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Gulf Coast

Shipyard Group

Gulf Coast Shipyard Group, Inc., a manufacturer of a variety of oceango- ing and inland marine vessels for com- mercial and military markets as well as the Trinity Yachts brand, announced its expansion by signing a three-year lease with one-year options with the Port of

Gulfport. Specifi cally, Gulf Coast Ship- yard Group will use 400 linear feet of dock space on the Port’s East Pier and 15,000 square feet of warehouse space to outfi t the dual fuel liquefi ed natural gas (LNG) powered vessels it is build- ing for Harvey Gulf International Marine. “We are pleased to work with the Port of

Gulfport and grow our business in Mis- sissippi,” said John Dane III, president of Gulf Coast Shipyard Group. “We’ve worked together in the past on a smaller scale and look forward to this expanded relationship.” The Port of Gulfport is undergoing a $570m restoration and is roughly 18 months from completion.

VLCC Luxembourg to

FPSO Conversion

Euronav NV sold its oldest double-hulled

VLCC Luxembourg (1999 – 299,150 dwt), for $28m, with a capital gain on that sale of about $6m upon delivery.

The net cash proceeds available to Euro- nav after the mandatory repayment of its debt obligation will be $5m.

The vessel will be converted to a FPSO by her new owner, leaving the worldwide

VLCC trading fl eet. Details on the buyer were not available.

VESSELS

John Dane III,

GCSG (Pho t o cour t esy Eur ona v)

The keel laying of what is reported to be the world’s fi rst LNG hybrid barge took place at a ceremony held at the

SAM Shipbuilding & Machinery ship- yard in Kormáno, Slovakia.

In the presence of representatives of the shipyard, AIDA Cruises, Becker Ma- rine Systems and Hybrid Port Energy (a subsidiary of Becker Marine Systems and the barge shipping company), the laying of the keel was carried out fol- lowing the tradition of placing a coin on the keel block prior to lowering the fi rst section.

The LNG hybrid barge currently under construction is equipped with fi ve gen- erators from Zeppelin Power Systems, producing a total power of 7.5 MW (50/60 Hz) with zero emissions of sulfur oxides and soot particles. The 74- x 11.4- m, 1.7-m draft barge will be stationed in

Hamburg.

The LNG Hybrid Barge will be deliv- ered in the summer of 2014.

LNG Hybrid Barge Keel Laid 3D Illustration of the LNG

Hybrid Barge

In June 2012, the Ministry of Defense of Indonesia and Da- men Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) signed the contract for the fi rst SIGMA 10514 Perusak Kawal Rudal (PKR) Frig- ate. In accordance with the agreed planning for the construction of this frigate, the Steel Cutting Ceremony took place simul- taneously on January 15, 2014 at PT PAL (Persero) Shipyard in Surabaya (Indonesia) and DSNS in Vlissingen (the Nether- lands). DSNS will build two modules and subsequently ship them to the yard in Surabaya. The simultaneous construction and testing of the modules at two different locations signifi es the unique modular building strategy of Damen Schelde Naval

Shipbuilding. All modules will be assembled at the PT PAL (Persero) Shipyard under main contractor ship of DSNS fol- lowed by Harbor Acceptance Tests and Sea Acceptance Trials.

The engineering process for the second SIGMA 10514 PKR frigate proceeds as scheduled and construction is foreseen to start in approximately six months.

Damen

DSNS Cuts Steel for Indonesian Navy Frigate

YARD NOTES

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