Top Stories Austal Lays Keel of Future USNS Fall River (JHSV 4)

Austal Lays Keel of Future USNS Fall River (JHSV 4) »

The keel laying and authentication ceremony for the future USNS Fall River (JHSV 4) was held at the Austal USA shipyard in Mobile, Ala., May 20. Mrs. Diane Patrick, the First Lady of Massachusetts and...

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New Suezmax Oil Tanker Zumbi dos Palmares Delivered

New Suezmax Oil Tanker Zumbi dos Palmares Delivered »

Estaleiro Atlantico Sul shipyard (EAS) has delivered Transpetro’s new Suezmax oil tanker, the Zumbi dos Palmares, the second built by the Pernambuco based shipyard.   The Zumbi dos Palmares is a giant 274 meters long,...

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COSCO Dalian Builds LNG Vessel for a Chinese Owner

COSCO Dalian Builds LNG Vessel for a Chinese Owner »

The Board of Directors of COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited today announced that COSCO (Dalian) Shipyard Co . Ltd., a subsidiary of the Company’s 51% owned subsidiary, COSCO Shipyard Group Co. Ltd., has secured a contract...

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MV Exeborg Hits the Water at KNS

MV Exeborg Hits the Water at KNS »

At Royal Niestern Sander, Delfzijl, the launch of m.v. Exeborg (yard-number 846) took place on 17 May. This vessel, together with sister ships Eeborg and Elbeborg, with regard to her measurements, is the largest under...

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Hoegh LNG Secures Financing for Its Lampung FSRU Project

Hoegh LNG Secures Financing for Its Lampung FSRU Project »

Hoegh LNG Holdings Ltd has received commitment letters from five international banks for a USD 299 million Limited Recourse Facility for the financing of LNG Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) and Mooring system to...

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Croatia: Brodosplit Economic Recovery to Be ‘Slow and Bumpy’

Croatia: Brodosplit Economic Recovery to Be ‘Slow and Bumpy’ »

Croatian-based Brodosplit shipyard has won two contracts for the construction of five three-mast schooners and one luxury passenger yacht. The three-mast schooners are designed to carry 36 passengers for cruise in service area 2, as...

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COSCO Shipyard Delivers Bulker Duo

COSCO Shipyard Delivers Bulker Duo »

The Board of Directors of COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited today announced that subsidiaries of the Company’s 51% owned COSCO Shipyard Group Co., Ltd have made the following deliveries: 1. COSCO (Guangdong) Shipyard Co., Ltd has...

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HII: Keel Laid For the Fifth USCG National Security Cutter

HII: Keel Laid For the Fifth USCG National Security Cutter »

Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division authenticated the keel of the company’s fifth U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter, James (WMSL 754) on May 17th. “Our shipbuilders have done outstanding work to make us...

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YGS Seals Major Handysize Deal with Eitzen »

YGS Seals Major Handysize Deal with Eitzen

Chinese-based Yangzhou Guoyu Shipbuilding Co., Ltd (YGS) has secured an order from Norwegian shipowner Axel C. Eitzen for the construction of up to nine...

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LEEVAC Adds Two HOSMAX 310 MPSVs »

LEEVAC Adds Two HOSMAX 310 MPSVs

LEEVAC Shipyards Jennings LLC, of Jennings, LA, a subsidiary of LEEVAC Shipyards, LLC has signed contracts with Hornbeck Offshore Services, LLC, an affiliate of...

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Hyundai Mipo Wins Four PCs »

Hyundai Mipo Wins Four PCs

South Korea-based Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co (HMD), two days ago, signed a contract to build four products carriers for an unnamed European owner. The...

May 16 2013 / No comment / Read More »

Construction Starts on 14 Damen ASD Tugs »

Construction Starts on 14 Damen ASD Tugs

A symbolic keel-laying ceremony on the 17th of April 2013 in Gorinchem, The Netherlands, officially launched the construction phase of 14 Damen ASD Tugs...

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Marinette Marine Builds Two Additional LCS Ships »

Marinette Marine Builds Two Additional LCS Ships

Marinette Marine Corporation (MMC) was awarded options to build two additional Littoral Combat Ships (LCS). These are the fifth and sixth LCS ships that...

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ISOICO Secures Major Shipbuilding Order »

ISOICO Secures Major Shipbuilding Order

Iran Shipbuilding and Offshore Industries Complex Co. (ISOICO), an Iranian shipyard active in shipbuilding and ship repairs of different types of vessels and offshore structures,...

May 13 2013 / No comment / Read More »

Nam Cheong Bags Contracts Worth $110 Mln »

Nam Cheong Bags Contracts Worth $110 Mln

Nam Cheong Limited (Nam Cheong), a leading global offshore marine player and Malaysia’s largest Offshore Support Vessel (OSV) builder, has sold five vessels worth...

