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  • SCI plans to ink deal with Korean shipbuilding firm

    6 November 2006

    Shipping Corporation (Q, N,C,F)* of India (SCI) is planning to place a USD 502.90 million contract with Korean shipbuilding yards, reports Business Standard. Out of this, SCI has already signed contracts with South Korean yard STX Shipbuilding Co for building six new long range-I size product tankers for USD 371 million.

  • Sweden: Stena Considers Ordering Five LNG Tankers

    13 January 2012
    Vessels

    Sweden’s Stena is considering an order for five LNG tankers, according to several media reports. The order would be worth about $1.2 billion. Stena purchased three LNG tankers from the Taiwan-based shipping company TMT for a total of USD 700 million last year. The three LNG tankers are the “Stena Blue Sky” (145,000 cubic metres), […]

  • VT Group buys four support service firms

    28 April 2006

    Shipbuilding and support services firm VT Group has bought four vehicle support businesses for 87 million pounds in cash from RAC, part of insurer Aviva . The businesses’ activities include fleet management and administration, maintenance, repair and logistic support. VT said on Friday the acquisitions would be funded with a combination of the group’s existing […]

  • Cargo ship sinks in northwestern Turkey, five missing

    25 April 2006

    Four crew members were rescued and another five missing when a cargo ship sank off Armutlu town of the northwestern Turkish province of Yalova early on Wednesday. The Turkish-flagged ship “Haci Ibrahim” was carrying 1,200 tons of fertilizer from Gemlik to the northern province of Samsun when it sank in the Marmara Sea, semi-official Anatolia […]

  • American Shipping Firms Outbid, Outrun by Foreign Cos.

    16 March 2006

    The recent uproar over the Bush administration’s plan to allow a Dubai company to run terminal operations at some major U.S. ports was an eye-opener for many Americans: It was the first time they learned just how few U.S. companies are involved in running ports and shipping lines.

  • USA: Golden Pass Files with DOE to Export LNG

    19 August 2012

    Golden Pass Products, a partnership of Qatar Petroleum International and ExxonMobil affiliates, has submitted an application to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Golden Pass LNG receiving terminal at Sabine Pass, Texas. The proposed project involves construction of natural gas liquefaction and export capabilities at the existing Golden […]

  • Whangarei firm scores inside job for ‘mega-yacht’

    20 November 2009

    Whangarei superyacht interiors company Specialist Marine Interiors has scored its biggest-ever contract, which will provide more than 150,000 hours of work for the company and create jobs. The project – a complete interior fit-out for an overseas-based ‘mega-yacht’ over 70m long – will bring new marine industry jobs for skilled and trainee marine cabinetmakers and […]

  • State firms, govts behind illegal sea reclamation

    24 June 2009

    State-owned companies and some government bodies are to blame for many illegal sea reclamation projects, a senior official from the State Oceanic Administration has said. “Sixty-one of the 62 illegal cases last year were conducted by governments and port holdings,” said Liu Xincheng, vice-director of North China Sea Branch of the administration. “Economic interests” were […]

  • Team ABN Amro: five international sailors chosen

    10 March 2005

    At a quarter to four in the afternoon, a group of twelve very serious sailors assembled in the harbour master building next to the dock. They knew they were about to hear the news, who would be one of the final five to continue on to the second boat crew selection finals in Portugal the […]

  • Shipping firms see huge jump in value of vessels

    6 March 2005

    Shipping firms are sitting on a potential goldmine of paper profit due to the surging value of ships as a result of booming demand for marine transport to China.

  • Gas-shielded, flux-cored wires are very stable

    2 March 2006

    The Lincoln Electric Company introduces two new UltraCore gas-shielded, flux-cored wires for mild steel welding in the pressure vessel, offshore and shipbuilding, bridge and heavy equipment industries.

  • Arab Firm Agrees to Delay U.S. Port Deal

    24 February 2006

    A United Arab Emirates company has volunteered to postpone its takeover of significant operations at six major U.S. seaports, giving the White House more time to convince skeptical lawmakers the deal poses no increased risks from terrorism.

  • GAIL hires LNG carrier from Japan’s MOL

    20 June 2019
    Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Japan’s shipping giant Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has signed a short-term charter agreement for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier with state-run gas company GAIL India.

