Kyokuyo Shipyard recently organized the naming and delivery ceremonies for S-504, 7,200m3 type liquefied gas carrier. She is the youngest and last of 3 ship series ordered by Japan’s Toda Ship, with her elder sisters having made their debut. “The ceremony for any last-born sister makes us somewhat s
Golar LNG Limited announced today that it has entered into an agreement to sell the companies that own the floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) Golar Freeze to subsidiary company Golar LNG Partners L.P. for a price of $330 million. The transaction is expected to close before the end of Oc
After operating StarIPS for 4 years on more than 15 vessels, Anthony Veder and MirTac have expanded the fleet wide implementation of the STAR IPS Fleet Management Software on Anthony Veder’s newly acquired ships. The former system was successfully converted to StarIPS and optimized to achieve the sa
Northern Ireland Fishery Harbour Authority has announced tender for mid-life upgrade / major re-fit of “MV Kilmourne”, a 100 m3 capacity hopper dredger (133GT / 26m LOA). This upgrade works include: Replacement of propulsion system; Shortening of vessel to 24m load line length; Refurbishment of deck
Western Marine Shipyard Ltd laid a keel to build the workboat and cutter suction dredger for Mongla Port Authority. The workboat is 11.95 meter in length, which will act as an ancillary facility for the cutter suction dredger with 14 meter dredging depth. The dredger will be jointly built by the shi
The Murwab LNG carrier, with a capacity of 210,100 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s Dragon terminal October 9, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. BG and Petronas between them have contracted for the full capacity at Dragon LNG’s Milford Haven site over the next 20 years
Keppel Shipyard Ltd has secured a contract to convert Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Carrier to a Floating Storage Unit (FSU). The contract is for the fast-track conversion of the LNG carrier Tenaga Empat into a FSU for Malaysian customer MISC Berhad. When completed in 2Q 2012, the FSU will have a stor
The Al Samriya LNG carrier, with a capacity of 263,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal October 1, 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
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
