Shipbuilding News


Fabricom Awarded North Sea Contract by EnQuest Britain Ltd

Sep 19, 2012

Newcastle-based facilities engineering company, Fabricom Offshore Services, announced that it has been awarded a major contract valued at more than £1million by EnQuest Britain Ltd, one of the UK’s leading independent oil and gas players.   Fabricom…

New Icebreaker for Russian Arctic

Sep 19, 2012

Shipbuilders at Baltiisky Yard starts the construction of Russia’s biggest and most modern diesel-engined icebreaker.The start of construction was marked by a ceremony at the Baltiiksky Yard in Saint Petersburg, Russia.According to the ship designers Petrobalt…

US Shipyard Contracted to Build Liftboat

Sep 19, 2012

Gulf Island Marine Fabricators to construct a 335-Class semi-submersible for Montco Offshore.Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.subsidiary, Gulf Island Marine Fabricators, L.L.C. is to fabricate the 185 feet long by 135 feet wide by 15 feet deep…

China Shipbuilder Delivers Handymax Bulker

Sep 18, 2012

COSCO Corporation (Singapore) announce subsidiary COSCO (Zhoushan) Shipyard has delivered a bulk carrier.Asian Triumph, a 57,000 dwt dry bulk carrier of 189.99 meters LOA, 32.26 meters in breadth and 18 meters in depth, constructed in the…

New FSU for Statoil in Norwegian Sea

Sep 18, 2012

Statoil, on behalf of the licence owners, issued a Letter of Intent (LOI) to Samsung Heavy Industries for a permanent floating oil storage unit (FSU).The contract is worth an estimated US$ 230-million and includes options to buy two additional units…

Chinese Shipyards Get Boost From Patrol Boat Orders

Sep 18, 2012

China's State Oceanic Administration has placed 8 orders with Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Co., & altogether 36 are to be built within two years.As the global shipbuilding industry endures one of its toughest spells in years, at least…

UK Shipyard Delivers Windfarm Support Vessel

Sep 18, 2012

Alicat Workboats, of Great Yarmouth,  delivers its latest catamaran workboat 'Dalby Trent' to Dalby Offshore.Continuing the long history of shipbuilding in Great Yarmouth, Alicat Workboats based on Southtown Road and part of the Gardline group…

Vietnam Shipyard Delivers Farstad OSV

Sep 18, 2012

Offshore Service Vessel 'Far Skimmer' delivered from STX OSV Vung Tau in Vietnam to Farstad Shipping Pte. Ltd. in Singapore.Upon arrival in Australia, the vessel will commence its long term commitment to Shell Australia related to their Prelude drilling campaign…

Ingalls Shipbuilding Delivers LPD 23 'Anchorage' to USN

Sep 17, 2012

Ingalls Shipbuilding division delivers the seventh ship of the 'San Antonio' (LPD 17) class to be built at Ingalls.The ship recently completed U.S. Navy acceptance trials, with shipbuilders successfully accomplishing more than 200 tests on the ship during the sea trial period…

Car Carrier Long-term Charters by Höegh Autoliners

Sep 17, 2012

Höegh Autoliners enters into 12 year bare boat charters for two 6, 500 car capacity Pure Car Truck Carriers (PCTC) to be delivered by DSME in 2014.The vessels will be owned by Ocean Yield AS and will be built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering's (DSME) shipyard in Mangalia…

Russian Navy to Expand Logistic Support Fleet

Sep 17, 2012

The Russian Navy plans over 100 new auxiliary ships by 2020 to satisfy the need for logistics support of its expanding combat fleet.Deputy Defense Minister Gen. Dmitry Bulgakov said: “We have already signed a contract to buy five new auxiliary ships…

Korean Shipyard Launches PIL Container Ship

Sep 17, 2012

The first ship of four 2800TEU container ships, 'Kota Gaya', for Pacific International Lines (PIL) launched from Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, Ulsan, S.Korea. Navgathi Marine is providing the project management for the new-buildings for Pacific…

Boilers Below Par in Latest Indian Aircraft Carrier Trial

Sep 17, 2012

Seven out of eight steam boilers of the propulsion machinery were found defective during sea trials of 'INS Vikramaditya', delivery date put back.The Vikramaditya, formerly the Russian Navy's Admiral Gorshkov, is to be handed over to India…

Russian Shipyard Booming, Recruits Shipbuilders

Sep 17, 2012

By 2013, labor staff of Baltiysky Zavod Shipbuilding Ltd (affiliate of United Shipbuilding Corporation) will increase by one third. The shipyard's backlog of orders now has grown to RUR 55-million. Revenue of Baltiysky Zavod Shipbuilding Ltd in 2012 is evaluated as RUR 12…

US Navy CNO Casts Eye on NNS Warship Construction

Sep 16, 2012

Huntington Ingalls Industries' Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division hosted the Chief of Naval Operations for a tour of the shipyard.Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert was briefed on the shipyard's current work and capabilities and met with shipbuilders…

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