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  • HHI Sets Aside USD 1.8 Billion to Develop Green Smart Ships

    3 April 2017
    Business & Finance

    South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group plans to invest USD 1.8 billion in research and development (R&D) programs by 2021 through its newly established independent shipbuilding company – Hyundai Heavy Industries. Under the plan, the new HHI will invest in developing eco-friendly and smart ships, enhancing offshore engineering capability, and establishing smart shipyards. For quality […]

  • GOGL Takes Delivery of Two More Dry Bulkers

    4 May 2017
    Business & Finance

    Bermuda-based dry bulk shipping company Golden Ocean Group Limited (GOGL) has taken delivery of two more dry bulk carriers from Greek Quintana Shipping.  The vessels in question are the Post-Panamax ship Q Kennedy and the Capesize bulker Q Amreen. In exchange for Q Kennedy, which will be renamed to Golden Kennedy, GOGL has issued 1.7 million […]

  • Pioneer Marine Drops Five More Newbuildings

    24 March 2016
    Business & Finance

    Oslo-listed shipowner and dry bulk transporter Pioneer Marine has cancelled newbuilding contracts for five Green Dolphin 38,400 dwt Handysize bulkers following a mutual agreement with Chinese Yangzhou Guoyu Shipyard. The company opted for the move due to an “unprecedented downturn in drybulk freight rates” and added that the instalments paid in relation with these contracts including interest will […]

  • Eimskip, Royal Arctic Line Order Boxship Trio in China

    25 January 2017
    Business & Finance

    Reykjavik-based shipping company Eimskip has finalized an order for two 2,150 TEU container vessels with China Shipbuilding Trading Company Limited and Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard Co. Ltd. The new vessels will have an ice class and will be designed in accordance with the Polar Code. With an overall length of 180 meters and breadth of 31 meters, the […]

  • Royal Caribbean Cuts Steel for 5th Oasis Cruise Ship

    25 April 2019
    Business & Finance

    Royal Caribbean launched the construction of its fifth Oasis class ship at Chantiers de l’Atlantique.

  • UAE: Grandweld Delivers 41 m Crew Boat Global Queen

    10 November 2011

    Grandweld Shipyards has commemorated the delivery of the second of three 41 m crew boats in a special ceremony held at Grandweld facility in Dubai Maritime City. This marks Grandweld’s seventh delivery in 2011. Global Queen, an advanced version of the 41 m crew boat, is the 18th of its type to be built from […]

  • Revamped Oslofjord Christened

    24 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    Fjord Line’s completely transformed cruise ferry MS Oslofjord was christened under its new name at the Sandefjord wharf, Norway. The renovated ship will serve Fjord Line’s new Sandefjord to Strömstad, Sweden line. ”Erik Bye wrote and sang ”Today, it may be our best day”, and that may just be the case for Fjord Line today,” […]

  • Scorpio Tankers to Issue Shares in Exchange for Four MR Product Tankers

    19 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    Scorpio Tankers Inc. announced yesterday that it has agreed with certain unaffiliated third parties to issue shares in exchange for the transfer of ownership to the Company of four MR product tankers currently under construction in South Korea. The newbuildings are expected to be delivered in the first and second quarters of 2014 and are […]

  • South Africa: Damen Wins Major Repair Contract from DAFF

    4 April 2013

    The South African Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) has assigned Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT, part of Damen Shipyards Group) to get its fleet of Fisheries Research Vessels and Fisheries Protection & Surveillance Vessels operational as soon as possible. The scope of work includes repair works and ongoing maintenance. The DAFF Fleet currently […]

  • Damen Delivers Fourth PSV to World Wide Supply

    12 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    Damen Shipyards Group has recently delivered the fourth Platform Supply Vessel in a series of six to World Wide Supply of Norway. World Emerald is a Damen PSV 3300 CD. The first ship, World Diamond, was delivered in July. The fifth PSV ‘World Opel’, will be handed over in a few weeks and the last […]

  • Top Stories of the Week (Feb 17 – Feb 22, 2014)

    23 February 2014

    Siem Offshore Selects Wartsila Following similar orders placed in November 2012 and August 2013, Siem Offshore has again contracted Wartsila to supply the design and integrated solutions for four new platform supply vessels (PSVs). Ferus Smit Bags LNG-Powered Cargo Vessel Swedish shipping company Erik Thun A.B. has granted Ferus Smit the order for building an […]

  • Western Marine Strengthens Its Foothold in the Pacific

    27 December 2013

    The shipbuilding industry of Bangladesh has stepped into the Pacific by securing a new order from New Zealand. Western Marine Shipyard Limited has signed contract with New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade for building a new Unrestricted International SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) Passenger Ship. The deal was signed between the two […]

  • Seadrill Secures Contract for Newbuild Drillship ‘West Tellus’

    21 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    Seadrill Limited (Seadrill) has signed a contract with Chevron China Energy Company for the newbuild ultra-deepwater drillship West Tellus in support of Chevron’s affiliated global exploration program. The contract commences in China immediately upon shipyard delivery and thereafter relocates to Liberia. The agreement is for a period of 180 days with revenue potential of approximately […]

