On behalf of its co-venturers BP announced an agreement to progress a major re-development of the Schiehallion and Loyal oil fields to the west of the Shetland Islands. Schiehallion and Loyal have produced nearly 400 million barrels of oil since production started in 1998 and an estimated 450 millio
Wärtsilä has recently been awarded a series of orders to supply propulsion solutions for dredger vessels to be built in China and the Netherlands. Since dredging applications are typically very demanding, the high reliability of the Wärtsilä solutions was a key element in the award of all three proj
The Nam Trieu Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (Nasico) under the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group (Vinashin) on July 12 inked… (vovnews) [mappress] Source: Vovnews, July 13, 2011;
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. today announced the exterior and basic design of the hybrid car carrier aiming at zero emissions while berthed had been determined. As a “project that develops systems to reduce CO2 emissions from ocean-going vessels,” the vessel earned us a subsidy from Japan’s Ministry of
Graig has ordered a series of up to 26 fuel-efficient new generation MARLIN 2000 Blue design container feeders to be built at the major Jin Hai shipyard complex in China. The first two vessels are scheduled for delivery in August and September 2013 with subsequent vessels to be delivered in pairs ev
Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd, an owner and operator of dry bulk carriers and an international provider of worldwide seaborne transportation services for dry bulk cargoes, announced today the cancellation of four shipbuilding contracts for the construction of four bulk carrier vessels of 180,000 dwt e
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has completed development of a new-generation liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier marking an evolutionary advance from Moss-type(1) LNG carriers. The new vessel-type dubbed “EXTREM” is a type of newly developed “Sayaendo(2)” Series, which features a peapod-sha
Middle East Workboats 2011, the region’s event for workboat operators, builders and equipment suppliers, returns to Abu Dhabi at a time when the maritime industry is rapidly accelerating in countries across the Gulf. Renewed growth across various important maritime and related sectors including harb
AVEVA, a leader in engineering design and information management solutions for the plant, power and marine industries, today announced a new customer win with GUANGXIN Shipbuilding & Heavy Industry Co. Ltd (GSHI) selecting AVEVA MARS, AVEVA’s enterprise resource management system. GSHI, formerly ’GM
Hanjin Yeongdo Dockyard has finally won a bid for the first time in three years. On July 6, the company announced that it won a bid to build two logistic support vessels from Defense Acquisition Program Administration and signed an LOI to build four 4,700TEU container carriers at US 250 million doll
STORNES, a flexible fall pipe vessel built by Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Co., Ltd (hereinafter referred to as “CIMC Raffles”) for the Dutch company Van Oord Marine Services BV was successfully delivered in Yantai, China. STORNES is the world’s fifth flexible fall pipe vessel. It features high tech
Brodosplit Shipyard and the Dutch shipping company Jumbo Shipping contracted last week in Rotterdam, the construction of ships for the transportation of haevy cargo (the heavy lift ship), with the option of building two more. Jumbo Shipping is one of the world’s leading shipping company for transpor
ABG Shipyard is looking to enter the platform building segment for oil exploration in offshore areas. It is scouting for partners with… ( BussinesStandard ) [mappress] Source: BussinesStandard , July 11, 2011;
CGGVeritas announced that it has completed a 3D BroadSeis seismic survey for Shell over complex salt structures in deep water offshore Gabon. As a complement to a conventional acquisition project (7,900 km2), the 3D BroadSeis survey was acquired by the CGGVeritas Symphony operating with ten Sercel S
