Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions has been awarded contracts to supply its patented Unitor XFlow ® low pressure water mist fire fighting systems on newbuildings under construction for two leading Norwegian shipowners. Ulsteinvik-based Island Offshore has specified Unitor XFlow ® for two vessels under c
Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, today announced that it has signed, through a separate wholly owned subsidiary, a shipbuilding contract with Yangzhou Dayang Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Sinopacific International Trade Co., Ltd.
DHT Holdings, Inc. has declared its option to construct a VLCC at Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (“HHI”) in South Korea with a contract price of $92.7 million, including certain additions and upgrades to the standard specification. The contractual terms are the same as for the two VLCC orders an
Prospector Offshore Drilling S.A. (PROS) has reached an agreement with Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (SWS) to extend the expiration date of its rig construction option agreement. This option agreement, which was entered into on 2 July 2011 and was previously due to expire on 31 December
Royal Huisman, Naval Architect Germán Frers and interior styling architect RhoadesYoung announced the signing, on December 31st, of an order from the ever-growing South East Asia region. The order, the first for Royal Huisman in this region, is for a stylish 43m Luxury Sloop– a luxurious yet perform
Two Greek shipping operators have recently selected one of MAN Diesel & Turbo’s newest, two-stroke, main engines – the G95ME-C – as prime mover for two series of, respectively, 9,000- and 11,000-TEU container vessels. The G95ME-C9.2 ranks among the largest and most powerful engine the company has ev
The keel laying process for PETRONAS’ first floating liquefied natural gas facility (PFLNG 1) has commenced this week, marking another significant milestone in the construction of the facility at the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) shipyard in Okpo, South Korea. The first block of th
Taiwanese boat builder Lung Teh Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (LTS) has recently won the contract to deliver a series of patrol boats to an unspecified government in South East Asia. The first boat in the series will be delivered early 2015. The boats are highly sophisticated having 19 m long aluminum hull
LUSCHI has announced that it has added a 2,000 m³ hopper dredger “LUSCHI IX” to its fleet. The equipment (capacity 2,350 tons, and overall length 82,71 m) is currently being updated and it is expected to be ready for dredging very soon, thereby performing important maritime related works in Brazil a
Deep Sea Supply announced that it has taken delivery of the Platform Supply Vessel “Sea Spear” of PX 105 design from Sinopacific Shipyard. The vessel is owned by Deep Sea Supply’s subsidiary. The vessel’s main characteristics are the size of 4700 dwt, 1000 m2 deck area, clean design, diesel electric
Paragon Shipping Inc., a global shipping transportation company specializing in drybulk cargoes, announced today that it has taken delivery of M/V Proud Seas, a 37,227 dwt Handysize vessel, from Zhejiang Ouhua Shipbuilding Co. in China. In addition, the Company announced today that it has entered in
Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd., an integrated marine services company in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), today announced that the Company has recently signed a framework service agreement with the Company’s vessel constructor to replace 20-30 of its existing fishing vessels. The Company expect
Leading classification society ClassNK has established a new exclusive survey office in Casablanca, Morocco. The Casablanca Office began operating on 1 January 2014. Located on the Atlantic Ocean in northern Africa, Casablanca is Morocco’s largest city and one of North Africa’s largest ports. The ne
BMT Nigel Gee, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has announced further collaboration with Ares Shipyard in the design of a series of eight luxury passenger ferries, destined for Qatar. At 18m long with a beam of 6.7m, the composite catamaran design will be able to carry up to 51 passengers in comfort
