Incat Crowther announced the launch of Swissco Cheetah, the first of a pair of 36m crewboats built by Cheoy Lee Shipyards of Hong Kong. Capable of carrying 50 tonnes of deck cargo, the 70-passenger vessel was delivered by Cheoy Lee’s Zhuhai shipyard to Singapore-based operator, Swissco Offshore. Representing the first of this type of vessel [...]
Two newly built environmental service vessels—the boom layers and oil/debris skimmers of the R 2010 design were launched at Zvezda shipyard. The compact and maneuverable vessels are intended for emergency oil spill response situations, debris collection and many other uses typical for harbor vessels. The twins, built at Zvezda shipyard, a part of Far Eastern [...]
A new interactive display on Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas (PSSA) has been launched at IMO Headquarters. A PSSA is an area that needs special protection through action by IMO because of its significance for recognized ecological or socio-economic or scientific reasons and which may be vulnerable to damage by international maritime activities. To date, IMO [...]
On Thursday 25 April 2013, at Lloyd’s of London, a new professional body– the International Association of Marine Warranty Surveyors (IAMWS) – was formally launched. Around 120 representatives from the energy insurance market together with brokers and oil company representatives attended a seminar to announce the aims and objectives of the new association. This new [...]
Forland Shipping launched its new Diving Support Vessel MV Lewek Inspector at the Cemre Shipyard in Altinova in Turkey 13th of April 2013. At exactly 11:00 am, Managing Director Arne Magnus Johnsen split the silk ribbon with an axe, the champagne was released. “One of our best, if not the best launching ever” said Site [...]
A new International Maritime Organization (IMO) film promoting the role of women in the maritime sector has been launched during a conference on the Development of a Global Stategy for Women Seafarers. The conference, held in Busan, Republic of Korea, from 16 to 19 April 2013, organized and funded by the Government of the Republic [...]
On 1st January 2013 The China Navigation Company (CNCo), the deep sea shipowning and operating arm of the multi-national Swire group, successfully launched the first of a new series of eight S Class vessels at Zhejiang Ouhua Shipyard in China. The first of these 31,000 dwt modern, multi-purpose and highly fuel efficient, S-Class vessels, MV [...]
The first Triple-E class vessel was launched at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Okpo Shipyard on February 27, 2013. The vessel will be named Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller after the late shipping magnate and currently, it is the world’s largest vessel. In February 2011, Maersk ordered 10 of these energy efficient container vessels with an option [...]
The first of the four Boreal ferries was launched at ADA shipyard in Turkey on February the 28th. The ferry is scheduled to be delivered fall 2013. Multi Maritime, March 1, 2013
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 [...]
