Statoil and Aker Kvaerner have signed a memorandum of understanding for the contract for the semisubmersible platform to be located at the Gj
Statoil ASA is modifying its target for oil and gas production in 2007 by about 3%. Output in 2006 is expected to be about 3% lower than the earlier prognosis. However, the company forecasts a growth in production of 14% from 2006 to 2007. The revised forecasts do not represent any change in Statoil
The AIDAdiva, the first of four new ships for the German cruise operator AIDA Cruises (Rostock), is growing rapidly at MEYER WERFT in Papenburg. Today the ship will be floated up in the building dock for the first time. The four new and innovative 68,500-gt ships will have a length overall of 252 m
Hamworthy PLC said it is confident about the future due to a positive market outlook and as its order book for August rose to 234 mln stg, from 206.8 mln at the end of March. The maker of marine and offshore fluid handling systems also said it has won 13 mln stg of new orders […]
Seoul (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) – STX Shipbuilding Co. (KSE:067250) has won a 187.6 billion won (US$198 million) deal to build four container carriers. STX Shipbuilding will deliver the vessels for NYK Line, Japan’s leading logistics company, by the end of 2009, the company said. The South Korean com
Petroleum Geo-Services ASA announced that it has decided to exercise the option with Aker Yards, Langsten to build an additional new third generation Ramform vessel, “Ramform 8”. This new and improved Ramform class seismic vessel is a sister vessel of the previously announced “Ramform 7”, which is c
At SMM 2006, this week, Jakob Hatteland Display (JHD), the world leading manufacturer of marine displays and panel computers signed a distribution agreement, appointing Radio Holland USA as the distributor of the Series 2 range of marine displays in the USA and Caribbean. This contract is one of man
As previously reported in June 2006, Frontline Ltd. (“Frontline” or the “Company”) has been granted an option for further two VLCC newbuilding contracts at Jiangnan Shipyard in China for delivery 2010/2011. The Company has now exercised these options and simultaneously sold the newbuilding contracts
After building wooden ships for the last 5000 (yes five thousand) years, the historic Beypore shipyards in Kerala are about to close down. The orders for their specialty of making Uru (also known as dhow), a traditional Arabian wooden trading vessel has ended. The last of the Beypore constructed shi
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Imtech (technical services provider in Europe) announces that it has received – in close co-operation with Siemens Marine Solutions – an order worth more than 20 million euro for the environment friendly technical solutions in four container vessels (capacity: 5300 containers each) for German ship o
Golden Ocean Group Limited (“Golden Ocean” or the “Company”) is pleased to advise that the Company has ordered two additional ice class Panamaxes at Jiangsu Rong Sheng Heavy Industries. The vessels of 75.000 dwt will be delivered during 2008. The agreed purchase price is USD 34,5 million. This bring
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Australian based Marten Yachts, a brand of Azzura Marine, continues to gain momentum with the recent sale of the seventh Marten 49 cruising yacht to an Australian client. Securing the sale of the Marten 49 to a Sydney based client has been a welcome development for Jason Rowed, Sales Manager for Mar