May 13 2013 / 1 comment / Read More »

CSSC Enters $9.8 Bln Credit Facility Agreement with CCB »

CSSC Enters $9.8 Bln Credit Facility Agreement with CCB

China Construction Bank and China State Shipbuilding Corporation entered into a ‘strategic cooperation agreement’ on May 2nd, under which the bank will offer comprehensive...

May 9 2013 / No comment / Read More »

Hyundai Heavy Inks Two Post Panamax Car Carriers »

Hyundai Heavy Inks Two Post Panamax Car Carriers

Wilh Wilhelmsen ASA and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) have today signed an agreement to build two Post Panamax vessels. When delivered in 2014 and...

May 9 2013 / No comment / Read More »

Ultrabulk Continues Its Fleet Expansion »

Ultrabulk Continues Its Fleet Expansion

In addition to the announcement covering three newbuilding units made by Ultrabulk on March 19th, Ultrabulk now confirms having added five further units to...

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Offshore Wenduine Converted into a Multi-Purpose Catamaran »

Offshore Wenduine Converted into a Multi-Purpose Catamaran

Offshore Wenduine (0W3) has been converted into a multi-purpose Catamaran Work Boat and been finalized by shipyard Den Breejen under the supervision of Workships Contractors B.V. OW3 is MCA Classed and has been inspected by Eelsing for Prinses Amalia Windfarm without issues. Also, the manoeuvrability...

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Goa Shipyard Participates in Regional Workshop on SLPEs »

Goa Shipyard Participates in Regional Workshop on SLPEs

A one day Regional Workshop on State Level Public Enterprises (SLPEs), organized by Department of Public Enterprises, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Govt of India in association with Goa Shipyard Limited, was held at International Centre, Goa on 17 May 2013.  The Workshop...

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Hyundai Heavy Places Major Crane Order with MacGregor »

Hyundai Heavy Places Major Crane Order with MacGregor

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured a new contract for one 120-tonne active heave-compensated (AHC) MacGregor offshore crane and two 10-tonne offshore cranes from South Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI). The cranes will be installed on a new 123m specialised dive support vessel being...

May 21 2013 / No comment / Read More »

Paragon Secures CDB Credit Facility for Two Newbuilds »

Paragon Secures CDB Credit Facility for Two Newbuilds

Paragon Shipping Inc. has signed an agreement for a $69 million credit facility with China Development Bank (CDB) to partially finance its two 4,800 TEU containerships currently under construction, that are expected to be delivered in the second quarter of 2014. The Company has granted...

May 21 2013 / No comment / Read More »

Drydocks World Wins Best Repair Yard Award at ShipTek 2013 »

Drydocks World Wins Best Repair Yard Award at ShipTek 2013

Drydocks World, one of the most renowned and prolific maritime service providers operating from the Middle East, received the Best Repair Yard Award at the 6th Marine BizTV International Maritime Awards organized in conjunction with ShipTek 2013. The shipyard has done exemplary work, by diversifying...

May 21 2013 / No comment / Read More »

Zamakona Holds Conference on Offshore Oil & Gas Market in West Africa »

Zamakona Holds Conference on Offshore Oil & Gas Market in West Africa

Zamakona Yards organized a lecture-conference meeting focused on the Offshore Oil & Gas Market in West Africa in cooperation with the Naval Repairers Association (RNA) on Monday the 6th of May.  ”Our Group is aware of the strategic importance this booming industry has to the...

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Sembawang Shipyard Acquires Membership Interests in EO Entities »

Sembawang Shipyard Acquires Membership Interests in EO Entities

Sembcorp Marine today announced that its subsidiary Sembawang Shipyard Pte Ltd (Sembawang Shipyard) has exercised its voting rights to acquire all the membership interests in Equinox Offshore Brazil Cooperative U.A (EOBC) and shares in Equinox Offshore ARV3 BV (EO ARV3) (collectively EO Entities) as EO...

May 21 2013 / No comment / Read More »

Pacific Express I to Feature TRAKTOR Jet Propulsion »

Pacific Express I to Feature TRAKTOR Jet Propulsion

Washington shipbuilder Penn Cove Shellfish (DBA Everest Marine) has chosen Arkansas-based NAMJet to provide TRAKTOR Jet propulsion solutions for its newest oyster harvest vessel, Pacific Express I. Custom-designed by Stew Everest for Coast Seafoods and operating in Grays Harbor, Washington, the TRAKTOR Jet -powered Pacific...

May 21 2013 / No comment / Read More »

CIC Takes Part in Greece-China Business Forum »

CIC Takes Part in Greece-China Business Forum

Invited by the Consulate General of Greece in Shanghai, Deputy General Manager of CIC and Chairman of CIC-SP (Shanghai Pudong) Mr. Li Zhengjian and his party participated in the ‘Greece-China Business Forum: The New Silk Road” organized by the Ministry of Transport & Networks of...

May 21 2013 / No comment / Read More »

 

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