On Thursday, 23 May 2013, Hamburg Süd celebrated the double christening of its container ships “Cap San Nicolas” and “Cap San Marco” at the Hyundai Heavy Industries yard in Ulsan (South Korea). With a nominal slot capacity of 9,600 TEU, the two newbuildings are Hamburg Süd’s largest-ever vessels and, with 2,100 reefer plugs, the ships [...]
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On April 22, the vessel named “BEI HAI JIU 203”, built by Afai Southern Shipyard (Panyu Guangzhou) Ltd for China Rescue and Salvage Bureau of Ministry of Transport, carried out yard trials. All the technical indexes of the main equipment reached the design requirements, and the technical performance of the vessel has proven to be [...]
As of this week, Damen Shipyards Group is the new owner of French shiprepair yard Arno Dunkerque, the only operator for ship repair and conversion in the 3rd largest French port, Dunkirk. The yard will continue its ship repair and conversion services. Furthermore, its personnel and management will remain in place, guaranteeing a seamless transition [...]
Major investments plans worth MYR1.9bn ($600m) have been revealed by Malaysia Marine & Heavy Engineering (MMHE), one of Malaysia’s top providers of marine engineering services, Seatrade reported Friday. The said investment would encompass the upcoming period of four years, targeting extensive yard optimization program which will enable MMHE to meet the growing demand for its [...]
The Manatee County Port Authority yesterday approved a $13 million contract with American Bridge Company for a 584-foot extension of Berth 12 and a 10-acre container yard, finishing a port expansion project originating in 1997. The project is expected to be complete by mid-2013, well in advance of the on-going expansion of the Panama Canal [...]
Damen Shipyards is the new operator of French shiprepair yard Sobrena. The yard will be renamed Damen Shiprepair Brest and will continue to serve the maritime and offshore industries with shiprepair and conversion services. The yard has three drydocks (up to 420 x 80 m) and will be available for repair jobs as of Monday, [...]
On March 8, the visiting President of COSCO Group, Mr. Ma Zehua, and his wife Madam Zhou Yunli attended the naming ceremony of the new ships with hull numberS454 and 2180 at Busan Hyundai Heavy Insdustry. Both of them are ordered by Seaspan Corporations, built by Hyundai Heavy Insutry and Hyundai Samho Heavy Industry respectively, [...]
Dredge Yard, a specialized company in dredging technology and dredging equipment based in the Netherlands and United Arab Emirates has announced the launch of the dredge suction mouth. The dredge suction mouth is a dredge component positioned behind the cutter head of a Cutter Suction Dredger during extraction of non-cohesive material from the see bed. [...]
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With new builds being rare Vripack is proud that their solid 177’ Research Vessel Yacht is brought to live by her Owner. Project named Chuggaboom the American yard New Castle Marine, well known for their expedition yachts, is progressing smoothly with the built. Bart Bouwhuis Director of Design from Vripack: “This globetrotting family yacht is [...]
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Nordic Yards, manufacturer of technologically sophisticated and innovative special ships and maritime structures, brings the HelWin alpha offshore platform to dock at its Wismar yard. The self-erecting transformer platform is being built for Siemens Energy in separate sections at Wismar and Warnemünde. The HelWin alpha is almost identical in design to the BorWin beta offshore [...]
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