Fairmount Sherpa
The tug ‘Fairmount Sherpa’ has successfully towed jack-up drilling rig ‘Baharia I’ to her new position in the Zeit Bay oil field in the Gulf of Suez.
A new tug ‘Yong Gang Tuo 29’, built specifically for ship-handling operations in the Ningbo Port area, has recently been delivered to her owners, the Ningbo Port Group of China, from Zhenjiang Shipyard.
SeaFrance
Struggling French ferry company SeaFrance has been given a new reprieve by the Paris court of commerce as a political battle rages over its future.
Support activities by the cruise ship Fuji Maru in areas stricken by the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami was the Cruise of the Year 2011 award from the Japan Oceangoing Passenger Ship Association at a ceremony last week.
Dockwise to manage heavy lift vessel ‘HYSY 278’
Offshore and transport service provider Dockwise has reached agreement with Offshore Oil Engineering Co Ltd (COOEC) to act as manager of its new-build vessel ‘HYSY 278’ for all third-party projects.
Alu Marine shipyard has successfully bid for the building of an inland waterways passenger transport vessel for the city of Calais, France.
Drydocks delivers self-elevating platform
Drydocks World has delivered the self-elevating platform ‘L210’ to Curacao-based Self Elevating Platforms.
Two new 24-metre passenger vessels have been delivered to Gestione Governativa Laghi in Arona, on Lake Maggiore in Northern Italy.
Maran Gas
Athens-based Maran Gas Maritime has agreed to exercise options held with South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries for two LNG Tankers, according to media reports.
Norwegian based NorWind Installer contracted the ULSTEIN Dutch design offices Ulstein Sea of Solutions and Ulstein IDEA Equipment Solutions as their design partners for a new foundation installation vessel for the offshore wind industry.
Damen set to launch new PSV series
Damen Shipyards will unveil its new platform supply vessel at Europort 2011 and will launch a complete PSV range in the next few months.
Maersk Drilling has received a letter of award from Total E&P Norge for one of two ultra-harsh environment jack-up rigs presently under construction in Singapore.
Bit Viking
‘Bit Viking’ the first product tanker to be fuelled by liquefied natural gas has entered service having completed sea trials.
Australian naval architects Incat Crowther has announced the launch of two 30-metre monohull crew boats by Veecraft Marine in South Africa.
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Ships are a good place to start in the development of a hydrogen economy aimed at achieving long-term emissions reductions. The global shipbuilding sector should seek growth opportunities from the offshore industry, according to Oh Kong-gyun, chairman and CEO of the Korean Register.
Speaking at the recent 4th Seoul International Shipbuilding and Maritime Conference in South Korea, Oh explained that while the world fleet is continuing to grow, the number of new orders decreased within the period 2006-09.
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The IMR/subsea construction vessel ‘Neptune Larissa’ was delivered from Zhejiang Shipbuilding to ship-owner Neptune Offshore on November 15.
Bulk carrier ‘Wugang Innovation’ broke the record for the largest iron ore shipment to leave Port Hedland last Tuesday, November 15.
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The self-propelled cutter suction dredger ‘Ambiorix’ was launched on October 28 at the IHC Merwede shipyard in Hardinxveld-Giessendam, Netherlands.
VOSTA LMG has signed a co-operation agreement with Indian company BEML for the construction and supply of dredgers to Indian end-users.
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