Great Eastern Shipping signed a contract in March 2010 with Hyundai Heavy Industries for the construction of three very large crude carriers (VLCCs) of 318,000DWT each. These vessels were scheduled to be delivered between January and April 2012.
A Russian tanker carrying liquefied natural gas to help Japan cope with its electricity shortage after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami… (istockanalyst) [mappress] Source: istockanalyst, April 17, 2011;
General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, today launched the U.S. Navy’s newest supply ship, USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12), during an evening christening ceremony at the shipyard. The USNS William McLean is the 12th of a class of 14 dry cargo/ammunition ships slated to
The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia announces that its 80% owned subsidiary company The National Chemical Carriers Ltd. Co. (NCC) received on Friday, 15th April 2011 in Korea a new chemical tanker named “NCC HUDA” with DWT of 45,000 tons from SLS Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. of South Korea, as pa
Repsol Chairman, Antonio Brufau Friday presided over the company’s General Shareholders’ Meeting, where he presented the significant advances made in achieving the goals laid out in the Horizon 2014 strategic plan. He also outlined the company’s mid-term outlook based on the development of the oil d
Qatargas Operating Company Ltd. (Qatargas) has committed, thus far, to supply additional LNG volumes equivalent to sixty plus conventional LNG cargoes to Japan, demonstrating its commitment to support its long-term Japanese customers, the Japanese people and the Japanese economy. Sixty conventional
Cochin Shipyard Ltd, India’s biggest shipbuilder, is set to get a contract to build two container carriers from Shipping Corp. of India Ltd (SCI) without inviting competitive bids as the two state-owned companies continued their association with the backing of the shipping ministry that controls the
The Sydney Ports Corp. has signed a contract with Dutch company Boskalis Westminster NV to dredge… (capebretonpost) [mappress] Source: capebretonpost, April 15, 2011;
FPSO Xikomba relocation lease contract SBM Offshore is pleased to announce that on behalf of its Joint Venture companies with Sonangol it has received a Letter of Intent (LOI) for twelve year lease and operate contracts from ENI Angola SpA for the block 15/06 development, offshore Angola. The develo
Dockwise Ltd. announces the sale of type IV vessel MV Explorer to optimize the composition of the company’s fleet with an increasing focus on value add cargoes. MV Explorer has been sold to an undisclosed buyer, who previously bought MV Enterprise as well. MV Explorer will be delivered to the buyer
Cochin Shipyard Ltd, India’s biggest shipbuilder, is set to get a contract to build two container carriers from… P. Manoj(livemint) [mappress] Source: ProteksanTurquoise, April 15, 2011
The joint-venture developers of the East Anglia offshore wind farm zone, Scottish Power Renewables and Vattenfall, have launched a… (lowcarboneconomy) [mappress] Source: lowcarboneconomy, April 15, 2011
Van der Velden Marine Systems is further expanding its activities with the establishment of a new division: Van der Velden Equipment B.V. In addition to the maritime market, this new division will also serve the onshore industry and energy markets (power stations). Under its former name of Van der V
The lifting incident on Njord A on 18 December 2010 could, under insignificantly altered circumstances, have resulted in loss of life and significant material damage. The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway’s (PSA’s) investigation of the incident has identified several nonconformities in relation to t
