Ships & Yards – Page 19
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NewsWork finally starts on promised FSG newbuilds
Work was starting this month on the first of two RoRo ferry newbuilds promised in August to reconstituted German shipyard FSG by its latest owner, reports Germany Correspondent Tom Todd.
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NewsFRENCH CABLESHIP ORDER GOES TO SRI LANKA
Sri Lanka’s Colombo Dockyard has secured a further export deal in the niche sector of cableship construction, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsBUREAU VERITAS CLASS FOR FAROESE SURVEY VESSEL
The recent delivery of the research vessel Jákup Sverri from MEST Shipyard offers further evidence of the Faeroese yard''s technical sophistication. The Bureau Veritas-classed vessel will be among the quietest vessels ever built, the classification society noted.
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NewsHST Marine first to buy Damen Multi Cat 2309
UK-based HST Marine has become the first company to order Damen Shipyards Group’s Multi Cat 2309, to extend its business operations beyond crew transfer and into workboat activities.
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NewsFIRST NAVAL ORDER FOR HULL VANE SETS SIZE RECORD
An 11-metre long, two-metre wide Hull Vane will be retrofitted to the Royal Netherlands Navy’s 108-metre Oceangoing Patrol Vessel (OPV) HNLMS Zeeland, making it the largest such device built to date and also the first to be fitted on a naval ship.
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NewsDUTCH-BUILT PIPELAYER RAISES THE BAR
Claimed to set a new standard in undersea pipelaying, the 149m integrated reel-lay vessel Seven Vega has joined the fleet controlled by offshore engineering and construction specialist Subsea 7, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsBakker Sliedrecht to retrofit propulsion drives of multi-functional vessel
Bakker Sliedrecht will retrofit the propulsion drives of the Commissioners of Irish Lights vessel Granuaile early next year. This will extend the lifespan and service operations of the vessel for the remainder of her working life.
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NewsFirst Smart Notation for shuttle tanker
ABS has awarded the first Smart (INF) Notation to a shuttle tanker, to recognise its data communication and network infrastructure.
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NewsFincantieri signs deal to operate new shipyard in Mexico
Fincantieri has signed a deal to operate a new shipyard in the Americas, after signing a letter of intent with the local administration in Yucatán State, Mexico. Under the terms of the agreement, Fincantieri will be granted a 40-year concession to manage a new ship repair, conversion and maintenance yard ...
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NewsDamen delivers Total Offshore’s first vessel
Damen Shipyards Group has delivered Total Offshore B.V.’s first ever vessel as the company ventures into the offshore crew transfer market.
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NewsDamen completes Eidsvaag conversion
Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam (DSAm) has converted a former platform supply vessel (PSV) into a fish feed carrier for Norwegian company Eidsvaag.
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NewsHOME-GROWN VALEMAX SERIES FOR JAPAN
Another behemoth specifically designed to lift Brazilian iron ore for China’s steel industry is nearing handover from the Ariake complex of Japan Marine United (JMU), writes David Tinsley.
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NewsWärtsilä 14 engines selected for Swiss Inland ferry order
Technology group Wärtsilä has been selected to supply the engines and related emissions control after-treatment systems for two new passenger ferries being built for operation between Switzerland and France across Lake Geneva.
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NewsMAN ES wins ME-LGIP order for Petredec VLGC newbuildings
Singapore-based shipowner Petredec Holdings (Eastern) has signed a contract for the construction of three LPG-powered 93,000 cbm LPG carriers at Jiangnan Shipyard, The vessels will be powered by MAN B&W 6G60ME-LGIP dual-fuel engines, capable of running on LPG, MAN Energy Solutions confirmed.
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NewsNEW ECO-CLASS POST-PANAMAX BULKER
Retained competitiveness in bulk carrier construction, underpinned by continuous design refinement, a strength of Japanese shipbuilding, is expressed in the newly-delivered, 87,635dwt Ocean Gold, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsMR2 TANKER DESIGN FEATURES THREE 100-TON SAILS
Shipowner Cargill has committed to a newbuilding project with wind technology company BAR Technologies and naval architect Deltamarin that will see three 45-metre tall WindWings, each weighing approximately 100 tons, fitted to the deck of a series of MR2 product tankers.
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NewsFirst SHI VLEC delivered to STL
The first of an order of 12 Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLECs) now being built to ABS Class has been delivered to Zhejiang Satellite Petrochemical (STL) by Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI).
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NewsKICK START FOR NEW CLEAN ENERGY TRADE
Japan is a step ahead of the rest of the world with a soon-to-be-commissioned liquefied hydrogen carrier, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsNEW FLAGSHIP OF UK CRUISE FLEET
Britain’s largest cruise ship and the first to be LNG-fuelled has been handed over by German contractor Meyer Werft, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsCHILEAN DEBUT FOR EFFICIENT NEW GEOMETRY ROPAX HULL DESIGN
Naval architect firm NaviForm provided details of its new geometry hulls, including the power savings expected based on tank testing of the unprecedented designs.
