Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has awarded WorleyParsons a contract for the detailed design and engineering for the topsides process modules of the floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for a deep-water oil field located offshore Nigeria. The expected revenue to WorleyParsons from this contract is over USD 100 million. The contract will be executed [...]
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Australian ferry builder Incat Tasmania’s world first high speed dual-fuel vehicle and passenger ferry is now officially fast with a lightship speed of 58.1 knots – (107.6 kilometres an hour) and a thrill for the designers of the 99 metre high speed vessel Francisco (Incat hull 069). This is certainly the fastest ship in the [...]
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After receiving its first order to build jack-up rigs for Norwegian Statoil ASA, Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd.(SHI) today revealed that it has scored another major order. This time the order relates to the construction of a multi-billion floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit that, according to SHI, will be the world’s largest. The FPSO will [...]
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DNV and WWF have announced ideas on how to develop a research concept vessel that can address the seemingly intractable problems associated with cleaning up the plastic debris that is accumulating in the world’s ocean gyres. The pathways and degradation processes of plastic in the ocean are still largely unknown, and to enable efficient clean-up [...]
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Plimsoll Publishing’s Ship Building & Repair (Global) Analysis provides a detailed overview of the Ship Building & Repair (Global) market and delivers a comprehensive individual analysis on the top 500 companies, including DAEWOO SHIPBUILDING & MARINE ENGINEERING CO., LTD., STX EUROPE AS and OSHIMA SHIPBUILDING CO.,LTD.. This report includes a wealth of information on the [...]
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Western Marine Shipyard has signed a new agreement for building one catamaran type passenger ship for Tanzania. The deal was signed by the Managing Director of Western Marine Shipyard Mr. Sakhawat Hossain and the Director of JGH Marine, Mr. Niels Holstein. JGH Marine is a Danish Company, which has received the notification award for supplying [...]
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Zamakona Yards organized a lecture-conference meeting focused on the Offshore Oil & Gas Market in West Africa in cooperation with the Naval Repairers Association (RNA) on Monday the 6th of May. ”Our Group is aware of the strategic importance this booming industry has to the port of Las Palmas and the great challenges ship repair [...]
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The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has published ‘Guidelines for installing ROV systems on vessels or platforms’ (IMCA R018). The new publication is aimed at vessel and platform owner/operators and designers; ROV contractor representatives; client and contractor staff who prepare bid documents and contracts; installation and rig managers; vessel and ROV managers; and vessel designers [...]
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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 [...]
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After years of meticulous planning, the world’s first FLNG facility is now becoming a reality. Meet the team working on Prelude FLNG as they take you behind the scenes at this mega project. An expert team from Shell will manage the multi-year construction of the FLNG facility to ensure the Prelude project’s critical dimensions of [...]
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