  • Sempra files request for Port Arthur LNG expansion

    18 June 2019
    Vessels

    U.S. energy company and LNG operator Sempra Energy has filed a request with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to start the pre-filing review process of the Port Arthur LNG expansion process. 

  • Novatek firms up cooperation deal with Chukotka Region

    5 September 2019

    Russia’slargest independent natural gas producer, Novatek has firmed up cooperation with the Government of the Chukotka Autonomous Area.

  • LNG Export Income Triples in Five Years (Qatar)

    19 July 2010

    A surge in production nearly tripled Qatar’s income from liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports in five years and the earnings are set to swell… [mappress] Source: Emirates Business 24|7, July 19, 2010;

  • USA: AMSC Superconductor Wire for European Maritime Project

    18 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    AMSC, a global solutions provider serving wind and grid leaders, yesterday announced that it has been chosen as the high temperature superconductor (HTS) wire provider for Europe’s POSE2IDON – or Power Optimised Ship for Environment with Electric Innovation Designs Onboard – Project. Funded by the European Union, POSE2IDON is a €20 million project aimed at […]

  • Philippines: Hanjin Heavy Plans to Hire More Workers

    17 May 2012

    Helping boost the Philippines economy even through a slump in the world market, Korean shipbuilding industry leader Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction – Philippines, Inc. is set to employ thousands of additional workers in its shipyard here this year. HHIC-Phil, Inc. currently employs nearly 20,000 local employees and continues to generate more indirect job and […]

  • FERC Accepts Filing Application for Magnolia LNG Project

    15 May 2014

    Liquefied Natural Gas Limited said that the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has formally accepted Magnolia LNG (MLNG) project’s filing application. This project is located along the Calcasieu River, near Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States of America. The receipt of FERC’s formal acceptance of MLNG’s filing application resulted from submission of the application on […]

  • Downeast LNG submits pre-filing request with FERC

    24 July 2014

    Downeast LNG (DELNG) submitted its pre-filing request on July 23 with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to develop an estimated $2 billion bi-directional LNG facility at its proposed location in Robbinston, Maine. The facility will be able to liquefy natural gas for export as LNG and regasify imported LNG, as the market requires. This latest […]

  • McDermott firms up Scarborough FPU job for Woodside

    5 February 2019
    Project & Tenders

    McDermott International said it has signed a contract with Woodside Energy to undertake a front-end engineering and design activities for a floating production unit (FPU) for the Scarborough field gas development in Western Australia.

  • Oceaneering International Hires SOFF’s CSV ‘Normand Flower’

    20 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    Solstad Offshore ASA (SOFF) has signed a new contract with Oceaneering International Inc for hire of SOFF’s offshore construction vessel (CSV) “Normand Flower” The duration of the contract is firm for 3 years with further 3 yearly options. Commencement is directly after completion of present charter, during fourth quarter of 2013. The contract value is […]

  • Kosmos Energy Hires Newbuild Drillship ‘Atwood Achiever’

    10 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    Kosmos Energy Ltd. (Kosmos) has signed a long-term rig agreement with a subsidiary of Atwood Oceanics, Inc. for the new build drillship Atwood Achiever. Currently under construction in South Korea, the rig is scheduled for completion in June of 2014 and expected to commence drilling operations in the second half of 2014. The Atwood Achiever […]

  • Another Law Firm Targets Baltic-Genco Merger

    5 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    New York-based law firm Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. has launched an investigation into potential legal claims against the board of directors of dry bulk shipping company Baltic Trading Limited regarding possible breaches of fiduciary duties and other violations of law related to Baltic’s acquisition deal with Genco Shipping & Trading Limited. Rigrodsky & Long is the […]

  • New Zealand Diving Company Fined for Propeller Death

    10 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    New Zealand-based diving company The Dive Spot Limited has been fined NZD 50,000 and its co-director and skipper Mark Andrew Barnes fined NZD 25,000 for the death of diver Bruce Porter on 7 February 2014, Maritime New Zealand reports. Reparations of NZD 50,000 and NZD 30,000 are also to be paid by The Dive Spot Limited and Barnes, respectively. Porter […]