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Sealink Delivers New Vessel 7/2/2009 10:02:13 AM At the end of June, Sealink Slipways at Miri delivered a 53.8-by-13.8-m Offshore and Support Vessel to Rederij Groen B.V. of the Netherlands. Unlike Sealink’s Venture G, the new Maria G is powered by a pair of Cummins KTA50-M2 mains and uses three Cummins QSM11DM-powered 245 kW generators. The... ACMA Monitors First Dry Dock of TxDOT Ferry 6/26/2009 9:52:48 AM Alan C. McClure Associates (ACMA), a naval architecture and engineering firm, announced that the first dry dock for a ferry being built for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has been completed at Conrad Deepwater in Amelia, Louisiana. ACMA and Schuller & Allen provided engineering and... Jumbo Jubilee Delivered 6/22/2009 9:29:41 AM On June 8 the protocol of delivery and acceptance was signed between Jumbo and Damen Shipyards Galati, Romania. This means Jumbo is now the owner of the MV Jumbo Jubilee. After final outfitting and voyage preparation the vessel will leave Galati at the end of this week. As the Jumbo Jubilee... Topaz Launches Crew Boat, Kanoo 40 6/19/2009 9:29:29 AM Topaz Energy and Marine Ltd. through its subsidiary Nico Craft has launched a 98.4 ft crew boat named Kanoo 40 for Kanoo Shipping. The crew boat was designed by Technicraft, New Zealand and all the engineering and construction work was undertaken by Nico Craft in Fujairah. Nico Craft forms a part of... Largest Bunker Tanker Launched 6/17/2009 9:46:41 AM According to a June 17 report from The Business Times, Singapore launched the world's largest purpose-built bunker tanker by Hong Lam Marine. The 22,000 deadweight tonne tanker Spectrum, which was launched at Marina at Keppel Bay on June 16 and immediately put into service, is a collaboration between Hong Lam and Toyota Tsusho Corp (TTC)... NASSCO Delivers Second Product Carrier 6/16/2009 9:27:42 AM General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), delivered the second ship of its State-class of product carriers to USS Products Investor, a shipbuilding joint venture led by the Blackstone Group.  The ship is named Pelican State, the state nickname of Louisiana... MV Cape Britannia Bulk Carrier Delivered 6/16/2009 9:15:30 AM Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (MES with President Mr. Yasuhiko Katoh) completed and delivered 177,000 dwt type bulk carrier, MV Cape Britannia (MES HULL No. 1694) at its Chiba Works on June 11, 2009. This ship is the 2nd ship of the newly designed Cape-size Bulk Carrier of Dunkerque-max Type... TOP Ships Fifth Newbuilding Vessel 6/8/2009 8:28:40 AM TOP Ships Inc. (NASDAQ: TOPS) announced that it has taken delivery of the M/T Britto from SPP Plant & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd of the Republic of Korea.The Britto is the fifth of six 50,000 dwt product / chemical tankers to be delivered within 2009. The Britto has entered into a bareboat time-charter... Alameda’s Newest Eco-Friendly Ferry, Pisces 6/5/2009 7:55:07 AM The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) and the City of Alameda today announced that starting June 8, Alameda Harbor Bay ferry riders will be treated to a daily ferry commute onboard Pisces, the Bay Area’s newest ferry. Pisces’ interior design responds to... "Monte" Class Ship Christened in Hong Kong 6/4/2009 2:50:45 PM Monte Aconcagua, the last of a series of ten of Hamburg Süd's 5,552 TEU "Monte" class, was christened May 29, 2009 in Hong Kong. The container ship's sponsor was Luise Klus, daughter of Dr Ingeborg von Schubert, Chairlwoman of the Advisory Board of the Gundlach Group, Bielefeld. Following... New Cruise Vessel, AIDAblu 6/1/2009 9:35:04 AM AIDAblu, the seventh ship of the AIDA fleet, will be commissioned on 9 February 2010 with a ceremonious christening in the Port of Hamburg. The newly built vessel is the fourth ship of the new AIDA generation. With a length of 827 ft and a beam of 105.5 ft, AIDAblu is in the same category as its sister ships, AIDAdiva, AIDAbella and AIDAluna... Quantum Wins Cutter Contract 5/27/2009 2:42:40 PM Quantum Marine Engineering won a contract to engineer, design, supply and support the roll stabilization systems for the U.S. Coast Guard's new class of Fast Response Cutters designated as the WPC project. Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. is the prime contractor for this new class of cutters.  The contract... Manannan Arrives in the Isle of Man 5/27/2009 9:22:29 AM The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company’s latest Incat fast ferry has arrived in her new home waters after completion of a major refit in the United Kingdom. Allocated to the busy Douglas to Liverpool service, the Manannan is now the largest diesel powered high speed craft on the Irish... Fjell Passes Submersion Test 5/27/2009 9:14:19 AM Fairstar Heavy Transport NV (FAIR) announced that the submersion test of its self-propelled semi-submersible vessel Fjell was successfully executed on Sunday May 17 in Malta under the scrutiny of representatives of Det Norske Veritas (DNV). DNV has issued Certificates of Class to Fairstar. The vessel... eXtreme Carbon Fiber RIB 5/27/2009 9:08:35 AM eXtreme RIBs introduced the eXtreme 30, entirely constructed of prepreg carbon fiber using state of the art Formula 1 autoclave technology. The hull is manufactured from 4 millimeter solid carbon fiber, in strength the equivalent of 6 millimeters of steel, but at only a fraction of the weight... Launching of 62 ft Catamaran Ferry, Mararoa 5/22/2009 10:17:26 AM The 62 ft Catamaran Ferry, Mararoa was recently launched. The vessel was built at Q West in New Zealand for Meridian Energy to ferry their workforce to a remote power station in the South Island. Vessel specifications: Design type    Catamaran Ferry Survey   ... TUI Cruises' Mein Schiff Sets Sail 5/18/2009 9:39:21 AM Mein Schiff (My Ship), the first ship in the new TUI Cruises fleet, was named on May 15 in Hamburg, Germany, in a celebration that marked a significant step for the joint venture between Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd and TUI AG. The new brand is designed to serve the German cruise market, where... Navy Christens Gravely, Arleigh Burke Class 5/15/2009 9:54:38 AM The Navy will christen the newest Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer, Gravely, May 16 during a ceremony at Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Miss. The new destroyer honors the late Vice Adm. Samuel L. Gravely Jr. He was born in Richmond, Va., June 4, 1922. After attending... Nordic Seaarland Names New Carriers 5/12/2009 10:14:09 AM Nordic Seaarland Tankers BV has named two new 37,500 dwt product/chemical tankers building at Korea's Hyundai Mipo yard. Mt Nordic Agnetha was delivered on 8th May 2009, while Mt Amy will be delivered in July. Both vessels will be managed by Netherlands-based Seaarland Shipping Management, and will be entered into the Handytankers pool... USCG Accepts Nat’l Security Cutter Bertholf 5/11/2009 7:56:29 AM The U.S. Coast Guard took final acceptance of the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, the first of the Legend class National Security Cutter fleet, at the cutter's homeport of Alameda, Calif., Friday, May 8. Bertholf's final acceptance is part of the Coast Guard's deliberative acquisition process... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ...