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 [...]
The first Steel cutting ceremony to mark the commencement of the series construction of the new class Offshore Patrol Vessels for the Indian Coast Guard was held at Goa Shipyard Ltd on 14 May 2012. Significantly, the steel cutting ceremony for first of the vessels comes just few days after signing of the contract for [...]
Safe berthing and mooring operations are critical to the success of ports, harbours and offshore environments. Most importantly, safe operations protect site personnel but additionally, the huge investments made in the facility to begin with. A new bollard guide, published by Trelleborg Marine Systems for port operators and ship owners illustrates the importance of best [...]
Goa Shipyard Ltd. (GSL) signed a contract for the construction of six Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) for the Indian Coast Guard on 9th May 2012. The vessels are based on in- house design of Goa Shipyard Ltd, which has considerable expertise in designing and constructing a range of Patrol Vessels for the Indian Defence Forces. [...]
Evergreen Line together with MOL will launch a new all-water service linking major Asian ports to key destinations on the U.S. East Coast via the Suez Canal. The new service will commence in June 2012. The new Asia-U.S. East Coast Service 3 (AUE3) will add more direct calls to Evergreen’s service network in this trade, [...]
The Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd. (G E Shipping) took delivery of its 318,000 dwt Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) “Vasant J Sheth” from Hyundai Heavy Industries Ltd, (HHI) South Korea yesterday and subsequently delivered the vessel to its new buyers. This is the last vessel out of the 3 VLCCs which the Company [...]
The Great Eastern Shipping Co Ltd. (G E Shipping) has signed a contract to sell “Jag Pradip”, a Medium Range (MR) product carrier. The 1996 built vessel of about 45,600 dwt will be delivered to the buyers in Q1 FY2013. The Company’s current fleet stands at 34 vessels, comprising of 24 tankers (9 crude [...]
The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd. (SCI) accepted delivery of a Supramax Bulk carrier, m.v. Vishva Diksha on 02nd May, 2012. The vessel is the last vessel of SCI’s six nos. Supramax bulk carriers ordered at STX (Dalian) Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., China, which is part of the world renowned STX Offshore and Shipbuilding group [...]
Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) departed Naval Station San Diego May 3, beginning its part in Pacific Partnership 2012, a four-and-a-half month humanitarian and civic assistance mission to Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Cambodia. Mercy is crewed by 70 civil service mariners working for MSC who operate and navigate the ship [...]
Western Marine Shipyard has launched ISEF JORD, a Danish RORO Passenger Ferry, on 5 May 2012. The ship will be owned by Danish ferry operator Hundested Rorvig Faergefart. This newbuilding project is under the French classification society Bureau Veritas (BV). Western Marine went into agreement with Hundested Rorvig Faergefart, Denmark for building the 50M ferry [...]
