E.ON has awarded Great Yarmouth based Alicat Workboats a contract to build four new state of the art vessels to support offshore wind generation. The first to be built will serve E.ON’s Robin Rigg Wind Farm off the Solway Firth. Alicat have now started to build the new 19m high speed wind farm servi
On 30 December 2012 at about 5.30 pm, a crew member from Belfor Asia Pte Ltd (Belfor) was found unconscious by his teammates on the floor in the utilities room of the rig that tilted on 3 December 2012. At the time of the incident, the deceased Teo Kok Kee, aged 50, a Singaporean and […]
Mr. Eric Lim, on behalf of Yuexin Ocean Engineering, signed, December 22rd, a Delivery Agreement with a Nigerian owner representing the 32m ASD Tug M/V NAOMI PRINCESS was officially delivered. Applying Robert Allan design, the vessel was built under the survey of LR. She measures 32m in length with
Cheoy Lee’s largest GRP catamaran model continues to be a popular choice for local ferry routes within Hong Kong waters. Designed by Incat Crowther, these 32m vessels are based on an extendable 24-28m design originally developed for Cheoy Lee in 1998. Several other successful catamaran designs have
Prospector Offshore Drilling S.A. announced an agreement with Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Offshore Co., Ltd. to extend the expiry dates on three of its rig construction option agreements with DSIC Offshore that were previously due to expire on 31 December 2012. The first of these rig construction o
Samsung Heavy Industries and Hanjin Shipping sign joint research agreement for application of VPS. System to be applied to 4,600 TEU-class container ships, reducing fuel consumption by up to 15%. Combining green technology and an advanced navigation system as a breakthrough to overcome the economic
STX Europe AS on 31 December 2012 completed the sale of all of the shares in its wholly owned subsidiaries STX Norway Florø AS and STX Norway Design Florø AS to Westcon Group AS. The order backlog of STX Norway Florø AS was NOK 59 million (approx. USD 10.6 million) at the end of Q3 […]
Incat Crowther announced a contract to design a pair of 20m Monohull Crewboats for C and I Leasing of Nigeria. Under construction at Veecraft Marine in South Africa, the vessels continue the designer-builder-operator partnership that yielded success with Deborah, Perez and Ahuva in 2011. Based on th
Defense-oriented Zvezdochka Shipyard held, on Dec 20th, a keel-laying ceremony for new Project 20183 sea-going transport vessel “Academic Alexandrov”. The vessel, developed by the Saint-Petersburg-based Almaz Central Marine Design Bureau, will be built for the Russian Navy. This is the third ship of
Italian Shipbuilder Fincantieri Delivers Costa Fascinosa Costa Fascinosa, the new flagship of Costa Cruises, was delivered to the cruise line on Saturday, May 5, by shipbuilder Fincantieri in Venice, Italy. Officially handed over at the Venice Passenger Terminal, Costa Fascinosa — with sister ship C
Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, has been contracted to supply the complete dual-fuel propulsion package for two new Liquefied Ethylene Gas (LEG)/Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) tankers being built for Anthony Veder, the Netherlands based shipping company specia
STX France SA signed yesterday a contract for building a cruise ship intended for Royal Caribbean International (RCI – subsidiary of RCCL) fleet. Third ship of the OASIS class, this ship featuring outstanding dimensions is due for delivery in mid-2016. An option for a second ship due in mid-2018 is
McDermott International, Inc. announced that one of its subsidiaries has signed a contract for the design and construction of a new high-spec, highly capable dynamically-positioned combination S-Lay vessel with a 2,000-ton crane. The vessel, tentatively named Derrick Lay Vessel 2000 (“DLV2000”), wil
Hantong shipyard has successfully launched another 57.000 DWT Bulk carrier (Yard No. HT099), built for Eagle, on December 15th 2012. Vice general manager – Mr. Zheng Xishan together with the representatives of the ship-owner and the class attend the ceremony. Hantong shipyard is experienced in optim
