by the Piriou SEAS shi
Technomar, a shipping company based in Greece, has ordered a pair of containerships from Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction shipyard in the Subic Bay, the Philippines, SeaShipNews reports. The order for 6,900 teu vessels comes with an option for two more of the same type. Allegedly, the vessels
Croatian based shipbuilder 3. MAJ held a spectacular launching ceremony, on Feb. 11th, for the last in a series of four tankers the shipbuilder is building for the Swedish company WISBY TANKERS. The vessel named Palanca Singapore (Yard No. 719) was launched from the shipyard’s slipway N0.1. The tank
NYK Group is targeting the achievement of “zero emissions” by 2050 and has designed the concept ship NYK Super Eco Ship 2030 as a milestone for 2030. The idea behind the concept is not only to make it clear what the industry needs to develop technically in the long term, but also to lead the [&helli
Toisa Ltd. signed a contract with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for the construction of a Multipurpose Offshore Construction Vessel (MOCV) designed by Dutch design office Ulstein Sea of Solutions. The DNV classed vessel is a customized version of Ulstein’s Deepwater Enabler design. The DP3 vessel i
Indian Coast Guard Ship “Rajratan”, the fifth of a series of eight Inshore Patrol Vessels (IPVs) was commissioned by Director General Indian Coast Guard, Vice Admiral MP Muralidharan in Kolkata yesterday, February 11. Indigenously built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, Kolkata, the 50m lo
For a third consecutive year, NYK has received the highest rating on the Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation’s Environmental Assessment Loan. NYK places environmental issues at the top of its corporate priorities. In fact, the company’s medium-term management plan, “More Than Shipping 2013,” establi
To handle the new heavyweight anchors required for rigs operating in extreme depths off Brazil, Rolls-Royce has developed a tailor made solution. Two torpedo anchor-handling systems will be installed on two anchor-handling vessels to be built for the Norwegian shipowner DOF. Brazilian oil giant Petr
In response to the U.S. Coast Guard’s demanding Offshore Patrol Cutter requirements, Vigor Industrial looked beyond the conventional. With the Ulstein X-BOW®, Vigor delivers unmatched seakeeping and endurance in a capable offshore workhorse. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gd
Technip officially named its latest new vessel today in Vigo, Spain. The Deep Orient, a newbuild medium construction vessel, will be dedicated to subsea construction and flexible pipelay projects. During the ceremony held at the Metalships & Docks (MSD) shipyard in Vigo, the ship was named by the ve
The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) refueling complex overhaul (RCOH) will not start due to a lack of funding, the Navy said Feb. 8. Lincoln was expected to move to Newport News shipyard next week to begin the overhaul. However, as a result of the fiscal constraints resulting from the
Almi Tankers S.A. announced that on February 5th, 2013, it assumed the management of M/T Almi Sun, following her delivery to the owners at DSME’s Okpo Shipyard. This 149,996 DWT tanker is the fifth Suezmax of Almi’s newbuilding programme and was built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co.
