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Keel laying marks an important milestone for first Taiwanese Offshore Installation vessel “Green Jade”
An official keel laying ceremony for ‘Green Jade’ was held today at CSBC’s shipyard in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, marking a major milestone in the construction of this next-generation offshore installation vessel. ‘Green Jade’ is owned by CDWE, a joint …
Mar 5, 2021 / Curious
Fincantieri holds the keel laying for the forward section of the LSS “Jacques Chevallier” for Chantiers de l’Atlantique
The keel-laying of the forward section of “Jacques Chevallier”, the first of four logistic support units LSS (Logistic Support Ship) ordered by Chantiers de l’Atlantique to Fincantieri under the FLOTLOG program (“Flotte logistique”), took place at …
Feb 11, 2021 / Naval
Successful new start for Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG): keel laying for newbuilding 782
In a traditional keel-laying ceremony at Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG), the first hull segment of the newbuilding number 782, weighing more than 50 tons, was lowered by crane onto the blocks. In accordance with maritime custom, a 1-euro …
Dec 30, 2020 / Curious
Niestern Sander Lays Keel On Shallow Draft Ice Breaking Walk to Work Vessel
On 11th November, Royal Niestern Sander held a keel-laying. The keel-laying was for the shallow draft ice-breaking walk to work vessel that the shipyard is building for a joint-venture between Mercury Sakhalin and Pola. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 …
Nov 16, 2020 / Cruise
Keel laying of Tallink’s newest vessel MyStar takes place in Rauma Shipyard
The construction of the new fast shuttle ferry for Tallink Grupp is progressing at the Rauma shipyard. The keel of Rauma Marine Constructions’ newbuilding NB6003, a shuttle vessel named MyStar (CruiseMapper), was laid today, 18 September 2020.MyStar …
Sep 18, 2020 / Vessels
FKAB: Keel Laying of Donsötank 22 000 DWT tankers
The first vessel of the two ordered 22 000 DWT product and chemical tankers for Donsötank Rederi AB was on August 21 keel layed.The vessels’ design named FKAB T29, has LNG propulsion, Ice class 1A and prepared for 1000 kWh battery pack.The hull, with …
Aug 31, 2020 / Vessels
Keel Laying Ceremony For The Sylvia Earle Cruise Vessel
The U.S. based ship owner SunStone Ships has contracted six expedition cruise vessels of the ULSTEIN CX103 design for construction at the shipyard CMHI, China. In July 2020 the keel-laying ceremony was held for the Sylvia Earle (CruiseMapper), vessel …
Aug 12, 2020 / Vessels
The keel of the new nuclear icebreaker was laid at the Baltic Shipyard
The keel for the third Project 22220 nuclear icebreaker «Yakutia» (CruiseMapper) was laid on May 26 2020 at the Baltic Shipyard (a part of United Shipbuilding Corporation, JSC). The icebreaker is commissioned by FSUE Atomflot (subsidiary of ROSATOM). …
Jun 4, 2020 / Curious
Keel Laying for LNG Conversion Passenger Ferry Münsterland
AG Ems and Royal Niestern Sander celebrated the official start of the section building for the LNG conversion of the passenger ferry Münsterland. Royal Niestern Sander will design and build a completely new aft ship for the passenger ship from 1986, …
May 20, 2020 / Vessels
Seaspan Shipyards hosts ceremonial keel laying for the Royal Canadian Navy’s future Joint Support Ship
The Future HMCS Protecteur will be the largest naval ship ever built in CanadaThursday (Jan16), Seaspan Shipyards and its more than 2,800 employees were proud to host the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and …
Jan 17, 2020 / Naval