Qatar Gas Transport Company Ltd. (Nakilat), announced that it has been awarded, 25 year timecharters by Qatar Liquefied Gas Company Limited (II), (QGII) for six ‘QMax’ LNG carriers of approximately 265,000 cubic meters carrying capacity each.
Aker Yards has entered into a contract with GEO ASA for the building of an ROV Support Vessel. The value of the contract is approximately NOK 400 million. The vessel will be built by Aker Yards in Brazil, with delivery scheduled for May 2008
A man has been fined for assault and kicked off a cruise ship after trouble broke out within hours of it sailing from Sydney.
At least 48 people died as a passenger ferry, carrying over 130 persons, sank in the Gulf off the coast of Bahrain on Thursday.
PetroWorld Corp. (“PetroWorld”) and NuCoastal (Thailand) Limited (“NuCoastal”) announced that they have signed today a Letter of Intent (“LOI”) to merge both companies’ assets in Thailand.
Oil and gas production is expected to resume from the Visund platform in the North Sea in mid-June. Tests and repair work following the gas leak on 19 January will then be completed.
Meyer Werft and local schools in Papenburg participate actively in the
Meyer Werfts latest cruise vessel – the “Prid eof Hawaii” for Norwegian Cruise Line will be in Hamburg at B+V dock “Elbe 17” on Monday, 3 April at about 08.00 am for a final check.
The Maritime Black Box
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Evergreen Marine Corporation, Samudera Shipping Line (SSL) and Yangming(UK) (YM(UK)), have strengthened their links between China and India with the upgrading of their China – Straits – India (CSI) service.
A fishing boat which had been taking in water near Stornoway has been returning to port under the supervision of another vessel.
At least 13 Britons were among those killed when a pleasure boat capsized off Bahrain in the Gulf. The Bahrain government said 25 British nationals were among the 150 people on board the two-storey Arabic dhow.
MISC Berhad is acquiring a 49% interest in SBM Systems Inc and SBM Espirito Santo Inc (collectively known as FPSO Brasil companies) for US$103.23 million (RM379.88 million).
