Hyundai – Vinashin Shipyard held, Nov 14th, a keel laying ceremony for two 37.000 DWT bulk carriers. The vessels, with the yard No. S073 & S074, are the third and fourth in the series of 6 vessels contracted with Densa Denizcilik Sanayi e Ticaret AS (Turkey). Main particulars: Length: 187 m Breadth:
Load Line Marine S.A., the company launched three years ago by former Elmira Shipping & Trading technical director George Souravlas, may expand its fleet with new additions of eco-friendly bulkers, the maritime portal Shipping Herald reports. Reportedly, the company, prompted by growing demand for e
When it comes to purchase of secondhand vessels it seems that Greek shipowners are taking the lead based on the developments over the past seven days. Namely, last week the shipping industry recorded purchase of 4 bulk carriers at a value of about $68.3mil and 2 tankers worth about $41.5mil, Golden
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has signed a teaming agreement with Italian company Lauro Shipping to design innovative new gas powered ferries based on the award winning Environship concept. This important agreement marks the first time that a customer will utilise the Environship co
STX Offshore & Shipbuilding announced on November 20th, 2012 that it has made effective a turn-key construction contract of one BT-UDS dynamic-positioned Ultra Deep Water (UDW) drillship plus options for four additional units from Sigma Drilling Ltd. a company established by Skeie Technology AS in N
On Friday 23 November 2012, STX Finland Oy’s Rauma Shipyard celebrated the naming of the double-ended ferry built for and delivered to Suomen Lauttaliikenne Oy (Finferries). The godmother of the next generation road ferry, professor Elina Pirjatanniemi, gave the ship name “Stella” with the invited g
In response to the growing European market for wind energy, Chevalier Floatels has initiated the development of a new design concept for staff accommodation and transport to offshore wind farms installations. Chevalier Floatels’ ethos is that their vessels are more than just ‘floating accommodations
For the third time in a row Jan de Nul Dredging chooses No Limit Ships Shipyards. After first having bought two survey vessels, they now opted for a No Limit 1640 Crewtender with thirteen passenger seats. For the next five years the vessel is expected to be deployed for various projects in European
Zhejiang Ouhua Shipbuilding Co., Ltd, a leading shipbuilding enterprise in Zhejiang province, announced that on November 14, the company successfully held a keel laying ceremony for the MPV31-NB638 constructed for China Navigation. The keel laying was held in No.1 dock and was witnessed by Volodymyl
A steel cutting ceremony took place on Nov.16, 2012 in the Steel Fabrication Workshop of Chengxi Shipyard, thus kicking off construction of No.1 39,500 DWT bulk carrier, being built for the China Navigation Company. Mr. Tim Blackburn, president, and Mr. Martin Cresswell, Fleet Director from the Chin
Jinhai Heavy Industry is facing more contract cancellations. Namely, John Fredriksen’s Golden Ocean Group has cancelled two of the three newbuilding orders that were supposed to be built at subsidiary shipyard of HNA Group. Primarily, the newbuilding contracts were signed in 2010 with expected deliv
The new vessel Olympic Taurus has been delivered to Olympic Shipping AS from Kleven Verft AS, the company informed. Olympic Taurus will after delivery sail to Oslo for the vessel’s naming ceremony. Olympic Taurus is a Multipurpose Offshore Vessel with diesel electric propulsion, low fuel consumption
The Board of Directors of COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited announced that COSCO Guangdong Shipyard Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of the Company’s 51% owned COSCO Shipyard Group has delivered a bulk carrier of 35000DWT, “MARINE PRINCESS”, to her Asian buyer. The delivery documents were signed by COSCO
The naming ceremony of the 82,000 DWT Bulk Carrier ”Warsaw”, which was built in New Yangtz Shipyard and converted in Chengxi Shipyard Co., Ltd for SMT Company, was held at the No.5 Berth on Nov.15, 2012. Mr. Anthonius Voorham, owner of SMT, and Mrs. Mary Voorham, Mr Mark Voorham, CEO of SMT, and Mrs
