ST Marine books upgrade and repair orders
Singapore’s ST Marine (Singapore Technologies Marine Ltd.) has secured its first contract from the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). It is to to double-hull the 157.2 m long combat logistics vesse HMAS Success,
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Miller Boat Lines ferry completes repairs at Great Lakes Shipyard
Great Lakes Shipyard, Cleveland, Ohio, has finished maintenance and repairs on Miller Boat Line’s ferry William Market for its U.S. Coast Guard 5-year inspection. This is the second Miller Boat Line vessel
Skipperliner books ferry contract
Skipperliner, La Crosse, Wis., has reopened under new ownership and with a $1.7 million contract to provide Wisconsin’s oldest operating ferry service, the Cassville ferry service, with a new tug and barge
Statue Cruises orders fuel cell powered hybrid ferry
Statue Cruises, a subsidiary of Hornblower Cruises & Events., has signed an agreement with Derecktor Shipyards in Bridgeport, Conn., to complete the world’s first hybrid ferry using hydrogen fuel by April 2011.
Farstad orders platform supply vessels at STX OSV
Norway’s Farstad Shipping ASA has placed an order for the first OSV to be built to a new wave piercing design by Rolls-Royce. The vessel is one of four platform supply vessels
Buzzards Bay spill costs Bouchard $6 million more
The Department of Justice, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the state of Rhode Island announced today that Bouchard Transportation Co. Inc. and its affiliates will pay more than $6 million to settle
MTU Detroit Diesel opens new Gulf Coast center
The new facility is dedicated to the growth of engine sales in the commercial marine industry. The center also houses parts and serves as a logistics hub for MTU’s marine defense customers.
The nearly 8,000-square-foot facility is located in the St. James Industrial Park just west of New Orleans.
“MTU is one of the world’s major providers of diesel engines and propulsion systems for ships, ferries, tugs, river push boats and offshore supply vessels,” says Jeff Sherman, marine sales manager for MTU Detroit Diesel. “This new location puts us closer to both new and current customers in the Gulf of Mexico and Inland Rivers.”
The new facility is in addition to a network of 25 MTU distributors and a dedicated marine service center near Alameda, Calif.
MTU Detroit Diesels is a Tognum Group subsidiary. Its marine power solutions include the Series 60, Series 2000 and Series 4000 Iron Men engines, specifically designed to meet the unique demands of workboats.
For the higher power needs of commercial and military vessels such as the U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ship or U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter, MTU offers its Series 8000 and Series 1163 engines. The MTU marine product line up covers a power range from 350 to 12,200 bhp. MTU also offers complete marine control systems.
Engine room fire disables Carnival Splendor
When both tugs were on station and current conditions right, they were expected to slowly two the vessel — at 113,323 gt one of the world’s largest cruise ships — to Ensenada to disembark passengers.
The Carnival Splendor is presently located 150 miles south of San Diego and has 3,299 passengers and 1,167 crew members aboard. They faced a second day without key hotel systems, including air conditioning, hot food service, and telephones, following an engine room fire that broke out yesterday morning. Last night, the ship’s engineers were able to restore toilet service to all cabins and public bathrooms, as well as cold running water. The ship’s crew continues to actively work to restore other services. though Carnival said last night that “the ship’s crew is actively working to restore partial services.”
No injuries to passengers or crew have been reported.
Units from the U.S. Coast Guard and the Mexican Navy have been deployed to the scene.
At the request of Coast Guard District 11 in San Diego, 3rd Fleet diverted the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan from its current training maneuvers to a position south of the cruise ship to facilitate the delivery of needed supplies, That involved transfering 35 pallets of supplies by Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 30 carrier on-board delivery aircraft to Ronald Reagan. Once aboard Ronald Reagan, the supplies were to be delivered by helicopter to Carnival Splendor.
The ship became disabled after a fire was detected in the aft engine room at approximately 6.a.m, (U.S. Pacific Standard Time) yesterday.
Carnival said that the ship has been operating on auxiliary generators , with engineers unable to restore additional power to the vessel.
Though passengers were initially asked to move from their cabins to the ship’s upper open deck areas, they later regained access to their cabins and were able to move about the ship. Bottled water and cold food items are being provided.
The current voyage has been terminated and Carnival says guests will be receiving a full refund along with reimbursement for transportation costs. Additionally, they will receive a complimentary future cruise equal to the amount paid for this voyage.
“We know this has been an extremely trying situation for our guests and we sincerely thank them for their patience. Conditions on board the ship are very challenging and we sincerely apologize for the discomfort and inconvenience our guests are currently enduring. The safety of our passengers and crew is our top priority and we are working to get our guests home as quickly as possible,” said Gerry Cahill, president and CEO of Carnival Cruise Lines.
Carnival Splendor was on the first leg of a seven-day Mexican Riviera cruise that departed yesterday, Nov. 7, from Long Beach, Calif.Yesterday was a scheduled day at sea. The ship’s normal itinerary includes stops in Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
The Fincantieri-built ship first entered service in July 2008.
November 9, 2010
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Damen Vinashin Shipyard starts construction
Mr. Nguyen Duy Hung, Vice Operations Director of Song Cam Shipyard signed, together with Mr. Erik van der Noordaa, Chief Operations Officer of the Damen Shipyards Group in The Netherlands.
Song Cam Shipyard has been allocated by Vinashin to act as the local partner in the construction and operation of the new shipyard which is a joint venture between Vinashin and Damen.
Completion of the first phase of the project is planned for February 2012. In the first phase the shipyard will concentrate on the outfitting, under cover, of hulls built by Song Cam Shipyard. Capacity is approximately twelve vessels per year, all current orders are for export.
Facilities in the first phase include a 2500 ton capacity Syncrolift, an 80 m x 40 m outfitting hall and workshops and offices.
In the second phase of the five year plan, capacity will be increased to a maximum 30 tugs, workboats and high speed craft per year with a dedicated 160 m x 150 m outfitting . Sufficient room is available on the 42 hectare site for the construction of hulls as well as for sub-contractors and suppliers in the final phase of the five year plan.