China Shipping Development Co. Ltd. has announced the payment of RMB 3.27 billion for the construction of 12 bulk carriers that will transport bulk cargo. The shipping group said in a statement that each bulk carrier would have 57,300 dead weight tons. The vessels will be delivered between 2008 and
By John Enge – Alaskan fishermen could have used a good way to ship fish live a long time ago. They need to start doing research on these things themselves, since nobody else is going to do it for them.
Total announces two new oil discoveries in the northern area of the Moho-Bilondo permit, which lies approximately 80 kilometres offshore Republic of the Congo in a water depth of 1,000 metres. The Moho Nord Marine-1 discovery well was drilled to a total depth of 2,645 metres and encountered an appro
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. orders another Genesis class cruise vessel from Aker Yards. The contract price is approximately EUR 900 million. The contract is subject to final confirmation of buyers financing.
STX Shipbuilding Co, the world’s sixth-largest shipbuilder, and three of its affiliates, may spend as much as US$1 billion (US$1 = RM3.46) to build the first shipyard by a South Korean company in China.
Tokyo: Greenpeace’s anti-whaling ship Esperanza sailed into Yokohama port yesterday in a bid to provoke a debate in Japan on the issue of whaling, several days after the vessel was prevented from docking in Tokyo.
An accident which killed two submariners under the Arctic icecap was unique in the Royal Navy, the ship’s commanding officer has said. Anthony Huntrod, from Sunderland and Paul McCann, from Halesowen died when an oxygen device exploded on board the Devonport-based HMS Tireless in March.
Effective on 2 April 2007, OOCL customers can access their Arrival Notices online, via www.cargosmart.com. This new feature provides centralized and automated access to your arrival notices and allows you to configure and customize your document distribution plans.
G E Shipping delivered its Suezmax crude carrier ‘Jag Laadki’, to the buyers. The 1992 built, 145242-dwt ship was contracted to be sold in February 2007. With the delivery of ‘Jag Laadki’, the Company’s fleet of 44 vessels comprises 33 tankers (13 crude oil carriers, 18 product carriers, and 2 LPG c
Some local ship building companies are receiving orders worth millions of dollars from foreign buyers for large ocean-going ships as they are diverting orders from developed East Asian countries to labour intensive developing countries like Bangladesh.
Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) has delivered ENSCO 108, its ninth jackup rig for ENSCO International Inc (ENSCO) on schedule, within budget and with zero loss time incidents.
The first cruise ship to visit Belfast this year arrived in the city on Saturday. The Black Prince brought about 400 visitors and is scheduled to make seven calls to the city this year.
Workers at the French port of Marseille have ended an 18-day strike that had threatened to cut off fuel supplies to France and its neighbours. At least 30 oil tankers were prevented from docking by the strike.
‘About 85 percent of the mega-yachts in the world, including many Burger Boats, use Kahlenberg air horns,’ said Steve, son of Karl Kahlenberg. Air horns created by members of its 40-employee workforce have been shipped to New Zealand, China, Hong Kong, Turkey and many other countries.
