Chinese shipbuilder Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry has secured its first LNG Carrier order from Landmark Corporate Holdings, investment firm in shipping and offshore industries. The two have signed a contract for construction of one LNG carrier of 45,000 cu m in capacity, with an option for one more c
U.S. Senator John McCain took to the Senate floor on Thursday to defend his amendment to repeal the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, also known as the Jones Act. The proposed amendment has been faced with fierce opposition from various interested parties including the American Maritime Partnership (AMP)
A cruise ship has scratched Hoegh LNG’s FSRU, the Höegh Gallant, at a Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding’s yard. The Höegh Gallant was moored to a jetty on Wednesday, January 21st at the yard when a Carnival Cruises’ cruise ship, Costa Atlantica, on its way out, lightly touched her in the front, on the bu
COSCO Zhoushan Shipyard said that it has delivered two newbuild 64,000 DWT bulk carriers to their customers. Bulk carrier named Komi has been delivered to a European customer Lomar Shipping. In February 2012 Lomar signed an order with COSCO Group for up to six ‘Ultramax’ bulk carriers, scheduled for
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has laid keel for the Seven Seas Explorer, the first super luxury cruise ship that the company is building for Regent Seven Seas Cruises, brand of the Prestige Cruise Holdings group. The keel laying ceremony was held at the Sestri Ponente (Genoa) shipyard on Wednesday
Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) followed in the footsteps of its counterpart Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) in concluding the deal for construction of Kogas LNG carriers. Samsung signed a contract for two 174,000 m3 LNG carriers worth USD 417 million, the company
LNG carrier SCF Melampus, which just joined the fleet of Russian shipping company Sovcomflot (SCF Group), has set sail for Bonny Island, Nigeria. The vessel has embarked on her maiden voyage having passed the inspection of the chartering company Shell with flying colors. SCF Melampus should make one
The keel for the first of two liquefied natural gas-powered, combination container – Roll-On/Roll-Off (ConRo) ships for Crowley Maritime’s liner services group was laid yesterday at VT Halter Marine, Inc.’s facility in Pascagoula, Miss. The vessel is the first Commitment Class ship, which will exclu
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has today taken delivery of the coal carrier Shin Yahagi Maru at Imari Shipyard and Works of Namura Shipbuilding. The vessel, which was jointly developed by Namura Shipbuilding and MOL, will serve Chubu Electric Power’s thermal power plants under a new l
South Korean shipbuilding giant Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) has concluded the deal with Korea Line Corporation and Hyundai LNG for construction of four LNG carriers. The two liner companies will each manage two vessels. The order forms part of Kogas tender for 6 LNG carriers aw
Some 32 bipartisan representatives of the United States Congress sent a letter to Senate leaders asking for rejection of Senator John McCain’s amendment to The Jones Act. The letter, addressed to Senator McConnell and Senator Reid, says that the amendment would have a detrimental effect to domestic
Four workers of Geochung Shipbuilding’s Busan-based yard have been crushed to death earlier today by a falling structure at the shipyard, South Korean news agency Yonhap informed. According to the Busan Fire Department, the operator’s cabin attached to a 40-ton crane used for shipbuilding broke away
Tanker owner and operator Scorpio Tankers has taken delivery of five newbuilding vessels. An LR2 product tanker STI Rose was delivered from Daehan Shipbuilding Co. Ltd, which, upon delivery, began a voyage for 14 days at approximately USD 30,000 per day. The newbuild deliveries include two MR produc
A*STAR’s Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC), Sembcorp Marine Ltd, University of Glasgow and University of Glasgow Singapore (UGS) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate and develop new hull designs for large ocean-going vessels. Under the three-year MoU, IHPC, Se
