Nine Vessels built by DSME were selected as the best ships of 2012. As a result of this year’s achievement, DSME has now had more than nine ships selected for the fifth consecutive year. The world’s four biggest magazines exclusively dedicated to shipbuilding and shipping select the best vessels ann
Akdeniz Shipyard has started construction/steel cutting of the new generation 10.500 DWT Super Green Cargo Ship designed by Turkey based Norden Ship Design. The vessel is very economic and fuel-efficient comparing to the same size vessels in the world. Reputable well known Technical University perfo
Rem Offshore ASA has entered into a newbuilding contract for one OSCV vessel at Kleven Verft AS. The vessel is of the MT6022 L design with a length of 117 meters and a breadth of 22 meters. The vessel will be delivered from yard in 2nd quarter 2014. The contract price for the vessel is […]
The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) announced that it received its first newly built Roll-on/Roll-off Container (RoCon) vessel from Hyundai MIPO on 5th of February 2013 in South Korea. This is the first of six sophisticated vessels that Bahri contracted Hyundai MIPO to build it in
Foreship BlueTech Ltd. is a company founded by Foreship Ltd. and key employees of BlueTech, Foreship Ltd. being the largest shareholder. BlueTech specializes in efficient and eco-friendly cargo ship standard designs, while all other business areas remain at Foreship Ltd. Mr. Petri Hakulinen, former
Shell UK has awarded Atlantic Offshore another long term contract and Atlantic will build another Havyard 820 Field Support Vessel vessel Havyard Group will deliver a design and equipment package for the construction of the third ship of the Havyard 820 type for Atlantic Offshore. “We are proud to d
The first refrigerated cargo carrier, S507, that was built in last 5 years by Kyokuyo shipyard was named and delivered on Jan. 17th. The naming and delivery of the new generation ultra-low-temp reefer (ULTR) was celebrated by Mr. Hiroyuki Seno, President of her owner Yamane Sangyo Co., Ltd., and 35
Last Saturday, February 2nd, Damen celebrated the keel laying of an 80-metre Crane Barge 8025 for client BAM International. The Damen CBa 8025 is executed with a day accommodation and will be named ‘IB 429’. The scheduled delivery time is April 2013. The crane barge is being built at Damen’s partner
IHC Merwede has successfully named and launched the 5,500m³ trailing suction hopper dredger, DCI DREDGE XX, in a ceremony on 2 February 2013 at the company’s shipyard in Kinderdijk, The Netherlands. It is building the innovative vessel for Dredging Corporation of India Ltd (DCI). The ceremony was pe
The BAE Systems built Forward Island from which HMS Queen Elizabeth will be commanded has been declared ready for her first sea voyage. The iconic Forward Island, known as Upper Block 07, is the hub of the ship as it contains the main bridge and approximately 100 vital mission systems compartments.
China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) announced on Friday that the company has entered into a shipbuilding contract with Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Corp (DSIC) and China Shipbuilding & Offshore International Co (CSOC) ordering 3+2 Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs). The new 319,000 dwt VLCCs will
A collision of two FPSOs occurred on Saturday at the Honorio Bicalho shipyard in Brazil due to bad weather, according to Reuters. The FPSOs were under construction at the shipyard when they broke free of their moorings and collided. The owner of the FPSOs, Petrobras, said that the company will condu
Cemre Shipyard has recently launched and delivered the second bulk vessel of 2.000 DWT Helene H (Yard No. NB22 121215) to Seaworks group. The contract for the construction of two vessels (designed by NSK Nordnorsk Skipkonsult AS) was signed on 25.05.2011. This content is available after accepting th
On January 31st the Suezmax tanker Stena Sunrise was named at the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) shipyard in Geoje, South Korea. The vessel is the last in a series of seven units and is owned by Stena Bulk. The Stena Sunrise is a third generation, fuel-efficient Suezmax and, like the other tankers i
