The largest ship ever built by The Craig Group, an S class Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) launched this week at Balenciaga Shipyard in Northern Spain. The Craig Group has committed £50M to the construction of the vessel, The Grampian Sovereign, and its sister ship, The Grampian Sceptre. Managed by The
OAO Sovcomflot (SCF Group) today announces that on 12 December 2012 it signed a USD 160 million, 12 year export credit facility with Finnvera plc, Finnish Export Credit Ltd. and ING BANK N.V. The funds will be used towards financing two new ice-breaking supply vessels, Vitus Bering and Aleksey Chiri
HATLAPA Uetersener Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG and LOEWE MARINE GmbH & Co. KG will be collaborating closely in the area of steering gear and rudder system maintenance and repairs. The new partnership was announced at the SMM tradeshow in Hamburg in September. The two companies expressed confidence
Private sector ship-builder ABG Shipyard said yesterday it has bagged a Rs 485 crore order to build a cadet training vessel for the Indian Navy. The order from the Indian Defence Ministry to build the 110-meter vessel capable of carrying a light helicopter and achieving a top speed of 20 knots, is a
MMC Green Technology in Fosnavåg, Norway has received type approval by Det Norske Veritas (DNV) for their treatment system MMC BWMS, for ship ballast water. The approval could also result in a tenfold increase in the number of employees, including a massive upsurge in business turnover. A brand new
Teekay LNG Partners L.P. today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering CO., LTD., (DSME) of South Korea for the construction of two 173,400 cubic meter Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) carrier newbuildings, with options to order up to three additional
Renaissance subsidiary, Topaz Marine Engineering (Topaz), a UAE-based full service ship building, ship repair and engineering services company, confirms it has been commissioned by the Kuwait Oil Company (“KOC”) to design, build and deliver 10 Fast Steel Crew /Pilot Boats of 22m LOA (“Crew/Pilot Boa
The International Association of Classification Societies celebrates the re-opening of its Brussels office with the EU maritime community Representatives from EU Institutions, European and international organisations were invited to an event organised by the International Association of Classificati
On Dec.12th, the naming & delivery ceremony for 48000dwt ocean practice teaching vessel Yu Ming was held in the international shipping center. It was a milestone for China shipping Industry, education and shipbuilding industry. The new building of the subject vessel got the support from Ministry of
Shell Gas & Power Developments B.V. (Shell) and the Technip Samsung Consortium (TSC) have signed a heads of agreement to enhance collaboration on the design, engineering, procurement, construction and installation of future innovative FLNG facilities. The agreement builds on the existing relationshi
Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) last week handed over the 208 metre-long RoRo ferry “Ulusoy 14” (Hull No. 753) to the Turkish shipping company Ulusoy Sealines. She is the biggest and longest ferry ever delivered by FSG. “We are delighted that with Hull No. 753 we have been able to set a fur
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, today announced an order worth more than £100 million to supply integrated power and propulsion systems for seven offshore drilling vessels in Brazil. The ships will be built at the Atlântico Sul shipyard for Brazilian oil company Petrobras. Rolls-Royce
The ‘Aegir’, a customized version of ULSTEIN SOC 5000 design, has started her seatrials in South Korea. The vessel, designed by Ulstein Sea of Solutions, is Heerema’s latest deepwater construction vessel (DCV),measuring 211.5 metres by 46.2 metres. She is outfitted at the DSME shipyard in South Kore
The PSV vessel Havila Charisma is today, Dec. 12th, delivered from the yard Havyard Ship Technology in Leirvik in Sogn to a company owned 50% by Havila Shipping ASA. She is of Havyard 833 L design, the breadth is 19.6 meters and length is 92.8 meters with a deck area of 1100 square meters and [&hell