Top Stories of the Week (Nov 11 – Nov 16, 2013)

STX Turku Floats-Out Highly Innovative ‘Mein Schiff 3′

The float-out of Mein Schiff 3, an environmentally friendly cruise ship being built for TUI Cruises, was performed at STX Turku Shipyard on Friday 8 November 2013.

Allseas to Build 2nd Single – Lift Vessel

Swiss – based Allseas has decided to build a second single – lift platform installation and decommissioning vessel.

The new vessel, larger than Pieter Schelte, will be capable of…

Damen Delivers Fourth to World Wide Supply

Damen Shipyards Group has recently delivered the fourth Platform Supply Vessel in a series of six to World Wide Supply of Norway.

EKO-Vation: A New Innovative Maritime Platform

A unique IPC-project called EKO-vation has started on Flevoland soil. A group consisting of nineteen innovative companies from the Flevoland region and outside the province have dedicated themselves to the design of a new type of ship.

Nordic Yards Marks Another Milestone, Germany

The keel-laying of two ice-breaking and salvage ships took place at Nordic Yards in Wismar on November 12th 2013. In the presence of the Russian customer and other guests, two of the first sections of each vessel, construction numbers 217 and 218, were laid on blocks.

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