Kiel now has a third berth for big cruise ships. During a ceremony in the Ostuferhafen on Sunday morning June 9th the new Berth 1 cruise ship handling facility was officially opened just after the arrival of Holland America Line’s “Eurodam”. On the gangway to the ship a ribbon was cut to officially mark the [...]
CSL’s third of four Trillium Class self-unloading Lakers, the Thunder Bay, has set sail on her maiden voyage. At noon local time on May 29, 2013, the vessel departed Chengxi Shipyard in Jiangyin, China, and is expected in Montreal in late July where she will begin operating in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway. [...]
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.announced today that it has signed a contract with the Meyer Werft shipyard to construct a third Quantum-class cruise ship for delivery in mid-2016. The price and terms of the new ship are similar to the price and terms of the first two Quantum-class ships and the contract is subject to financing [...]
Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) launched the third Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) being built for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG). The vessel bearing yard Hull No. BY 503 was launched by Smt. Nina Paul Antony, in the presence of DIG Satish Chandran, TM, COM DIS 4 and DIG TP Sadanandan, CGRPS (K) of Indian Coast Guard. [...]
The third annual APM Terminals Sustainability Report was released, detailing continued progress in safety performance and the reduction of the environmental impact of the APM Terminals Global Terminal Network, and introducing a set of Community Investment Guidelines in recognition of the powerful influences that significant new investment and operations can have on local populations. These [...]
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd. (GRSE) recently launched the third Anti Submarine Warfare Corvette (ASWC) from its main yard. Admiral D K Joshi, PVSM AVSM YSM NM VSM ADC, Chief of the Naval Staff, Rear Admiral (Retd) A K Verma, VSM, Chairman & Managing Director, GRSE, Kolkata and other dignitaries from Armed Forces, Ministry [...]
Keppel AmFELS LLC, a wholly owned US subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), has delivered the jackup rig, Papaloapan, to Mexico’s Perforadora Central SA de CV (Perforadora Central) on time, within budget and with a perfect safety record. The rig was christened yesterday at Keppel AmFELS’ yard in Brownsville, Texas by Lady [...]
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has been appointed the main electrical contractor (MEC) for a new floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel at the Ichthys oil and gas field in the Timor Sea off Western Australia. The order is worth $30 million and was awarded by the engineering, procurement and construction [...]
The Critical Infrastructure and Coastal Protection Authority (CICPA) revealed the full details of its third major water safety campaign today. The campaign will include a number of exciting and interactive features dedicated to the promotion of safety, security and protection across the Emirate’s maritime areas. Under the new partnership-themed banner of: “Be aware… Be alert… [...]
Ulstein Verft delivered ‘Blue Power’, the third of six medium-sized platform supply vessels (PSV) of PX121 design from ULSTEIN® to Blue Ship Invest, on 6 March 2013. “The great efforts of all those involved and the experience we gained from the construction of the first two vessels in this series has resulted in a very [...]
