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Incat Crowther Announces Launching of Two Wind Farm Service Vessels (UAE)

Incat Crowther Announces Launching of Two Wind Farm Service Vessels (UAE)

Incat Crowther announced the launch of ASP Tyne and ASP Thames, two 18 metre Catamaran Wind Farm Service Craft. ASP Tyne and ASP Thames were constructed by Topaz Marine at their Abu Dhabi yard in the UAE, and will be delivered to ASP Holdings in the UK. ASP Tyne and ASP Thames are the latest [...]

Drydocks World Holds Strategic Meeting with Singapore Delegation

Drydocks World Holds Strategic Meeting with Singapore Delegation

Khamis Juma Buamim, Chairman of Drydocks World and Maritime World received the Singapore’s Non-Resident Ambassador (NRA) to the United Arab Emirates, HE Tee Tua Ba and his accompanying delegation and held discussions on topics of mutual interest. Discussions revolved around the company’s future business strategy and action plan for the company’s Singapore-based operations, areas of [...]

Japan: NYK Takes Delivery of Its Newbuild Vessel

Japan: NYK Takes Delivery of Its Newbuild Vessel

On May 11, Taharoa Destiny, a new 175,000 DWT class vessel dedicated to the transport of ironsand slurry, was delivered to NYK. The ship was built at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.’s (MHI) Nagasaki Shipyard and Machinery Works. At the naming ceremony held on May 9, BlueScope Steel Minerals president Christopher Fogarty and his wife, BlueScope [...]

UK: Offshore Wind Services Receives First Vessel from South Boats

UK: Offshore Wind Services Receives First Vessel from South Boats

South Boats Special Projects Ltd. announced the launch and commissioning of its 60th offshore wind farm crew transfer vessel, ‘Offshore Wandelaar’. The vessel is the first of two South Catamaran 19m WFSV designs to be delivered to Offshore Wind Services BV, ahead of its sister ship ‘Offshore West Hinder’ which can be seen at Seawork [...]

Sweden: RORO Exhibition to Focus on The Environment

Sweden: RORO Exhibition to Focus on The Environment

A number of challenges lie in front of the roll-on/roll-off industry, but how well equipped are businesses to cope with the European Commission’s new environmental regulations? That’s just one of the areas that will be discussed at this year’s RORO event, which is being held in Gothenburg, Sweden, from 22-24 May. The European Commission’s (EC) [...]

Dutch Fairstar Wins Drilling Rig Transportation Contract from Seadrill

Dutch Fairstar Wins Drilling Rig Transportation Contract from Seadrill

Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. (FAIR) has been awarded a new contract to transport the drilling rig OFFSHORE VIGILANT from Port of Spain, Trinidad to Vung Tau, Vietnam on Fairstar’s semi-submersible vessel FJELL. The contract value is USD 2.9 million. FJELL has just safely discharged two concrete power generating barges for the Chevron EGTL project in [...]

Lloyd’s Register Announces New Appointments in Asia

Lloyd’s Register Announces New Appointments in Asia

Lloyd’s Register has made two new senior appointments in Asia which will benefit global shipowners, operators and builders. Luis Benito has been appointed Strategic Marketing Manager, Lloyd’s Register. Based in Singapore, Benito will strengthen the links between the organisation’s technology development, strategic research and its ship-owning and shipbuilding clients who are looking for support to [...]

UK: Fugro Takes Delivery of New Vessel MV Fugro Galaxy

UK: Fugro Takes Delivery of New Vessel MV Fugro Galaxy

Recently, Fugro formally took delivery of a new-build vessel, M/V Fugro Galaxy; the second of Fugro’s FSSV series of dedicated survey vessels. Designed to Fugro specifications and fitted with the latest survey equipment these are the most advanced vessels of their type. The new vessel will be able to carry out the full range of [...]

Zeus: LNG-Fueled Ship Orders Up 26 Pct in Six Months (USA)

Zeus: LNG-Fueled Ship Orders Up 26 Pct in Six Months (USA)

Following a world survey of the marine industry, Zeus Development Corporation has identified 63 LNG-fueled ships in operation or under development, up from 48 units last December. These ships do not include more than 300 tankers that also consume LNG. June 6-7, Zeus will host an LNG-Fueled Marine Advancements meeting to present the survey, review [...]

Inchcape Shipping Services Opens New ISS GMT Office in Singapore

Inchcape Shipping Services Opens New ISS GMT Office in Singapore

Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), the world’s leading maritime services provider, is expanding its footprint in the Asia-Pacific region with the opening of a new Global Marine Travel (ISS GMT) office in Singapore. ISS GMT Singapore has been opened to look after marine clients based in Singapore with their travel needs into and out of the [...]





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