VIKING STAR was the first ship in the series to be delivered in March 2015, followed by VIKING SEA, VIKING SKY and VIKING SUN which were delivered by Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard in 2016 and 2017. VIKING ORION, the fifth unit, will be delivered in 2018, and the last three units have ...
NOAA, the U.S. Navy and Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors (TMC), LLC., held a keel-laying ceremony in Houma, Louisiana, for Discoverer, a new oceanographic research vessel being built for NOAA. The keel-laying ceremony marks the beginning of a ship’s construction. Second Gentleman Douglas C...
SMC is pleased to announce Keel Laying of 62,000 DWT Heavy-lift Multi-purpose vessel, Hull No. CX9606 at CSSC Chengxi Shipyard (Yangzhou), China. This is the sixth vessel in a series of twelve ordered by Bank of Communications Financials Leasing Co., Ltd, China. The vessel will be clas...
The keel laying ceremony for the KMSB Floating Pontoon project undertaken by ROC for Australia's TAMS Group was successfully held recently. Mr. Thomas and Mr. Richard from KMSB Group, Mr. Jason from TAMS Group, Mr. Pan Xinmin from DNV Classification Society, Mr. Shao Xiwu, General Manager...
Yesterday (18 October) the keel-laying ceremony was held at the VARD shipyard in Romania for HANSEATIC INSPIRATION, the second of the two new expedition cruise ships built for Hapag-Lloyd Cruises. The hulls of both HANSEATIC INSPIRATION and sister HANSEATIC NATURE are being built in Tulcea, Roma...
South Korea-based Asia Shipbuilding recently heldthe keel laying ceremony for hull number ASB – 1245 of the Pacific Island Supply Vessel, an innovative sailing cargo ship for the needs of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The consortium of Asia Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., and the naval design...
February 18, 2025 – Nantong, China – Wison New Energies held the Keel Laying Ceremony for the Genting FLNG Project at its Nantong Yard, marking the official entry of Indonesia's first FLNG facility into the core construction phase. Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay, Chairman and Chief Executive of Gent...
Royal IHC last Friday celebrated an important milestone, the keel laying ceremony for Kenmare Resources’ electric mining dredger. Photo courtesy of Royal IHC The Director of IHC Mining,Hans Greveexplained more on the two custom vessels, concurrently built at the company’s yard in Kinderdijk. ...
The official keel-laying ceremony of Ocean Albatros (CMHI 196-6) took place atChina Merchant Heavy Industriesin Haimen, China. The ship will be on year-round charter to the Danish company Albatros Expeditions, which is also the charterer of SunStone’sOcean Atlanticand Ocean Victory. ...
A CGI of the MMEA OPV SHAH ALAM: The keel laying ceremony for the first out of three MMEA OPV is expected to be held this December. It will be held at theTHHE-Destinishipyard in Pulau Indah, in Port Klang. Industry sources told Malaysian Defence steel cutting for the firstOPVis already...