National Chemical Carriers Ltd. Co. (NCC) of Saudi Arabia, owned 80% by The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) announced that it had received on Tuesday, 4th December 2012 in Korea a new chemical tanker named ‘NCC SAMA’ from SHINAsb (previously SLS) of South Korea, as part of nine ves
On December 4, 2012, China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (COSCO) and China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) held a signing ceremony in Beijing for a strategic cooperation agreement. The ceremony was attended by Capt. Wei Jiafu, Chairman of the Board of COSCO Group, Mr. Ma Zehua, President o
Cargotec has secured a new contract from an international owner for a comprehensive MacGregor module handling equipment package. The equipment is destined for an offshore vessel and is scheduled for delivery next year. It will be designed, manufactured and tested in Kristiansand, Norway, in accordan
The oil and gas industry has lacked adequate and transparent design practices for floating structures in ice-covered Arctic waters. Now, DNV and key industry players have developed an enhanced design framework for such structures, adapted from existing and established design practices used for open
General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, announced yesterday that it has finalized a contract with TOTE, Inc., for the design and construction of two 3,100 TEU LNG-powered containerships, setting a new benchmark in green ship technology. When completed the 764-foot-lon
Viking Ocean Cruises, sister company of Viking River Cruises, the world’s leading river cruise line, and Fincantieri, world leader in cruise shipbuilding, today announced the signature of a Memorandum of Agreement for the construction of two more ocean cruise ships with an option for another two. Th
Shipowner Polarcus has received the world’s first-ever DNV Level 1 Triple-E™ rating, a voluntary environmental rating scheme for ships, where 1 is the highest. All eight vessels in the Polarcus fleet are designed by ULSTEIN. The rating is based on a verification of a ship’s actual energy efficiency
d’Amico International Shipping S.A., based in Italy, plans to order two 40,000 DWT eco design product carriers from South Korea, Shipping Herald reports. It seems that d’Amico plans to exercise an option for two more product carriers with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) after the company ordered vessels
Keppel FELS has delivered Primus, a KFELS B Class jackup rig, to offshore Mexican oil field services company, Integradora de Servicios Petroleros Oro Negro (Oro Negro), seven days early and with a perfect safety record. Named earlier today at Keppel FELS, Primus was officially delivered on 16 Novemb
After four months at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY), Sailors from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) are headed back out to sea after successfully completing a short-term upgrade and maintenance period, Dec. 1. The ship’s planned incremental availability (PIA) is key in keeping the sh
Yesterday’s Jurong Shipyard accident, where 89 workers have been injured, was characterized as “the worst industrial accident” in the recent time by a government official. After failure of a jacking mechanism on one of the jack-up rig’s legs the newbuilt rig, named Noble Regina Allen, tilted 30 degr
Jinhai Heavy Industry has signed a contract for construction of a self-elevating offshore jack-up rig featuring 90-meter-long folding legs, thus paving the way for the company’s entrance to marine products market. In recent years, Jinhai Heavy Industry strengthened its technical reserves to set up s
Grandweld Shipyards participated at Seatrade Middle East Maritime (SMEM) 2012 exhibition and conference, which was held at Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre from the 27th until the 29th of November 2012. SMEM 2012 was region’s leading shipping and maritime event, which allowed Gra
The directors of Creon, the resources infrastructure investment company, announced that Jiangsu Yangzijiang Offshore Engineering Co. Ltd. (“YZJOE”) has entered into a contract valued at US$170 million with Explorer I Limited to construct and deliver one unit of a Le Tourneau Super 116E Class design
