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Austal Vietnam Launches 66 metre High-Speed Catamaran For French Polynesia
Austal Vietnam has successfully launched a new high-speed catamaran built at the company’s shipyard in Vung Tau for the Degage Group of French Polynesia. The 66 metre ‘Apetahi Express’ (Austal Hull 425) is undergoing final fit-out, prior to sea …
May 4, 2023 / Vessels
Edda Wind orders four new CSOVs, enhancing position as world’s leading CSOV provider
Edda Wind has ordered four commissioning service operation vessels (CSOV) newbuilds. The first two vessels, delivered from Vards Norwegian yards, are expected to be delivered in Q1’2025, the third in Q2’2025, and the fourth in Q1’2026, both delivered …
Mar 5, 2023 / Vessels
Vessel Review TSS Pioneer - Versatile SOV To Support Ørsted’s Offshore Wind Projects In Taiwan
Ta San Shang Marine, a joint venture company formed by Japanese shipowner Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and Taiwan’s Ta Tong Marine, has taken delivery of a new service operation vessel (SOV) built by Vard Vung Tau in Vietnam.TSS Pioneer is specially …
Jul 14, 2022 / Vessels
Asia-first newbuild Taiwan-flagged SOV delivered to operate for Greater Changhua 1 & 2a Offshore Wind Farms
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) on Thursday (Mar10) announced that on March 8, 2022, a newbuild service operation vessel (SOV) (Note 1), the TSS PIONEER, which has been constructed through Ta San Shang Marine Co., Ltd., a joint company of MOL and Ta …
Mar 11, 2022 / Vessels
Fincantieri to build 3 operation service vessels
Fincantieri subsidiary grows stronger in the promising offshore wind energy sectorVard, one of the major global shipbuilders of specialized vessels, has signed a contract for the design and construction of 3 Service Operation Vessels (SOV) for the …
Apr 7, 2021 / Vessels
Austal Vietnam Delivers 94 metre catamaran ferry to NIDCO of Trinidad and Tobago
Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) announced on Thursday that Austal Vietnam has successfully delivered the first vessel fully constructed at the Vung Tau shipyard, the 94 metre high-speed catamaran ‘A.P.T James’ for the National Infrastructure Development …
Nov 6, 2020 / Vessels
Two Incidents of Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia Reported to ReCAAP ISC during 21-27 Apr 2020
During 21-27 Apr 2020, two incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia were reported to ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre:§ One was a CAT 3 incident that occurred on board a bulk carrier while underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic …
Apr 28, 2020 / Piracy