China Shipping Industry (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd., on April 28th, began construction on the 10,000TEU container ship whose ship owner is China Shipping Container Lines Co., Ltd. (CSCL). The vessel, classed by GL and CCS, will be the largest and the most advanced 10,000TEU container ship which was built in China. The construction represents one of [...]
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The young Singapore marine and offshore engineering industry will soon get another boost of its market share and dominance in the region with HSL Constructor Pte Ltd’s (HSL) latest addition to its fleet of marine vessels. The local marine civil engineering company today launched a new SGD 10 million piling barge – deemed to be [...]
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One of the largest offshore accommodation units in the world will be installed with a Cathelco impressed current cathodic protection system to protect its underwater surfaces against corrosion. The Prosafe GVA3000E, currently under construction at the Jurong Shipyard in Singapore, will eventually be positioned on the North Sea Norwegian continental shelf where it will provide [...]
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Britain’s largest independent ship repairer has been created with the acquisition by Burgess Marine of Testbank Ship Repair in southern England. Burgess Marine, headquartered in Dover and with sites in Poole and Portsmouth’s naval base, has acquired Testbank Ship Repair, with locations at Southampton docks, Portchester, near Portsmouth, and Avonmouth, near Bristol. The deal will [...]
Cheoy Lee’s largest GRP catamaran model continues to be a popular choice for local ferry routes within Hong Kong waters. Designed by Incat Crowther, these 32m vessels are based on an extendable 24-28m design originally developed for Cheoy Lee in 1998. Several other successful catamaran designs have since galvanised a very successful relationship between Cheoy [...]
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The largest ship ever built by The Craig Group, an S class Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) launched this week at Balenciaga Shipyard in Northern Spain. The Craig Group has committed £50M to the construction of the vessel, The Grampian Sovereign, and its sister ship, The Grampian Sceptre. Managed by The Craig Group division North Star [...]
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The world’s largest container ship docked at the EUROGATE container terminal next to the Strait of Gibraltar yesterday evening. The “CMA CGM Marco Polo” entered service in Ningbo (China) on 5 November and is charting its maiden voyage from there to Hamburg and Bremerhaven, where it is expected to arrive on 12 and 14 December [...]
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Trelleborg Marine Systems has been awarded the largest ever foam fender contract in terms of size and value. It is to supply France’s largest port, the Port of Marseille, with approximately 700 SeaGuard foam fenders and accessories, including chains and anchors, to equip 39 of the ports’ quays. Trelleborg will also supply UHMW-PE plastic pads, [...]
Leading international classification society Bureau Veritas has classed what is currently the largest containership in the world. Built by DSME (Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering) in South Korea for French operator CMA-CGM, CMA CGM Marco Polo is the first in a series of three 16,000 teu vessels which will each be named after great explorers. [...]
Representatives from Oceanex Inc., were in Flensburg, Germany last week for the cutting of first steel of what will become the largest Canadian flag container/roll on roll off (Con/Ro) ship. This twenty knot, ice-class vessel, to be named the Oceanex Connaigra, is custom designed for world-wide trade and will be 210 meters in length with [...]
