More favourable weather conditions and less waves have really jump-started the wind turbine installation in Anholt Offshore Wind Farm. At the end of April, a total of 97 wind turbines had been installed in the wind farm. Now, only 14 wind turbines need to be installed before all 111 wind turbines have been installed. Of [...]
A ceremony was held recently to commemorate the completion of the Indonesian submarine’s basic design. It is Korea’s first submarine export so DSME received a great deal of media attention when signing the contract. DSME had 50 basic design drawings approved by the Indonesian Navy and began the structure and production design. The Indonesian submarines [...]
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Work is nearing completion on the new Royal Research Ship (RRS) Discovery, which is being built by CNP Freire Shipyard in Vigo, Spain. This Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)-commissioned vessel is currently undergoing a series of Harbour Acceptance Tests on the winches and overside handling equipment. Once these are completed, she will undertake a period [...]
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Belgian frigate BNS Louise-Marie is on her way home after completing three months of counter piracy patrols with the European Union’s counter piracy mission – EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) – Operation Atalanta. BNS Louise-Marie joined EU NAVFOR, which fights piracy off the coast of Somalia, on 23 November 2012. During her time with EU [...]
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Cecon signed Completion Contracts for the three Vessels under construction at Chantier Davie Canada Inc. Hull 717 with a cost of CAD 69.5 mill and delivery autumn 2013. Hull 718 at a cost of CAD 75 mill and hull 719 at a cost of CAD 100 mill. The entering into these contracts fulfills the [...]
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced yesterday that its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has reached 90 percent structural completion in the building of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78). Shipbuilders successfully added three units to the ship last week. Two of the units were sponsons, which are structures that project from the side [...]
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Vessel and semi-submersible rig maintenance and modifications are characterised by tight deadlines and strict project schedules. Any unwarranted delays in the repair programme can result in serious negative knock-on effects for the client. Companies cite financial and reputational loss as the primary major consequences of repair setbacks. Cape Town-based vessel repair, upgrade and maintenance company [...]
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd., on June 29th, announced the completion of the hybrid car carrier Emerald Ace, designed to generate zero emissions while berthed, at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Kobe shipyard. The Emerald Ace was built as world’s first newly built hybrid car carrier, and is equipped with a hybrid electric power supply system that [...]
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At Royal Niestern Sander in Delfzijl, the Ice-Breaking Multipurpose Support Vessel Sanaborg for Wagenborg Offshore is being finished. Delivery is scheduled in early August. The Sanaborg and the forthcoming Serkeborg (launched June 28 with delivery early September) are the first of a series of icebreakers suitable for shallow waters, that are deployed in the Caspian [...]
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The first A2SEA wind turbine installation vessel equipped with Voith Schneider Propellers and Voith Inline Thrusters is nearing completion. Voith has now been awarded the contract to outfit another vessel with this propulsion system. The new vessel with a crane capacity of 900 tons is scheduled to enter service in mid-2014. A2SEA, based in Fredericia, [...]
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