Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, has been awarded the contract from Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine to supply main generating engines and thrusters for six new deep water drill ships to be built in Brazil at Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz. T
The majority of the shares of Deltamarin Ltd are to be sold to AVIC International Investments Limited. After the closing of the acquisition, Deltamarin’s existing operations will continue as they are and the business will remain independent keeping the name and the brand of Deltamarin unchanged. The
Workers at BAE Systems yesterday moved the biggest section of HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH, the first of two new aircraft carriers for the Royal Navy, out of the company’s shipbuilding hall at Govan for the first time. A team of 40 moved the 11,300 tonne aft section, known as Lower Block 04, across the speci
Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (PGS) has exercised its options to order another two Ramform Titan-class vessels at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. Two vessels were ordered in 2011. The two additional vessels will be vessel number three and four in the Ramform Titan Class. When completed, the four new b
Gulf Energy Maritime (GEM) has remained vigilant over the continued impact of the global financial crisis, particularly on the oil tanker sector, while simultaneously keeping a carefully optimistic stance with regard to the market’s requirement for greater size and flexibility in the oil transport m
Oman Shipping Company S.A.O.C. (OSC) named their latest Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) TAQAH, at Hyundai Heavy Industries co. Ltd’s (HHI) Yard in Ulsan, South Korea on 9th August 2012. TAQAH has a 317,000 deadweight ton (DWT) capacity, is 333 meters length overall, 60 meter in beam and a design dra
NYK has decided to build four next-generation type PCTCs (Pure Car and Truck Carrier). Two of the vessels will be built by Imabari Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. at its factory in Marugame city in Kagawa prefecture with technical assistance being provided by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. The other two ves
Hundreds of people endured wind and rain Saturday morning to attend the christening and launch ceremony for the 261-foot R/V Sikuliaq, the first built for the National Science Foundation in more than three decades. The R/V Sikuliaq, owned by the National Science Foundation, will be operated by the U
Finnish-based Auramarine Ltd. has received an IMO type approval for its CrystalBallast® ballast water treatment system. The approval was issued by DNV on behalf of the Norwegian Maritime Directorate after the successful land-based and shipboard testing in accordance with International Maritime Organ
Greatship (India) Limited (GIL), a wholly owned subsidiary of The Great Eastern Shipping Company Limited has taken delivery of GREATSHIP RACHNA, a Platform/ROV Support Vessel built by Colombo Dockyard Plc, Sri Lanka. Greatship Rachna is a DP2 vessel, capable of supporting offshore exploration and pr
Up to eight 2,300 teu container vessels will be constructed by the Chinese shipbuilder Zhejiang Yangfan Group, based on the order placed by German ship-owner Bernhard Schulte and financial institution JP Morgan, the Seatrade Asia reports. Namely, the contract stipulates four firm newbuildings, offer
Damen and Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) have signed a contract for 14 Damen ASD Tugs. An extensive process of yard prequalification and tender evaluation finally resulted in an award to Damen this summer. The series consist of two types, with 9 tugs of Damen’s recently launched 3212 model and 5 units of
Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands christens the boat ‘Polaris’ at the Cruise Terminal Rotterdam. Conoship’s member shipyard Barkmeijer had earlier launched Pilot Station Vessel ‘Polaris’ (NB 324). This vessel design is the result of close collaboration between the Dutch Pilot Organisation
In time-honoured maritime tradition, a ceremony was held this morning at the STX shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France, during which two commemorative coins were welded to MSC Preziosa’s mast radar, marking a significant construction milestone. Following the termination of the agreement with the origina
