Category archives for: Europe & Eurasia

The VG 6000-E, a Unique ‘Proven Design’ from CIG Shipbuilders

The VG 6000-E, a Unique ‘Proven Design’ from CIG Shipbuilders

Central Industry Group (CIG) is a group of 10 companies, all providing industrial goods and services to the international shipbuilding market and to complex architectural projects. Shipkits and Vuyk Engineering Groningen, both subsidiaries of CIG, working together under the name CIG Shipbuilders, herewith proudly present the VG 6000-E, a unique ‘proven design’ solution for multipurpose [...]

Transfluid Makes Shipbuilding More Efficient

Transfluid Makes Shipbuilding More Efficient

Complex requirements that place increasing demands on efficiency are mission-critical challenges for tube forming applications too. This is particularly true for shipbuilding. The high investment in the tooling needed for forming machines has been an unnecessary cost driver – until now. A corresponding tool had to be available for every possible combination of tube geometry [...]

Germany: Research Project HoOK Underway

Germany: Research Project HoOK Underway

With funding from the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology and supported by “Projektträger Jülich” (PTJ), over the next three years Hamburg University of Technology, Mareval AG Hamburg and the maritime engineering company HeavyLift@Sea will conduct research into the improvement of tools for the simulation of offshore crane operations. The project is named HoOK – [...]

COSCO Shipyard Hands Over Bulker Duo

COSCO Shipyard Hands Over Bulker Duo

The Board of Directors of COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited today announced that COSCO (Zhoushan) Shipyard, a subsidiary of the Company’s 51% owned COSCO Shipyard Group Co., Ltd, has delivered one bulk carrier of 57.000 DWT, “OCEAN LADY” and one bulk carrier of 82.000 DWT, “DL ACACIA”, respectively to its European and Asian buyers. The delivery [...]

New Tractor Tug Cerro Itamut Delivered to ACP

New Tractor Tug Cerro Itamut Delivered to ACP

Spanish shipbuilder and repair company Astilleros Armon SA recently delivered tug Cerro Itamut, the first out of 14 vessels that were ordered by the Panama Canal Authority (ACP). The $158.3 million contract, awarded to the company offering the best value proposal, involved the construction, testing and staggered delivery of 14 tractor-type tugs of 70 tons. The [...]

World’s Largest Catamaran to Feature Colfax Fluid Handling’s Hydraulic Pumps

World’s Largest Catamaran to Feature Colfax Fluid Handling’s Hydraulic Pumps

Colfax Fluid Handling, a business of Colfax Corporation, has been awarded a contract as the exclusive supplier of hydraulic pumps for a ship capable of lifting the topside structures from offshore platforms. With a lifting capacity of up to 48,000 t, the ship will remove topsides in one piece and transport them to land for [...]

Holland Shipyards: Naming Ceremony of DP Gezina

Holland Shipyards: Naming Ceremony of DP Gezina

May 17th, 2013 will certainly be remembered for its outstanding atmosphere during the naming ceremony of the “DP Gezina” at Holland Shipyards’ premises in Hardinxveld – Giessendam, despite the heavy rain on the day. The naming of Service Support Vessel “DP Gezina” was performed by Mrs. Gezina Roelofs, and witnessed by the 200 guests attending [...]

Semi-Launch of the First Triple-E (Video)

Semi-Launch of the First Triple-E (Video)

A major milestone was reached on 23 February with the semi-launch of the first Triple-E at the shipyard in Okpo, Korea.  Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering’s Okpo Shipyard, South Korea is building the world’s largest ships – Maersk Line’s 400m long Triple-E container vessels. In order to make room for completing the next ships, the [...]

Video: Vard Brevik About to Hand Over MV Island Crown

Video: Vard Brevik About to Hand Over MV Island Crown

MV Island Crown, a purpose built Walk2Work Maintenance and Subsea Support Vessel, is due for delivery from Vard Brevik to Island Offshore by the end of May 2013. The vessel will comply with the SPS code with accommodation for a total of 100 persons. The vessel is outfitted for offshore Inspections, Maintenance and Repairs in [...]

Pella Shipyard Splashes RF Navy’s New Tugboat

Pella Shipyard Splashes RF Navy’s New Tugboat

Tugboat “RB-399” (YN 937) of project 90600, pertaining to the series of vessels of 2013 delivery program, has been launched at Pella Shipyard. This year the tugboat will be delivered to Russian Federation (RF) Navy and put into operation within the Northern Fleet of RF. The tugboat is intended for towing and berthing operations in [...]

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