On 20 April, Austal christened USNS Millinocket (JHSV 3) at its state-of-the-art shipyard in Mobile, Alabama. USNS Millinocket is the third of ten Joint High Speed Vessels (JHSV) Austal has under contract with the U.S. Navy as part of an overall 10-ship contract worth over $1.6 billion. The 338-foot (103 metre) catamaran vessel was named [...]
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On March 5, at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Riva Trigoso (Sestri Levante, Genoa), there was a ceremony to mark the cutting of the first sheeting for the sixth Fremm vessel. This is a further step in the European Multi Mission Frigate construction program, the most important joint initiative to date among European industries in the Naval [...]
Jiangsu Hantong Ship Heavy Industry Co., Ltd (HTS) successfully held, on Dec. 18th, the keel laying ceremony for another 57.000 DWT Bulk Carrier (yard No. HT57-117). The carrier has been Class approved by KR. Vice general manager- Mr.Li Jinian together with the representatives of the ship-owner and the class all attend the ceremony. Vessel Particulars: [...]
On Dec.12th, the naming & delivery ceremony for 48000dwt ocean practice teaching vessel Yu Ming was held in the international shipping center. It was a milestone for China shipping Industry, education and shipbuilding industry. The new building of the subject vessel got the support from Ministry of Transport of P.R.C.，the local government and the leaders [...]
On November 15 2012, Chengxi Shipyard (Xinrong) Co., Ltd performed a ceremony for VALE FTS, a conversion project of VLOC Ore Sossego. The representatives from Owner VALE, Management MSI and Xinrong Shipyard jointly started the crystal ball which meant this project was successfully commenced. The VLOC Ore Sossego arrived at Chengxi Shipyard (Xinrong) Co., Ltd [...]
TSUJI hosted a signing ceremony on October 25, 2012 for delivery of NB0025-”PIO GRANDE”, the fifth vessel from NB series. The ceremony was attended by the shipowner’s representative Mr. Carlos Alberto Carloni and Deputy General Manager of Tsuji Mr.Wu Qingqing, Assistant to the General Manager of Tsuji Mr.Yang Yuanrong. Mr. Carlos Alberto Carloni commended on [...]
Last Friday “Vestland Mira”, owned by the shipping company Vestland Offshore, was named in Balestrand in the Norwegian county of Sogn and Fjordane. Only seven minutes after the naming ceremony, the Havyard-designed vessel “Vestland Mira”, went straight into work on a contract in The North Sea. “We have started on a contract with SGS, a [...]
On October 17, 2012 a ceremony of laying a 16 mWt new generation icebreaker of project 21900M for FSUE “Rosmorport” was held at the Vyborg shipyard in the presence of the Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation Viktor Olersky and deputy General Director for fleet of the FSUE “Rosmorport” Aleksandr Alyoshkin. Representatives of Rosmorrechflot, [...]
Croatian-based shipbuilder 3. MAJ, on October 11th 2012, held the christening ceremony for a newbuild tanker Palanca Luanda (Yard number 716) which was followed with the launching ceremony of tanker Palanca Sydney (Yard number 718). The vessels are being built for the Swedish company WISBY TANKERS. In total, shipbuilder 3. Maj and the Swedish owner signed contract for [...]
On 13 September, 2012, Hyundai-Vinashin Shipyard successfully organised Steel Cutting ceremony for Hull No. S075, the 37000 DWT Bulk Carrier under attendance of representatives from Densa Denizcilik Sanayi e Ticaret AS (Turkey), ABS and the Yard. Main particulars: – Length: 187 m – Breadth: 27.8m – Depth: 15.6m – Cargo capacity: 47,600 m3 – Speed: [...]
