In light of the recent Tubbataha incident, activist scientist group AGHAM or Advocates of Science and Technology for the People called on the government to build a national ship-building industry that will strengthen the country’s capacity to protect its own territory and marine resources. “If only
TTS Group ASA has through its subsidiary TTS Marine AB in Sweden signed a contract worth approximately 75 MNOK (approx. USD 13,5 million). The contract is with Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd in China and concerns delivery of equipment to three Post-Panamax type Car Carriers to be built for th
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won orders worth $160 million from Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd. for the design, supply, supervision of installation, testing and commissioning of the main electrical systems for seven next generation drillships that will operate in the deep wat
Ulstein Group has presented its new IMR vessel design in a short video. The Seven Viking is a state-of-the-art vessel, with the innovative X-BOW® it is designed to meet the high demands of Inspection Maintenance and Repair (IMR), Survey and Light Construction in some of the harshest environments. Th
Guangzhou Shipyard International, a daughter company of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, has secured a contract to build two more product tankers for Frontline, Sino Ship News reports. The 115,000 dwt vessels are scheduled for delivery in late 2014 and 2015, and it is estimated that each of the
The most iconic section of HMS Queen Elizabeth, the Forward Island containing the bridge, has begun her delivery journey from the dock hall on HM Naval Base Portsmouth where the first steel was cut just 70 weeks ago. After leaving the dock hall’s basin and passing through a lock, the Forward Island
SMOE, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine, has secured a contract worth about S$900 million from Det norske oljeselskap ASA, Norway for engineering, procurement and construction of the Process, Drilling and Quarters Platform (pdQ) Topsides to be installed at a water depth of 112 metres for
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. announced yesterday the expansion of its fifth OSV newbuild program by four vessels, as well as its intentions to ultimately build up to eight Jones Act-qualified MPSVs as a subset of its growing OSV newbuild program to service the subsea construction and IRM market
The Board of Directors of COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited has 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 BEAUTY”, to its European buyer. The delivery documents were s
Jaya Holdings Limited, operators of Singapore’s leading offshore shipbuilding yard, today delivered a new state-of-the-art multi-purpose offshore support vessel Jaya Pride. “Jaya Pride is one of the most sophisticated vessels produced by Jaya’s Batam shipyard,” said Chief Executive Officer Venkatram
ASD tug “TSM Albatre”, built by Padmos Shipyard, has successfully entered service with a bollard pull of 32t and free running speed of 11.4 knots the vessel is a compact and versatile workhorse. The French-flagged tug covers 19 meters in length with 8 meters breadth and it can develop a maximum spee
On 1th February Western Baltija Shipbuilding delivered new fishing trawler hull (NB58) for the Danish client “Karstensens Skibsværft AS”. Fishing trawler hull “ASBJORN SELSBANE” is 55,0 m length and 12,80 m width. Refrigerated sea water tanks (RSW) with the 500m3 capacity, have been mounted onboard.
The Chinese oil company Sinopec has selected another Havyard designTM for its fleet renewal programme. Havyard Group shall deliver a design package for building of a Havyard 832 Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) at the Chinese shipyard Fujien Mawei Shipbuilding. This is the second time in a row that Sino
DAMEN Shipyards Group daughter Damen Shipyards Bergum has deliverd Damen Combi Freighter 3850 ‘Hoogvliet’. The carrier for oversized cargo was launched at Cruise Terminal Rotterdam last Saturday by lady sponsor Annefleur Janssen. She is the daughter of one of the participants of the business allianc
