Our latest extra-large cable-laying vessel, Fleeming Jenkin, has left the shipyard for its sea trials. This is an important milestone in the construction of the vessel: for the first time, Fleeming Jenkin is heading out to sea and we are putting it through extensive testing. The vessel will install subsea cables that connect offshore energy… Read More
By Gareth Havelock Baggerbedrijf de Boer – Dutch Dredging took delivery of a new trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) in a ceremony in Haiphong, Vietnam, on Wednesday, August 26. Magdalena was built by Nam Trieu Shipbuilding, a division under Shipbuilding Industry Corporation. Design work on the vessel was undertaken by Royal IHC in compliance with Bureau… Read More
The company also discussed the possibility of investing in the country’s ship recycling sector. The issues were discussed at a meeting held at the residence of Commerce, Industry, and Textiles and Jute Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir in Dhaka today (29 August). Danish Ambassador to Bangladesh Christian Briks Moller and Rene Pil Pedersen, managing director of… Read More
The decades-old rivalry between HD Hyundai and Hanwha Ocean is moving across the Pacific, as the two shipbuilding giants race for a much bigger prize: entry into the US naval shipbuilding market. Hanwha has seized an early lead. After acquiring Philadelphia-based Philly Shipyard, it is now pursuing Austal USA, a major supplier of vessels to… Read More
On 25 August, Damen held launching and naming ceremony for the Damen Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 2710 Tumar for the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan. During the ceremony, the parties signed the vessel’s technical acceptance. After sea trials planned in September, the vessel will be ready for delivery to the client. Fast lead time Damen… Read More