Alpha Tankers & Freighters, a Greek shipowner, ordered a liquefied natural gas carrier at STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co., shipping… (bloomberg businessweek) [mappress] Source: bloomberg businessweek, September 29, 2011
Negotiations are underway between the Maguindanao provincial government and a US–based firm for the acquisition of a P80-million dredger through a 20-year loan… (interaksyon) [mappress] Source: interaksyon, September 28, 2011
Awilco LNG ASA announced that the LNG vessel WilGas has been committed on a one year contract, with no option periods. The charterer is the Brazilian state energy entity, Petrobras. Commencement of the contract is mid-October. [mappress] Source: Awilco LNG, September 28, 2011
Van Oord’s new flexible fallpipe vessel, the Stornes, was christened on 24 September. The event, which was attended by hundreds of guests and Van Oord employees, took place at the Wilhelmina dock in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The christening ceremony was performed by Mrs J. van Vonno, wife of forme
Expanding on its successful, proven ROTOMITE dredge line, SRS Crisafulli has completed an electric, manned dredge with a cast, abrasion-resistant GIW pump. This dredge unit, referred to as the R6CE, was built for an international customer, a hydro-electric generating station in the Country of Chile.
Directorate of Dredger, Bangladesh Water Development Board has announced tender for supply of Cutter Suction Dredgers and dredging equipment. Details: Cutter Suction Dredgers with 500 mm discharge pipe diameter x 2; – Workboats x 2, – House boats x 2, – Shore & floating pipes, – Spare parts etc, and
Cheniere Energy Inc. (LNG)’s Sabine Pass terminal in Louisiana is scheduled to receive … (bloomberg) [mappress] Source: bloomberg, September 21, 2011
GE Oil & Gas has entered into an agreement with Technip to supply two steam turbine-driven compressors for the Shell Prelude Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) project. The facility, which is to be based offshore Australia, will be the largest floating offshore facility in the world. Technip and
Unithai Shipyard has been awarded a contract from Grande Cote Operations SA – a subsidiary of Mineral Deposit Ltd, a company in Australia which operates mining fields in various countries – to build a cutter dredge that will be operated in zircon mining in Senegal, West Africa. The contract signing
NYK LNG carriers Echigo Maru and LNG Jamal have been recognized by the commandant of the Japan Coast Guard for the long-term contribution that these ships have made in recording seawater temperatures. Every September 12, the commandant of the Japan Coast Guard recognizes individuals and organization
Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world’s biggest shipbuilder, won an USD 400 million order to build two 155,000 cbm LNG carriers for Singapore-based BW Maritime. Mr. Kim Oi-hyun, senior executive vice president and CEO of Hyundai Heavy and Mr. Clarence Lui, BW Maritime CFO & executive vice president,
On the 14th of September 2011 Uljanik Shipyard delivered the fourth Self-Propelled Cutter Suction Dredger, named “Niccolò Machiavelli”, to the Luxembourg company Jan De Nul S.A. Capellen G. D. Luxembourg that forms part of the Jan De Nul Group. As a reminder,the first dredger “Ibn Battuta” was deliv
IHC Merwede has entered the international rental market with its standard IHC Beaver® dredgers and DMC work boats. The company has identified a demand in the market for vessels and equipment that may only be used for a relatively short period of time. In August, the first dredger – an IHC Beaver® 40
The Umm Slal LNG carrier, with a capacity of 266,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal September 18, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. The South Hook terminal can process 15.6 million tonnes of LNG a year and is capable of delivering 21 billion cubic
