Drydocks World Completes FSRU Toscana Project »
Drydocks World, the well-established international maritime service provider, announced today that Floating Storage Re-gasification Unit (FSRU) Toscana sailed away from Drydocks World – Dubai. The unit, formerly the 138,830-cbm LNG carrier Golar Frost, has been...
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Kaohsiung Shipyard Christens WAN HAI 517 »
Wan Hai Lines held christening ceremony for “WAN HAI 517″ at CSBC CORP., TAIWAN Kaohsiung shipyard on Jun.19. Mr. Po Ting Chen, Chairman of Wan Hai Lines presided over the ceremony. There are total 14...
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Akdeniz Shipyard Pens Fisheries Research Vessel »
Akdeniz Shipyard, one of the largest in Turkey, managed to win one more shipbuilding contract. The shipyard announced yesterday that it has signed a newbuilding contract for one Fisheries Control, Audit and Research Vessel with...
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Brazil: FPSO P-63 Departs Quip Shipyard »
The FPSO P-63 left the Quip/Honório Bicalho shipyard in the city of Rio Grande (RS) on Tuesday, June 18 after the modules were integrated and the platform was commissioned. The P-63 is one of the...
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DSME: Fabrication of the Ichthys FPSO Underway, Korea »
The INPEX operated Ichthys LNG Project (the Project) cut first steel yesterday for the hull of its Floating Production, Storage and Off loading (FPSO) facility in Okpo, Korea. With fabrication of the hull underway, work...
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South Korea: DSME Delivers Eco-Friendly VLCC Hydra Voyager »
Almi Tankers S.A. announced that on June 14th, 2013, the first VLCC of its newbuilding project, the M/T Hydra Voyager, was delivered to her owners at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering’s (DSME) Okpo Shipyard. The vessel...
June 18 2013 / 1 comment / Read More »
Update: WINDEA Offshore and DAMEN Ink LOI »
At the recent Windforce 2013 exhibition in Bremerhaven (Germany) Windea Offshore Group signed a Letter Of Intent (LOI) with Damen Shipyards Group for a new Fast Crew Supplier, a Twin Axe catamaran for the Offshore...
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SHI and Teekay to Name Two Samba Class Shuttle Tankers »
The Lambada Spirit and the Nova Spirit, two of Teekay Corporation’s new Samba Class shuttle tankers, will officially be named this week. The four suezmax-size DP2 shuttle tankers are being constructed by Samsung Heavy Industries...
June 18 2013 / No comment / Read More »Incat’s Dual-Fuel Ferry ‘Francisco’ the Fastest in the World »
Australian ferry builder Incat Tasmania’s world first high speed dual-fuel vehicle and passenger ferry is now officially fast with a lightship speed of 58.1...
Jun 18 2013 / No comment / Read More »Chengxi Shipyard Adds Bulker Duo, China »
Chengxi Shipyard has won a new shipbuilding contract. This time a deal has been signed with the Baoyuan International Ltd. and it relates to the...
Jun 17 2013 / No comment / Read More »DSME, Maersk Line Christen First Triple-E, South Korea »
Maersk Line’s newest vessel, the first of the Triple-E series, was named today in a ceremony at the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME)...
Jun 14 2013 / 1 comment / Read More »More Supramax Newbuilds for Golden Ocean »
Golden Ocean Group Limited (Golden Ocean) has concluded three option three newbuilding contracts for 64,000 dwt Supramax bulk carriers with Chengxi Shipyard Co.,Ltd and...
Jun 14 2013 / No comment / Read More »SHI Builds World’s Largest FPSO »
After receiving its first order to build jack-up rigs for Norwegian Statoil ASA, Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd.(SHI) today revealed that it has scored...
Jun 13 2013 / 1 comment / Read More »IHC Merwede Bags New Orders Worth $166.3 Mln »
IHC Merwede has secured orders to the value of €125million (approx $166.3 million) for a wide range of new cutter suction dredgers (CSDs) and...
Jun 12 2013 / No comment / Read More »Samsung Heavy Lands $1.3 Bln Statoil Deal »
One of the world’s top five shipbuilders Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd.(SHI) has won a major order from Norwegian Statoil ASA to build two...
Jun 12 2013 / No comment / Read More »Nakilat Completes Refinancing with QNB Group »
Nakilat Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Qatar Gas Transport Company Ltd. (Nakilat), has successfully arranged refinancing amounting to $917m with Qatar National Bank...
Jun 11 2013 / 1 comment / Read More »Qingshan Shipyard Clinches Bulker Trio from HBC »
German ship owner Hamburg Bulk Carriers (HBC) has placed an order for three extremely economical bulk carriers with an option of further nine at CSC Qingshan...
Jun 10 2013 / No comment / Read More »Samsung Heavy to Build One More for Ensco »
Samsung Heavy Industries, Co. Ltd. (SHI) and Ensco plc have reached a deal for the construction of a new drillship. The contract, worth around...
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