SEVEN WAVES HELLO

IHC Merwede has successfully launched Subsea 7′s 550 t pipelaying vessel, Seven Waves, at its shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands. The ship will be used in the develoment of Brazilian deepwater oilfieldson behalf of Petrobras.

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BELLA CHRISTENED

DesgagnĂ©s and its subsidiary Relais Nordik have christened “M/V Bella DesgagnĂ©s”, a new vessel specially designed for and dedicated to the maritime service of Anticosti Island and the Lower North Shore.

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BLUE POWER

Ulstein Verft in Norway delivered newbuild PSV Blue Power  to Blue Ship Invest on March 6, 2013. The vessel was built utilising Ulstein’s X-BOW hull design, and comes with DP II, a cargo deck area of 850m², accommodation capacity for 24 persons, and a load capacity of 4,200 tonnes (dwt).

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CROWLEY CHRISTENS DP TUGS

Crowley Maritime Corp. christened the first two of four tugboats in its new ocean class series yesterday in New Orleans, La. The boats received the names , Ocean Wave and Ocean Wind. Read the rest of this entry »

OLYMPIAN NAMED

Olympic Shipping’s has named its latest newbuild MT 6015 “Olympic Orion”, at a ceremony held at the Hareid-Geiranger-Loen fjord, Norway. Read the rest of this entry »