After years of trying to construct Arctic-capable oil and LNG tankers within Russia, the Zvezda shipyard in the Far East has, for the first time, succeeded in delivering a vessel….
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VIDEO: TDOT christens new ferry
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) recently announced that its new ferry boat, the M/V Summitt, is now in service connecting Benton and Houston counties. Aptly named after legendary Lady Vols basketball coach and Tennessean Pat Summitt, it pushes the barge, The Volunteer, across the Tennessee River providing essential ferry service.
Local, state, and federal officials joined Deputy Governor and TDOT Commissioner Butch Eley for a christening ceremony back in December for the new...
https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/ferries/video-tdot-christens-new-ferry/
ESG delivers new ferry Long Island
Panama City, Fla.-headquartered Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. (ESG) has successfully delivered the ferry Long Island (ESG Hull 228), a newly constructed passenger and auto ferry, to the Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steamboat Company, a subsidiary of McAllister Towing.
The vessel, launched by ESG in May, is designed to provide seamless transportation between Bridgeport, Conn., and Port Jefferson, N.Y., across Long Island Sound, is the latest addition to the company’s fleet.
Based in Bridgeport,...
https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/ferries/esg-delivers-new-ferry-long-island/
New REM Offshore IMR vessel will have Brunvoll thruster package
Norway’s REM Offshore has confirmed its option for a second vessel at Myklebust Shipyard. It will be built on the same Skipsteknisk ST-245 design as the innovative energy subsea construction vessel (ESCV) ordered at the yard earlier this year, but will be configured as an inspection maintenance and repair (IMR) vessel. Like the ESCV, the new Rem Offshore IMR vessel, to be named REM Ocean, will have a comprehensive Brunvoll thruster package.
https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/new-rem-offshore-imr-vessel-will-have-brunvoll-thruster-package/
Ulstein Verft begins outfitting first BS Offshore SX222 CSOV
The hull of the first of two Twin X-Stern commissioning service operation vessels under construction for Bernhard Schulte Offshore (BS Offshore) arrived at Ulstein Verft in Norway on Dec. 18, 2024. This milestone marked the start-up of outfitting of the SX222 CSOV design vessel (Yard No. 320) at the shipyard.
The hull of the SX222 CSOV was constructed at the Crist shipyard in Poland, with all the design and engineering being carried out by Ulstein companies, including Ulstein...
Anemoi completes world’s largest yet rotor sail retrofit
Anemoi Marine Technologies has completed the installation of five of its rotor sails on the 400,000 dwt very large ore carrier (VLOC) Sohar Max. Built in 2012 at China’s Rongsheng shipyard, the first generation Valemax is the largest vessel to receive wind assisted propulsion system (WAPS) technology to date.
Vale goes for world’s largest wind propulsion installation yet
The project showcased global collaboration between the vessel’s charterer, Brazilian mining giant Vale S.A., Omani shipowner...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/anemoi-completes-worlds-largest-yet-rotor-sail-retrofit/
DMC wins four-vessel contract for key components
Four 6,250 dwt PMax Eco Trader dry cargo ships on order at Dutch shipbuilder GS Projects will have steering, control and propulsion equipment supplied by Damen Marine Components (DMC).
The vessels are being built for Groningen-based short sea operator Longship and DMC will provide its “plug & play” piston RAM-type steering systems, Barke rudders and Optima nozzles for the four identical vessels. They are being constructed at the GS Projects shipyard in Waterhuizen in cooperation with Groot Ship...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/dmc-wins-four-vessel-contract-for-key-components/
Vard completes complex PSV to cable layer conversion
Norwegian Fincantieri Group member reports that it has successfully delivered the cable laying vessel IT Infinity to IT International Telecom Marine SRL (IT) after its conversion from a 2008-built platform supply vessel. The PSV to cable layer conversion was carried out to meet the increasing demands of the subsea telecommunications industry.
Built at in Norway at the Vard Brattvaag shipyard and delivered to Volstad Maritime in 2008 as the Volstad Princess, the vessel has changed ownership...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/vard-completes-complex-psv-to-cable-layer-conversion/
Davie signs contracts for major upgrades to Lévis shipyard
Chantier Davie Canada Inc. (Davie) has ambitions to transform its Lévis, Quebec, shipyard into “North America’s largest and most versatile shipbuilding center.” Today it reported signing two contracts that will help it make that happen. One is with Miami, Fla,-headquartered Pearlson & Pearlson Inc. The other is with Construction Dinamo Inc. (Dinamo), a Québec construction leader
Davie says that the modernization is critical to delivering seven heavy icebreakers and two hybrid ferries under...
Ocean Master: Fast ferry delivered fast
Austal Philippines has delivered a 32-meter Incat Crowther designed catamaran to Australia’s Rottnest Fast Ferries, less than twelve months after commencing construction at its Balamban, Cebu, shipyard. The vessel, the Ocean Master, is now en route to Perth, Western Australia, with the target of entering service before Christmas, delivering a world-class customer experience during the peak tourism season.
“The entire Austal team demonstrated an...
https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/ferries/ocean-master-fast-ferry-delivered-fast/