Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division on Saturday christened the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship America (LHA 6). The ship, the first in a new class, is the fourth U.S. Navy vessel to be named America, extending a legacy dating back to 1861. Lynne Pace, wife of retired U
A training seminar for RS surveyors specialising in gas carrier survey took place at the RS Personnel Training Centre. Thirty five specialists passed theoretical training and received relevant certificates. Thus, one more step was made towards the enhancement of the RS expertise in the field of mari
AHTS vessel named SEALINK 179, build by Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard Group Co., ltd for Malaysia SEALINK company, has been launched smoothly today. The vessel is classed by ABS and meets the requirements of HAB, ENVIRO and ORO. She is a high power offshore vessel propelled by both diesel oil and elect
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, recently delivered four Azipod C propulsion systems for the Blue Ocean II Wind Turbine Installation Vessel built by Samsung Shipyard in Korea. This is a repeat order from Samsung Shipyard, following a similar scope for the first Blue Ocean Wind
Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM) has been awarded ‘Shipyard of the Year’ at Lloyd’s List Middle East & Indian Subcontinent Awards 2012, held at the Grand Hyatt in Dubai on 16 October 2012. N-KOM was designed with optimal flexibility to undertake the entire spectrum of repair works, conversio
VT Halter Marine, Inc. (VT Halter Marine), a subsidiary of VT Systems, Inc. (VT Systems) has announced the delivery of the 112 foot ATB Offshore Tug, Evening Star, for Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc. (Bouchard). This tug is similar to others built for Bouchard in previous years by Halter Marine. M
There are some clearly identifiable steps which need to be taken to enhance shipping’s already very impressive record of maritime safety, according to International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) Secretary General, Peter Hinchliffe. Speaking at the IMO Alternative World Maritime Day Event in Bahrain this
Representatives from Oceanex Inc., were in Flensburg, Germany last week for the cutting of first steel of what will become the largest Canadian flag container/roll on roll off (Con/Ro) ship. This twenty knot, ice-class vessel, to be named the Oceanex Connaigra, is custom designed for world-wide trad
McDermott International, Inc. (McDermott) announced, Oct 17th, that one of its subsidiaries has been awarded contracts to refurbish and undertake rig repair work at the McDermott Altamira fabrication facility in Tamaulipas, Mexico. The two jack-up rigs are the Friede & Goldman L-780 Mod II design an
Platform Supply Vessel “EDDA FERD” (Construction C444) built for the Norwegian Shipowner OSTENSJO REDERI AS, was launched, Oct 17th, at Gondan shipyard, Figueras facility (Castropol). This PSV is designed by the Norwegian company SKIPSTEKNISK, with the length of 92,60 m, breadth of 20,6 m the vessel
Austal held a keel-laying ceremony today for the third Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) – Jackson (LCS 6), one of five Austal-designed 127-metre US Navy Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ships under contract with the US Navy. Dr. Katherine Holmes Cochran, the ship’s sponsor, was pr
Croatian-based shipbuilder 3. MAJ, on October 11th 2012, held the christening ceremony for a newbuild tanker Palanca Luanda (Yard number 716) which was followed with the launching ceremony of tanker Palanca Sydney (Yard number 718). The vessels are being built for the Swedish company WISBY TANKERS.
Atlantic Container Line (ACL) has confirmed that their five new roll-on oll-off containerships (CONROs) will be built to UK standards. The five new vessels are being built at the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co. Ltd in Shanghai China. They are the first of their type ever built with a contai
Norwegian Cruise Line has reached an agreement with MEYER WERFT GMBH of Germany to build a new cruise vessel, for delivery in October 2015, with the option for a second ship for delivery in spring 2017. The new ship, at 163,000 gross tons and approximately 4,200 passenger berths, will be larger than
