Wärtsilä’s AQUARIUS® EC ballast water management system (BWMS) has been granted BASIC Approval by the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) during its 64th session in London, which commenced on 1st October 2012. The initial application for BASIC A
Intercargo the trade Association representing the interests of the bulk shipping industry, yesterday announced the appointment of Mr John Platsidakis as Chairman. Mr Platsidakis is currently Managing Director of Piraeus-based Anangel Maritime Services Inc., a function that he will continue to perfor
The latest Mark V vessel to join the Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) fleet received a warm welcome and was named Salome at a ceremony in Sydney Harbour, Australia, on 3 Oct 2012. With 200 high-profile guests including The Lady Sponsor for the Salome; Ms Anke Koeckler, Managing Director of Volks
Nakilat is flying the flag for Qatar’s marine industry at the Gastech exhibition in London this week, showcasing its world-leading gas carrying fleet of ships and Qatar’s own ship repair and shipbuilding facilities. Delegates from Nakilat and its joint venture companies are in London to promote Naki
Sentinel Marine announced that the company has exercised its option for two Khiam Chuan designed PSVs to be built in China. These 75m vessels share the same specifications as the first two in the series and are scheduled to be delivered in Q3 and Q4 2013. The new building and option agreements were
Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. has been awarded a contract by Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) to convert six (6) 200 class DP1 offshore supply vessels (OSV’s), to 240 class DP2 OSV’s. The announcement was made by Bollinger executive vice president, Ben Bordelon, who said, “We are very pleased to announc
Working with a group of some of the best Dutch marine experts – TU Delft, TNO, Marin, Damen Shipyards and De Vries Lentsch Naval Architects – the KNRM has created the concept of an advanced ‘on-scene coordination search and rescue vessel’. Principal innovations in hull design, ergonomics, communicat
Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and operation of dry bulk vessels, today announced that it has signed, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, a Memorandum of Agreement to acquire a newly-built Post-Panamax dry bulk carrier of 98,704 dwt, built by Tsu
Nam Cheong International Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nam Cheong, has secured sale contracts with a total value worth USD52.1 million (equivalent to approximately SGD64 million) for two units of Platform Supply Vessels (PSV). The two PSVs are sold to two new West Africa customers engage in the
On October 9, 2012, Grandweld Shipyards has celebrated the inauguration of its new facility in a special ceremony held at Grandweld Shipyards’ new location at Dubai Maritime City. Over the years, the company has experienced a rapid growth which has necessitated the expansion to a larger facility. In
STX OSV Holdings Limited (“STX OSV”), one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, announces that Siem Offshore has declared options for the design and construction of two additional Offshore Subsea Construction Vessels (“OSCV”). The vessels will be equippe
After the South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industry (HHI) refused to deliver an oil tanker to Irano Hind Shipping Company (IHSC), its minority partner in joint venture, Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), decided to buy the vessel, The Hindu Business Line reports. The main reason of delivery
In April 2011, PGS ordered two new generation Ramform Titan-class vessels, with options for another two vessels, from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. Deliveries of the two first vessels are in Q1 and Q4 2013. Export credit financing in Japan for the new builds has now been concluded. The estimated
SIOFF has entered into a shipbuilding-contract with Fjellstrand AS in Norway. The contract is for the construction of one Installation Support Vessel, with option for one additional vessel. The associated gross project cost for the first vessel, ready for operation, is approx. USD 55 million. The fi
