The second of the Njord Offshore Windfarm Support Vessels (WSV), Njord Kittiwake, has been launched at the Strategic Marine shipyard in Singapore. The first vessel, Njord Avocet, has completed a full set of trials and not only exceeded the speed requirement of 26 knots but also proved to be remarkab
FOB SWATH AS has taken delivery of the newly built FOB SWATH 2 vessel from Danish Yachts shipyard. The vessel is primarily purposed for offshore wind farm staff transport. FOB SWATH 2 sets new standards, as it overcomes the seasickness and similar discomfort that servicemen experience when sailing w
COSCO Shipyard Group Co., Ltd. (COSCO), a preferred partner for the world’s leading shipping companies and offshore oil service providers, has extended its five-year master agreement with Intergraph®. The agreement strengthens the strategic partnership between COSCO and Intergraph and extends Interg
Korean shipyard Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has been awarded with a contract for 20 Medium Range (MR) product carriers by Sinokor Merchant Marine, according to Fearnleys Weekly report. Reportedly, the contract was signed last week and it comes in the form of 10 formally ordered and 10 optional 52,000-dwt
IHC Merwede has introduced the IHC Beaver® 65 DDSP, the successor to the highly successful IHC Beaver® 6518. The IHC Beaver® 65 DDSP is part of the IHC Beaver® series of standard cutter suction dredgers. It is built for stock with short delivery times and designed and built under the BV Coastal Area
Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with Svitzer Middle East for the delivery of two Damen Stan Tugs 1606. The contract was signed during the second day of Seatrade Middle East Maritime exhibition in Dubai. Svitzer is in need for both tugs due to a recent charter contract with Danish stevedo
Prospector Offshore Drilling S.A.(PROS), which has four jack-up rigs under construction in Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Offshore Co. Ltd. (DSIC-Offshore), was informed on Wednesday that DSIC-Offshore has been notified by Friede & Goldman Marketing BV (F&G) to temporarily suspend work on the Rigs’ ja
Yesterday at the International WorkBoat Show in New Orleans, GE Marine announces its timeline for meeting EPA Tier 3 and Tier 4i, as well as IMO Tier III emission compliance without the need for exhaust gas after-treatment for its L250 and V250 marine diesel engines. GE’s engine technology eliminate
MAN Diesel & Turbo has confirmed the first order for its low-speed, dual-fuel ME-GI engine. American shipping company, TOTE, has signed a contract with its compatriot shipyard NASSCO in San Diego for the construction of two new state-of-the-art containerships with an option for three more vessels fo
General Dynamics NASSCO hosted, Dec. 4th, a keel laying ceremony for the second Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) ship at the company’s San Diego shipbuilding facility. Delivery of the second MLP ship is scheduled for first quarter 2014.This second MLP ship will be named John Glenn, in honor of John Her
EXMAR Marine NV received payment of a license fee on 3 December for the design of the OPTI-11000® semisubmersible hull design which has been customized for LLOG’s Delta House floating production unit (FPU) to be installed in the Gulf of Mexico in 2014. The OPTI® is a proprietary semisubmersible desi
Dubai- Based Grandweld Shipyards has announced the successful delivery of the new service boat “Nakilat 11” to Kuwait Oil Tanker Company. KOTC Chairman and Managing Director Bader Al-Khashti signed the delivery documents with Grandweld General Manager Jamal Abki in a special ceremony held at KOTC he
Dutch superyacht builder Amels has sold a Damen-built SEA AXE 6711, a 67-metre Fast Yacht Support vessel, which is due for delivery in spring 2014. It will bear many similarities to Garçon, the SEA AXE 6711 which made an impressive appearance in Monaco earlier in the year, although there are some st
This summer the MTS Duandra was launched in Benelux as the world’s first semi-hybrid inland waterway tanker built by Shipyard Trico B.V. This ship uses Volvo Penta diesel engines for both propulsion and generator set that helps to reduce emissions significantly. The two standard Volvo Penta D16 MG G
