Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group and Marine Capital Ltd (MCL) announced their agreement for the construction of 4 ‘Crown 63’ bulkers to be built at Yangzhou Dayang Shipyard, China. The deal, which is worth over $100m, marks another significant step for MCL in its management activity. It is understood
Mingde Heavy Industry has launched the biggest stainless steel chemical tanker ever built in Asia. The length of this vessel is 183m, with 28.4m width, 15.2m depth and 10m draft, powered by single propeller, low speed diesel engine for unrestricted navigation, with dead weight of 30,000T. The cargo
Seadrill Limited has entered into new contracts for the construction of two high specification jack-up drilling rigs at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Offshore Co., Ltd. (DSIC Offshore) in China. The newbuild rigs are scheduled for delivery during the fourth quarter of 2015 and the first quarter of 20
Significant investment continues in the technologies that address the need for more efficient and environmentally sustainable power and propulsion systems. Proven experience in using LNG as a marine fuel spans over five years, with a growing number of Rolls-Royce LNG powered ships at sea. Innovative
Jotun welcomes action taken by the International Standards Organization to mobilize an expert group to start work on a common industry standard for measurement of changes in hull and propeller performance. Jotun, in cooperation with the Bellona Foundation (Bellona) and Standard Norway, has been succ
The European Commission has authorised an amendment to the restructuring plan for Brodotrogir, one of the Croat shipyards in difficulty. Indeed, the distortion of competition that may arise from the modest increase in the total amount of restructuring aid is offset by the additional compensatory mea
Wan Hai Lines held christening ceremony for “WAN HAI 517″ at CSBC CORP., TAIWAN Kaohsiung shipyard on Jun.19. Mr. Po Ting Chen, Chairman of Wan Hai Lines presided over the ceremony. There are total 14 vessels ordered by Wan Hai to CSBC Corp, including four 1,800 TEUs, four 1,000 TEUs and six 4,500 T
The A&P Group was represented at the well-attended Nor-Shipping Exhibition in Oslo, Norway last week. A&P shared a stand in the National Pavilion with its Norwegian Agents, Ulrik Qvale & Partners. The bi-annual Nor-Shipping is a leading maritime event; its top-quality, high-level conferences and pri
Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has awarded WorleyParsons a contract for the detailed design and engineering for the topsides process modules of the floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for a deep-water oil field located offshore Nigeria. The expected revenue to WorleyParsons fro
German ship-owner Conti Reederei has placed an order for up to eight 63,800dwt eco-bulkers with Nantong based Jiangsu Hantong Ship Heavy Industry, SinoShip news portal reports. The newbuildings will feature eco-friendly Dolphin 64 design, developed by Shanghai Merchant Ship Design Institute (Sdari)
Aberdeen-based Dolphin Drilling Ltd, one of the oldest and largest independent drilling contracting companies in the North Sea, attended a naming ceremony recently to unveil the identity of a brand new state-of-the-art drillship to be operated by the company. The ceremony for the751ft long ultra dee
Drydocks World, the well-established international maritime service provider, announced today that Floating Storage Re-gasification Unit (FSRU) Toscana sailed away from Drydocks World – Dubai. The unit, formerly the 138,830-cbm LNG carrier Golar Frost, has been under conversion since June 2009 at Dr
Huisman, the worldwide specialist in lifting, drilling and subsea solutions, recently introduced a new series of large offshore cranes. The new series include cranes with lifting capacities ranging up to 900mt and have been developed to meet the increasing demands of the offshore construction and su
Alicat Workboats and South Boats IOW will be joining forces for the first time at next week’s Seawork International event in Southampton. The companies will have their latest boats on display and it is the perfect opportunity to come aboard, have a good look around and maybe go out on a VIP trip to
