d’Amico International Shipping S.A. announced that its operating subsidiary d’Amico Tankers Limited (Ireland), exercised today its purchase options and entered in to contracts for the construction of two additional new product /chemical tankers ( Hull S410 and S411 – 50,000 dwt Medium Range) with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd. – Korea, expected to be delivered [...]
South Korea-based Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co (HMD), two days ago, signed a contract to build four products carriers for an unnamed European owner. The contract, announced yesterday in a regulatory filing, is estimated to be worth around $126.2 million. The announcement did not disclose any particulars of the ships or equipment to be used onboard [...]
KONGSBERG has been awarded a significant offshore automation contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME). The contract covers deliveries to four Transocean owned new-build drill ships, with an option for KONGSBERG to deliver products and services for six more drill ships. “We call this a ‘Full Picture’ solution, as it includes dynamic positioning, position [...]
The Ministry of Defence in Oman has awarded Damen Shipyards Group a contract for the construction of a Sail Training Vessel (STV). The 87-metre square rigged, three-masted steel clipper and will take up her role as flagship. In addition to its key role of training young Omani navy cadets and officers, the new clipper will [...]
Marinette Marine Corporation (MMC) was awarded options to build two additional Littoral Combat Ships (LCS). These are the fifth and sixth LCS ships that MMC has been contracted to build under the 2010 block buy contract. The award of LCSs 13 and 15 increases MMC’s backlog through 2016 and assures the company’s ability to maintain [...]
RDS, the drilling facilities engineering division of KCA Deutag, has signed a contract with Estaleiro Enseada do Paraguacu (EEP Overseas Limited), a newly established Brazilian shipyard. RDS’ core business is to deliver a comprehensive drilling facilities engineering service at every stage of design, construction and modification. As such, it will assist EEP with the detailed [...]
Further to the press release on 23 April 2013 entitled “VARD signs Letter of Intent for one Platform Supply Vessel with Simon Møkster Shipping”, Vard Holdings Limited has now entered into a contract with Simon Møkster Rederi for the design and construction of the Platform Supply Vessel (PSV). The vessel, of VARD’s own PSV 06 [...]
Western Marine Shipyard has signed a new agreement for newbuilding of one more container ship on 12 May 2013. This ship will be constructed for Bancan Shipping. The deal was signed by the Managing Director of Western Marine Shipyard Mr. Sakhawat Hossain with the Chairman of Bancan Shipping Mr. Mohammed Ilias on behalf of their [...]
Norway-based boat handling system and specialised davit supplier Vestdavit has been contracted to supply work boat and man overboard davits for four specially designed chase vessels which will support Norwegian seismic major PGS’ fleet of seismic ships. The ships are to be built at Turkey’s BEŞIKTAŞ GEMI İNŞA A.Ş. yard for Faroe Island shipowner P/F [...]
Cargotec’s MacGregor has received EUR 37 million (approx $48.6 Mln) order from Hornbeck Offshore Services Inc. to deliver four 250-tonne active heave-compensated (AHC) subsea cranes for four multi-purpose supply vessels (MPSV). The cranes will be delivered between fourth quarter 2014 and third quarter 2015. “MPSVs are specialized vessels that are principally used to support complex [...]
