The EPC conversion project FPSO P-63 (Papa Terra) has today left the COSCO Dalian yard in China for its voyage to Brazil with a planned short stop-over in Singapore for refueling. Estimated arrival in Brazil is in February 2013, where the final integration of the remaining six modules will take plac
ABS, the leading provider of classification services to the global marine and offshore industries, signed a strategic cooperation agreement with CSBC Corp., Taiwan (CSBC) on 16 October 2012. Through this agreement, ABS agrees to support CSBC in vessel and offshore asset construction. The agreement c
The launch of the first three tug boats built at Erhama Bin Jaber Al Jalahma Shipyard, Qatar for Milaha and Qatar Petroleum ‘s Port of Mesaieed was celebrated today, Nov. 19th, with a naming ceremony at shipbuilder Nakilat Damen Shipyards Qatar (NDSQ). The three 18m-long tug boats are the first of a
China Oriental Energy has ordered six very large gas carriers (VLGCs) from Jiangnan Shipyard, with an option for additional 10 to 16 units of the same vessel type, Sino Ship News reports. Delivery is expected to begin late 2014. Jiangnan Shipyard is part of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC
Cryonorm Systems receives order to install the LNG fuel system on two gas carriers for Anthony Veder. The order consists of a turn key LNG fuel system for two gas tankers. Cryonorm Systems will engineer, produce and supervise the installation of the LNG system. Anthony Veder and Cryonorm Systems rea
Vigor Marine L.L.C., Shipbuilding, Portland, Ore., is being awarded a $34,848,589 firm-fixed-price contract for the detail design, construction, installation and systems verification for the mobile landing platform core capabilities set enabling the transfer vehicles and equipment at-sea from a lega
Jiangsu Hantong Shipyard (HTS) named and delivered the last 57.000 DWT bulk carrier which was built for CONTI, on November 8th 2012. The vessel, named POS AZURIT and classed by LR, is a new type of supramax bulker optimised to burn less fuel oil. The efficiency improvements have been achieved by car
Essar Shipping Limited (ESL) part of the Essar Group has, taken the delivery of MV Kishore and MV Ashok. Theselatest addition to Essar Shipping’s growing fleet, MV Kishore and Ashok, are MiniCape vessels which are 253 metre long, 43 metre wide and a cargo capacity of 105000 dwt. On induction of thes
Keppel FELS Brasil S/A’s (Keppel FELS Brasil) yard in Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – BrasFELS – has delivered FPSO Cidade de Sao Paulo 19 days ahead of schedule and with an excellent safety record. FPSO Cidade de Sao Paulo has a production capacity of 120,000 barrels of oil per day (bopd)
A new Finnish Border Guard patrol vessel will be installed with box cooler anti-fouling systems designed as the result of collaboration between Blokland Non-Ferro and Cathelco Ltd. The 96 metre vessel is under construction at the STX Finland Oy’s Rauma shipyard with delivery scheduled for November 2
A&P Falmouth is soon to drydock the Condor Express, one of the aluminium fast cats operated by Condor Ferries. Falmouth regularly drydocks the conventional Condor ferries, Condor Clipper and Condor Goodwill, but will now also see the aluminium catamaran Condor Express arrive for drydocking during No
A survey conducted by NAPA Group, the leading software house for ship design and operations, into preparation levels for the upcoming IMO ship energy efficiency management plan (SEEMP) has revealed that a majority of respondents were unaware of scope of potential fuel savings the plan could trigger.
DUNCAN, the sixth and final Type 45 destroyer built by BAE Systems, set sail on November 16 from the company’s Scotstoun shipyard on the Clyde to embark on her second stage sea trials off the west coast of Scotland. During the next 19 days at sea, DUNCAN will undertake an extensive programme of tria
Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary Jurong Shipyard (JSPL), and Prosafe have finalised a contract for JSPL to build the second unit of a new generation harsh-environment accommodation semi-submersible worth US$295.2 million. This follows the Letter of Intent announced by Sembcorp Marine and Prosafe earlier
