At 13.30 hrs today Island Offshore took delivery of the M/V Island Crown from Vard Brevik. The vessel is a purpose built Walk2Work Maintenance and Subsea Support Vessel outfitted for offshore Inspections, Maintenance and Repairs in addition to general subsea work. Vessel equipment includes a long-reach offshore crane and a permanent heave compensated gangway system [...]
Offshore Turbine Services (OTS) has ordered two more CTruk 20T MPCs for delivery in spring 2014. The Pontrilas-based offshore wind support provider has proved that CTruk’s innovative composite workboat design offers contract-winning features in today’s safety and cost-conscious market. The inking of this latest order comes as the company prepare to name their fifth CTruk [...]
On Thursday, 23 May 2013, Hamburg Süd celebrated the double christening of its container ships “Cap San Nicolas” and “Cap San Marco” at the Hyundai Heavy Industries yard in Ulsan (South Korea). With a nominal slot capacity of 9,600 TEU, the two newbuildings are Hamburg Süd’s largest-ever vessels and, with 2,100 reefer plugs, the ships [...]
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Capt. William C. Greene will relieve Capt. L. Bryant Fuller as commander of Portsmouth Naval Shipyard during a change of command ceremony at the shipyard on May 24. Vice Adm. Kevin M. McCoy, Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command will preside over the ceremony and provide the keynote speech. Rear Adm. Townsend G. Alexander, Commander Navy [...]
Last Wednesday (May 22), Petrobras’ subsidiary Transpetro signed the addenda for the resumption of the Purchase and Sale agreement for 12 vessels commissioned from the Atlântico Sul Shipyard (EAS), which had been suspended since May 2012. The shipyard has met all of Transpetro’s requirements in order to continue building the vessels, which are part of the [...]
Hyundai-Vinashin Shipyard (HVS) at the Hull processing shop held, on May 24th 2013, a steel cutting ceremony for the Hull No. S408, the first 50,000 DWT Class Product Tanker in series of four vessels built for d’Amico International Shipping S.A., Italia. The representatives of owner, Rina class and the shipyard attended the ceremony. The representatives [...]
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The Mexican Navy has contracted Damen Shipyards Group for the design and material package of a Damen Stan Patrol 4207, including technical assistance. Construction of the vessel will start in the summer of 2013 at ASTIMAR 1 (Tampico), one of the five naval shipyards of Astilleros de la Secretaría de Marina. The vessels are designed [...]
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The keel laying and authentication ceremony for the future Zumwalt-class Destroyer USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) was held at the General Dynamics-Bath Iron Works shipyard, May 23. The keel authenticators were George and Sally Monsoor, parents of the ship’s namesake Medal of Honor recipient Petty Officer Second Class Michael A. Monsoor. They confirmed that the [...]
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 [...]
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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 [...]
