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  • China: SF Shipyard Delivers Second 16.900 DWT Bulk Carrier to POLSTEAM

    19 March 2012

    In the afternoon of March 16th, the delivery documents for No.2 16.900 DWT Bulk Carrier (HULL NO.:SF080102 ) were signed in the Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering Co. Administrative Office Building. The vessel was the second one among 8 sister vessels contracted with POLSTEAM by Sanfu shipyard and is classed by ABS. 16,900DWT Bulk Carrier The vessel […]

  • Singapore: Sembcorp Marine’s Shipyard Wins VLCC into FPSO Conversion Contract

    4 October 2011
    Business & Finance

      Jurong Shipyard, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine, has secured an approximately S$130 million project to convert the Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) tanker, the MV “TAR II” (ex STAR II), to a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel for MODEC. This conversion project involves the installation of an external turret mooring system […]

  • Germany: Nordic Yards Finish Extensive Modernisation Work on Vessel Norilskiy Nickel

    2 August 2011

    Nordic Yards, manufacturer of technologically sophisticated and innovative special ships and maritime structures, handed over “Norilskiy Nickel” to Norilsk Nickel. The Russian mining company commissioned Nordic Yards to carry out extensive modernisation work to the special ship, which is suitable for Arctic waters. With today’s handover Nordic Yards are delivering the ship just two months […]

  • Hamburg Süd Reaps Fruit from CCNI Takeover

    20 April 2016
    Business & Finance

    German shipping company Hamburg Süd Group reported an increase in total turnover by 16.8 percent to EUR 6.05 billion (USD 6.8bn), the company said. The main drivers of the growth were ascribed to the takeover and integration of the container operations of the Chilean shipping company Compañía Chilena de Navegación Interoceánica S.A. (CCNI) in late March 2015 […]

  • Seagull Introduces Bulker Industry Training Standard

    2 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    Seagull has released the Bulker Industry Training Standard (BITS), a predefined competence management system for the dry bulk industry. BITS is a computer-based evaluation tool to enhance the competency of officers onboard a ship type whose maintenance, operating and cargo handling practices can be unique. As well as providing a benchmark for industry competence, BITS […]

  • Sweden: First Baltic Sea LNG Terminal Opens This Week

    24 May 2011
    Business & Finance

    AGA’s facility for liquefied natural gas (LNG) will be inaugurated outside Nynäshamn, Sweden on 27 May. The first in the Baltic Sea region, the terminal is AGA’s largest venture ever. Natural gas can replace oil in industrial processes and as a fuel for land and sea-based transport, reducing emissions of carbon dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, sulphur […]

  • Drewry: Market Improves as Orderbook Shrinks

    21 February 2013

    Drewry’s latest Chemical Forecaster report highlights a significant change in the orderbook. Persistent fleet expansion far in excess of trade growth has persistently eroded utilisation rates, checked only by scrapping. The only good news is that current market conditions are making it harder to get credit for newbuild orders, which has led to a shrinking […]

  • US LNG exports drop on week

    13 April 2018

    Liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from the United States declined during the week ending Wednesday, April 11, the Energy Information Administration said in its weekly natural gas report. Five LNG vessels with a combined capacity of 17.7 billion cubic feet (Bcf) have departed Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass plant from April 5 to April 11, according to […]

  • European Commission clears Total, Engie $1.5 billion LNG deal

    12 April 2018

    The European Commission has cleared the acquisition of French Engie’s portfolio of upstream liquefied natural gas (LNG) assets by compatriot Total.

  • Sovcomflot tightens loss on offshore and gas performance

    18 March 2019

    Russia’s largest shipping company Sovcomflot reported tightening losses during the year 2018, as it turned to profit in the fourth quarter of the year. 

  • OMV spills oil offshore New Zealand

    23 February 2015

    OMV New Zealand reportedly spilled crude oil in the ocean offshore Taranaki, New Zealand, on Friday, February 20, 2015. According to NZ media, the spill occurred during a routine transfer of oil from the Raroa FPSO to the Nectar oil tanker. Stuff.co.nz has quoted Peter Zeilinger, managing director of OMV New Zealand Ltd as saying: “The transfer hose developed […]

  • 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 […]

  • Make Way for 21,100 TEU Boxships

    7 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) will build the world’s largest containerships yet having received an order for the construction of 21,100 TEU units. The order was placed by OOCL last week, however the announcement said that the ships would pertain to the 20,000 TEU class. SHI revealed that the ordered boxships would actually feature 21,100 TEU […]

  • Stena Impero Docks in Dubai after 2-Month Detention in Iran

    30 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    With a new crew on board, Stena Impero will undergo checks in Dubai before it re-enters service.

