AVIC Singapore shipbuilding management and consultancy services provider AVIC International Investments Limited announced that it has secured a USS60 million contract awarded for the construction of five vessels – three units of Azimuth Stern Drive tugboats with 55 tons bollard pull each, one unit of diver boat, and a bunkering tanker with 1000 deadweight ton [...]
The high degree of reliability and performance expected from its offshore cranes has earned Cargotec orders from the wholly-owned subsidiaries of a Malaysian shipbuilding and vessel chartering group, Coastal Contracts Bhd. In March Cargotec has secured new orders for two 100-tonne active heave-compensated offshore cranes from the wholly-owned subsidiaries of a Malaysian shipbuilding and vessel [...]
According to the Seatrade-Asia, Nam Cheong shipbuilder seated in Malaysia is about to fortify its position on the market, since it managed to avail of the increasing demand from the oil and gas sector and win a $36.8m contract to build three anchor handling towing supply (AHTS) vessels. The $36.8m worth contract has been secured by [...]
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Ltd has secured shipbuilding contracts for seven vessels with an aggregate contract value of USD 206.2 million since the beginning of the year 2012. The new contracts secured comprise four (4) units of 82,000 DWT bulk carriers, two (2) units of 95,000 DWT bulk carriers and one (1) unit of 47,500 DWT [...]
Deep Sea Supply Plc. announces that the PSV ‘Sea Brasil’ has been awarded a long term charter contract with BP Brasil for operations in Brazil. The vessel will commence the contract upon delivery from the yard in Brazil. Firm period of the contract is 3 years, with 3 x 1 year options after expiry of [...]
Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co.,Ltd, a full owned subsidiary of China CSSC Holdings Ltd, has secured an order to construct four capesize Bulk Carriers by U-Ming Marine Transport Corporation. The newbuilding vessels come with the price tag of approximately USD 50 million per vessel and the delivery date is scheduled for 2014. In addition, there was an [...]
Marinette Marine Corporation has been awarded an additional 40 Response Boats – Medium (RB- Ms) by the U.S. Coast Guard. With an approximate value of $89,600,000 the new boats are part of a multi-year, U.S. Coast Guard contract for the construction and delivery of up to 250 RB- Ms at a total contract value of [...]
![Canada: SMI Secures USD 21.7 Mln HMCS Athabaskan Refit Contract]()
Seaway Marine and Industrial Inc. (SMI) was awarded a $21.7 million contract to refit Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Athabaskan, one of the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN) three Iroquois-class destroyers. This contract supports more than 240 skilled workers in St. Catharines. “Today’s announcement is welcome news for the Canadian Forces and the City of St. [...]
Furthering Cargotec’s reputation for specialist RoRo expertise, the company has secured a contract to supply and install MacGregor RoRo equipment for two Mistral-class naval ships. The order is booked during the fourth quarter of 2011. Cargotec signed the contract with STX France, which will undertake the construction of the ships at its Saint-Nazaire shipyard under [...]
Hamworthy Oil & Gas Systems has continued the major advance in China’s broadening gas carrier construction sector by securing more contracts for delivery of complete cargo handling systems to two liquid ethylene gas (LEG) carriers to be built at Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering Co. Ltd (SOE) in Nantong. The 12,000m3 capacity, 139m long semi-pressurised and [...]
