An 84m long trailing suction dredger St Pierre, built by the STX Lorient, has been delivered to the Societe de Transports de Fluvio Maritime de l’Ouest. The complex design of this vessel was developed in conjunction with Holland MT, an engineering and supply company serving international dredging co
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) has opened a new office in the United Arab Emirates (Dubai). The office has been established for the purpose of ensuring quality, timely and cost-effective request performance in the region including a number of countries of the Arabian Peninsula and the Af
The Board of Directors of COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited announced that COSCO (Zhoushan) Shipyard Co., Ltd (COSCO Zhoushan), a subsidiary of the Company’s 51% owned COSCO Shipyard Group Co., Ltd, has delivered a bulk carrier of 57000 DWT named ASIAN TRIUMPH to its Asian buyer. The delivery do
On September 14, 2012, DSME held a steel cutting ceremony for Excelerate Energy’s LNG regasification vessel Hull No. 2402, signifying the commencement of the construction process for the vessel. This vessel will ultimately provide service to Petrobras under long-term charter for its VT3 project in G
On the 14th of September 2012 ULJANIK Shipyard delivered yard 489, named “Barda”, to the Azerbaijan State Caspian Shipping Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan. This is the first of two contracted ships, of 5000 tonnes deadweight, for the transportation of wagons on the Caspian Sea. The ship, of le
On the 14th of September 2012 ULJANIK Shipyard delivered yard 489, named “Barda”, to the Azerbaijan State Caspian Shipping Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan. This is the first of two contracted ships, of 5000 tonnes deadweight, for the transportation of wagons on the Caspian Sea. The ship, of le
Huntington Ingalls Industries, its Ingalls Shipbuilding division, has delivered the amphibious transport dock Anchorage (LPD 23) to the U.S. Navy. It is the seventh ship of the San Antonio (LPD 17) class built at Ingalls. “Today is a testament to the hard work and outstanding performance by our LPD
A report released yesterday detailed the growing impact of the Maritime Industry on the San Diego region. “The Maritime Industry Report,” conducted by the ERISS Corporation and sponsored by San Diego Workforce Partnership, The Maritime Alliance, and San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporatio
IBM today announced that Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), one of the world’s largest shipbuilding and offshore companies, has engaged IBM to build a stronger and more resilient IT environment around IBM’s advanced storage systems to help the company better manage its Big Data challen
The launching ceremony for the first salvage and rescue ship constructed in Korea on behalf of the Korean Navy was held on 4th September in Okpo shipyard. The vessel is named ‘Tongyeong’ and is the first of its kind constructed by DSME. It is scheduled for delivery in the second half of 2013. Salvag
Today, Monday 17 September, Far Skimmer (STX PSV08 CD) has been delivered from STX OSV Vung Tau in Vietnam to Farstad Shipping Pte. Ltd. in Singapore, a wholly owned subsidiary of Farstad Shipping ASA. Upon arrival in Australia, the vessel will commence its long term commitment to Shell Australia re
Continuing the long history of shipbuilding in Great Yarmouth, Alicat Workboats, based on Southtown Road and part of the Gardline group, formally handed over its latest vessel. This aluminium catamaran was manufactured by a company with a reputation of being one of the best builders of wind farm sup
On September 13 the Danish Prime Minister, H.E. Helle Thorning-Schmidt, and a delegation of CEO’s and specialists in the maritime industry attended a Sino-Danish Marine event in Shanghai, where the joint future of Danish and Chinese maritime industry was discussed. Organized by Danish Maritime, Dani
Sembcorp Marine through its wholly-owned subsidiary SMOE Pte Ltd (SMOE) has acquired from Smulders Group the entire share capital in its wholly-owned subsidiary of SLP Engineering Limited (SLP). SLP, based in Lowestoft Suffolk, United Kingdom (UK), will be renamed Sembmarine SLP Limited (Sembmarine