  • Marinakis Sets Sights on 10 LNG Carriers at HHI

    6 July 2018
    Business & Finance

    Marinakis pens letter of intent with Hyundai Heavy Industries for the construction of up to ten LNG carriers.

  • Sovcomflot Returns to Profit amid Improved Market Conditions

    30 August 2019
    Business & Finance

    The company is cautiously optimistic about the results for the second half of the year and prospects for 2020.

  • Yamal LNG Ships 20 Million Tons of LNG

    19 August 2019
    Business & Finance

    Yamal LNG has shipped its twentieth million ton of LNG since the commencement of the project.

  • Readers’ Picks of the Week (September 26-30, 2016)

    2 October 2016
    Business & Finance

    Drewry: Hanjin’s Misfortune Leaves Gap at THE Alliance Following the bankruptcy of South Korea’s container carrier Hanjin Shipping, the proposed carrier grouping THE Alliance is left at a size disadvantage to both its future rivals… Read More Hanjin Marine Arrives at NWSA Terminal The Hanjin Marine is the first Hanjin ship to call at one […]

  • Gulf Navigation Widens Net Loss in First Half 2019

    23 July 2019
    Business & Finance

    The company delivered a net loss of AED 27.8 million (USD 7.5 million) in first half of 2019.

  • Bangladesh: Oil Spill in Bay Off Sitakunda

    15 December 2011

      Approximately 50 feet film of oil floating and spreading Kadam Rasul from Kumira coast was spotted yesterday. The origin of the oil spill 10km long is still unknown. Boatmen, fishermen and people travelling between Sandwip and Chittagong believe that the ship-breaking industry is the one who should be blamed for. The fact is that […]

  • Harley Marine Names Its New Z-Drive Tractor Tug, USA

    14 August 2013

    Harley Marine Services Inc. christened its new Z – drive tractor tug, the M/V ROBERT FRANCO on Monday. The new 6,850-horsepower tug, built by Nichols Brothers Boat Builders, will enter the ship assist and tanker escort market for both Millennium Maritime and Harley Marine Services in Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors. The M/V ROBERT FRANCO, named […]

  • Algoma Collects Refund on Cancelled Vessel Contracts

    2 January 2014

    Algoma Central Corporation has received payments totalling $41.7 million from two Chinese banks on refund guarantees related to the cancellation of three ocean tanker shipbuilding contracts which occurred in 2010. “We are extremely pleased to announce the collection of these outstanding instalment refunds,” said Greg Wight, President and CEO of Algoma. “The collection process has […]

  • Thirteen Newbuilding Contracts Signed Last Week

    15 November 2012

    In the past week shipbuilding industry recorded 13 new orders, according to Fearnleys Weekly report. Three of four contracts have been won by Chinese shipyards while one contract went to Korea. Norwegian-Bermudean shipping company Stolt-Nielsen awarded CSSC Hudong shipyard with a contract for four 38,000 dwt stainless-steel chemical carriers, which includes two optional units. This […]

  • ClassNK Registers First United States-Flagged Ship

    13 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    Leading classification society ClassNK has classed its first United States-flagged ship. The vessel, newly named MT SLNC PAX, owned by Schuyler Line Navigation Company, LLC (SLNC), is classified as an Oil tanker and Chemical Tanker with IMO type II & III, and will be operating in the US-flag cargo preference service. Russell Paret, President of […]

  • Singapore: Rhapsody of the Seas Enters Sembawang Shipyard

    1 March 2012

    Sembawang Shipyard has welcomed today Royal Caribbean’s Rhapsody of the Seas which will undergo a month long maintenance period. This is the third Royal’s vessel to undergo maintenance project. The plan is to refresh whole ship and install some new equipment. The cruise company originally planned two week dry-docking period but decision was made to […]