The first Mistral-class assault landing ship under construction at STX France shipyard for Russia will be launched in Sept 2013, the yard’s representative stated at the Euronaval-2012 exhibition on Monday, Vzglyad writes. Until now 10 hull sections have been constructed at STX France shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, which has been tasked for assembly of 90% of each [...]
STX OSV Holdings Limited, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, announces that the platform supply vessel Far Solitaire, built by STX OSV Langsten in Norway for owners Farstad Supply, was elected Ship of the Year 2012. The annual Ship of the Year award recognizes outstanding vessels delivered from [...]
OSX was awarded the Oil & Gas Deal of the Year Americas, at the Project Finance International Awards for raising an US$ 850 million loan for the construction and implementation of the FPSO OSX-2. The financing agreement was concluded with a group of international banks in October 2011. The event will be held on January, [...]
![USA: Foss’ Shipyards Celebrate Full Year Since Last Lost Time Injury]()
Foss Maritime Company has surpassed one full year without incurring a lost time injury. For Foss’ marine operations, it has been two million man-hours and nearly a year and a half, since the last lost time injury. For Foss’ shipyards, more than a year has passed since the last lost time injury. “This significant achievement [...]
![Taiwan to Construct First Yacht Industry Park Early Next Year]()
Following years of intensive concerns by industry insiders, Taiwan`s first yacht industry park will be constructed in the southern … By Steve Chuang (cens) Source: cens, July 15, 2011;
![China’s Shipbuilding Industry Output Value Increases 25.4 pct in First Five Months of this Year]()
The total industrial output value of China’s shipbuilding industry increased 25.4% year on year to RMB 302.3 billion in the first five … (China Knowledge) Source: China Knowledge, July 6, 2011;
![More Orders This Year for Korea’s Top Three Shipbuilder]()
Korea’s top three shipbuilders saw an increase in new orders this year despite global shipbuilding orders dropping sharply from a year … By Eoh Jin-joo(Arirang News) Source: Arirang News, July 4, 2011;
![Korea’s Top Three Shipbuilders Announce Increase in New Orders for This Year]()
Korea’s top three shipbuilders saw an increase in new orders this year despite global shipbuilding orders dropping sharply from a year earlier. According to related industries on Thursday, global new shipbuilding orders during the January to May period stood at 12 million CGT or compensated gross tons which is not even a third of total [...]
![Germany: Tognum Group Attends This Year’s Power-Gen Europe Exhibition in Milan]()
At this year’s Power-Gen Europe exhibition in Milan from 7 to 9 June, the Tognum Group will be showcasing its portfolio of distributed power generation plants marketed under its MTU Onsite Energy brand. The range of products available from the globally active specialist for propulsion and power solutions covers diesel engines for vessels, diesel generator [...]
![UK: Pendennis Shipyard Concludes Busiest Refit Season in Their 23 Year History]()
Pendennis has recently concluded its busiest refit season in their 23 year history, with six vessels being finished over the past few weeks.A significant project undertaken was MY Audacia with an impressive list of updates completed in just nine weeks. This included comprehensive design improvements including a 2m stern extension, reconfigured aft curving staircases [...]
