Scorpio Tankers Inc., a global provider of marine transportation for petroleum products, announced today that it has added seven newbuilding vessels to its fleet, all recently delivered. The deliveries are as follows: STI Madison and STI Park, LR2 product tankers, were delivered from Hyundai Samho H
The image depicts jack-up rig Dukhan, delivered last month to Gulf Drilling International Ltd. (GDI) of Qatar by its builder Keppel FELS Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine. Keppel FELS has secured a contract from GDI to build a repeat high-specification KFELS B Class jack
Standard Chartered Private Equity (SCPE) and Tiger Group Investments are going to invest USD 95 million in Shanghai-based Greathorse Chemical, an owner and operator of modern small to mid-sized chemical tanker vessels. Other unnamed financial investors are investing an additional USD 65m in Greathor
Triyards Holdings Limited, an offshore vessel fabrication and engineering solutions provider to the oil and gas (O&G) industry, has added another liftboat contract worth USD 50.5 million to its orderbook, the company announced in a release. The order for the new unit comes soon after TRIYARDS’ two o
On September 12, 2014, Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers entered into new long-term charters with a subsidiary of BG Group plc. to provide shuttle tanker services in Brazil. The contract with BG will be serviced by two Suezmax-size DP2 shuttle tanker newbuildings to be constructed by Hyundai Heavy Indust
GMB Scotland commented on the formal acquisition by Jim McColl of the Ferguson Shipbuilders in Port Glasgow, and the announcement that the company will be renamed Ferguson Marine Engineering Ltd and will service the oil and gas, marine and renewables sectors. Last month the Ferguson Shipbuilders cal
United Nations’ International Maritime Organization (IMO) has finalized draft consolidated, internationally binding regulations on the use of liquefied natural gas. The regulations were finalized at the annual session of the IMO Sub-Committee on the Carriage of Cargoes and Containers (CCC 1), where
General Dynamics NASSCO and City of San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer signaled the start of construction of five American Petroleum Tankers at a steel cutting ceremony for the first tanker, the APT-1, at the NASSCO shipyard in San Diego. “Today’s start of construction ceremony signifies our ongoing re
Indonesia has officially acceded to the International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships and the International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage. H.E. Mr Teuku Mohammad Hamzah Thayeb, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Indonesia to
Mesmerizing view of Kleven’s Myklebust Verft in Gursken immersed into the sunset. The image shows sea steel giants undergoing maintenance at the yard, which look as if they yearn to return to the sea. [mappress] World Maritime News Staff, September 12, 2014; Image: Kleven/copyright@Eivind Frøystad
Hartmann Schiffahrts Gmbh & Co. KG, Jaccar Holdings, HB Hunte Engineering and DNV GL, signed a letter of intent for the classification of five ECO STAR 85k very large ethane carriers. Mr Jean Labescat from Jaccar Holdings, Mr Ulrich Adami, Technical Director of Hartmann Schiffahrts GmbH & Co. KG, Mr
The increasing use of LNG as a marine fuel is further emphasised with the latest order for Wärtsilä’s dual-fuel engine technology. A new cement carrier being built at the Scheepswerf Ferus Smit yard in the Netherlands will feature a 6-cylinder Wärtsilä 34DF main engine, making it the first bulk carr
CESS, Committee for Expertise of Shipbuilding Specifics (CESS) held its annual meeting in Nantes, France on 28 August, 2014 where the member associations from Japan, Europe, China, Korea and U.S.A. gathered and discussed key issues surrounding the global shipbuilding industry, in particular, the red
GE Marine and Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC) announced at the SMM 2014 exhibition that they have received Approval in Principle (AiP) for their jointly developed gas turbine-powered LNG carrier design. The AiP, issued by Lloyd’s Register, was sought for this LNG carrier since this is an
