Author: Importer

Nordic Heavy Lift subsidiary Avonway has ordered a unique crane vessel with a record 5,000 tonne single mast lifting capacity from Singapore?s Sembawang Shipyard. Sea of Solutions, part of the Offshore Ship…

Fugro has christened its new 3-D seismic vessel Geo Barents. This newbuilding is a 3-D seismic acquisition vessel capable of deploying six 6 streamers of up to 9 km in length. The…

Maersk Supply Service has ordered two more 23,500bhp multi-purpose anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels from Volkswerft Stralsund in Germany. The two vessels will be sister ships to the four multi-purpose anchor…

The Chinese shipbuilding company Jiangsu Eastern Shipyard has been awarded a contract to build two oil tankers worth $61.49 million by Indonesia's state-run oil firm Pertamina. Jiangsu is expected to deliver the…

Nordcapital, Germany, has signed a contract with Se Kwang Heavy Industries, (the former INP) Ulsan, Korea, to deliver four UT 786 CD anchor handling tug supply vessels (AHTS). The total value of…

The development of the WIG (wing in ground-effect) craft, which the government hoped to use as a next-generation marine transport, has stalled since the government has failed to find a private-sector partner.…

The New York-based Ship Finance International Ltd., which operates a fleet of oil tankers and other ships, has signed contracts to buy five new container ships for a combined value of $190…

Nippon Steel Corp. and Nippon Yusen Co., Ltd. co-developed corrosive-resistant thick steel plate (NSGP-1) to use for the bottoms of cargo tanks in crude oil tankers. Nippon Yusen will proactively adopt this…

South Korean shipbuilders are expanding their manufacturing facilities abroad on the back of the vibrant market, despite nationalistic criticism that such overseas investments may cause inadvertent technology transfer to strong competitors such…

V.T. Halter has laid the keels for two National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ships at its shipyard in Moss Point, Mississippi. These two high-tech newbuildings will replace ships that are over…