  • China: CIC Changying Completes XIN NING YANG Repairs

    7 December 2012

    On November 29th, 2012, accompanied with a lasting whistling, MT XIN NING YANG slowly sailed away from the CIC CHANGXING SHIPYARD with a sound completion to the repair. MT XIN NING YANG, an VLCC with LOA of 330M and LOB of 60M, owned by China Shipping, arrived at the shipyard for repair on November 14th, 2012. […]

  • Italy: Fincantieri Launches Super Luxury Cruise Ship

    6 December 2012

    “Le Soleal”, a super luxury cruise ship ordered from Fincantieri by the French shipping line Compagnie du Ponent (Bridgepoint Group), was launched today, Dec. 6th, at the Ancona shipyard. The ship will be delivered in June 2013 and will be essentially more like a mega yacht in size and for the paramount attention to interior […]

  • Hudong-Zhonghua Christens OOCL Miami, China

    16 January 2013

    OOCL has christened its newest 8,888 TEU vessel at a naming ceremony held at the Changxing Island shipyard in Shanghai on January 15, 2013. OOCL Miami is the third of the eight 8,888 TEU vessels that OOCL had commissioned Hudong-Zhonghua to build and the technological improvements have refined the vessel’s ability to be more fuel […]

  • Billions in Newbuild Orders Booked in the Last Week of 2012

    3 January 2013

    In the last week of 2012 the shipbuilding industry recorded 23 orders, according to Fearnleys Weekly report. Most of the contracts have been awarded to STX shipyards. Namely, BP Shipping of UK has placed an order for 3+2 Suezmax’ and 10+6 Aframax’ at STX Jinhae Shipyard for a reported price of USD 50 mill for […]

  • MDConstructions Starts Work on Its First Order

    3 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    MDConstructions has commenced the construction of a pontoon with a ramp within 7 weeks. This pontoon is for the French market. The cargo/oil pontoon with ramp is 48 x 12 meter with a depth of 1.70 meters. Holland Shipyards located in Hardinxveld Giessendam adjudged MDConstructions the first order. In the end the pontoon would be […]

  • UK: New Update on Repair of CMALs Ferry MV Finlaggan

    5 July 2011

    Following the recent report of a technical fault on the forward ramp system onboard MV FINLAGGAN, the vessel sailed to ship repairers Cammell Laird in Birkenhead on Tuesday (21 June), where a full assessment of the fault was completed. The assessment concluded that the problem was caused by contaminated oil in the hydraulic system, which […]

  • Hong Kong: Yangfan Group to Build Two 1.110 TEU Containerships for SITC

    6 September 2011

    SITC International Holdings has exercised an option to build two containerships with Yangfan Group. The two containerships of 1,100 teu each, valued at a total of $36.2m, are scheduled to be delivered by 31 August 2012, according to a statement by SITC on Friday. China-based SITC said the newbuildings will enable the company to expand […]

  • Bangladesh: WFSL, DanSea and AS Scan Form Joint Venture – Scan Machinery BD

    7 March 2012

    Bangladesh will start producing hydraulic machinery for vessels in pursuing efforts to reduce outsourcing hydraulic tasks overseas, reports The Daily Star. A local firm, Western Fishers Shipyard Ltd (WFSL), and its Danish partners DanSea and AS Scan have made a deal marking the formation of a joint venture, Scan Machinery BD Ltd. The production portfolio […]

  • China: Afai Southern Splashes New Catamaran HAIJU

    1 March 2012

    In the afternoon of February 28, following the completion of sea trials of “XUNLONG 5”, the new type of vessel“ HAIJU” built by Afai Southern for HAITONG SHIPPING CO.,LTD.ZHUHAI S.E.Z. was launched successfully. The leaders of shipowner, CCS representatives, leaders from Guangzhou maritime department were present at the launching ceremony. “HAIJU” is the first one […]

  • 2018 in review: videos of the year

    1 January 2019

      Video: road to delivery of LNG carrier Patris The 173,400-cbm liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker Patris was recently delivered to its owners by shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in South Korea. Video: Teekay’s Arctic LNG tanker transiting the Northern Sea Route LNG shipping giant Teekay released a time-lapse video showing its first Arctic liquefied […]

  • Top news of the week October 2-7

    8 October 2017

    BP secures more than $1 billion for six LNG newbuilds UK-based energy giant and LNG player, BP, tied two finance partners KMarin and ICBC Leasing to invest over $1 billion into the six LNG carriers being built at DSME. First US FLNG project gets approval for onshore facilities Delfin LNG, the first and only permitted […]

  • Top news of the week October 10-15

    16 October 2016

    Report: investment company plans 20 LNG carriers order at South Korean shipyards An order for 20 liquefied natural gas carriers could be placed at South Korean shipyards from CBI Energy and Chemical, an investment company controlled by Australian and Canadian investors. Video: FSU Armada LNG Mediterrana arrives in Malta The floating storage unit (FSU) Armada […]