South Korean shipbuilder Sajin Shipbuilding Industries, located in Weihai, China, has inked a newbuilding contract for two 4,700 teu ships… (seatrade-asia) [mappress] Source: seatrade-asia, June 8, 2011.
Intergraph has signed a five-year contact with STX Europe, one of the major international players in the shipbuilding industry. STX France Solutions has purchased SmartMarine® Enterprise to improve its shipbuilding design efficiency and quality, while achieving better project stages coordination and
Scorpio Tankers announced that it has signed contracts with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd. of South Korea to construct five 52,000 DWT product tankers for approximately $37.4 million each. These vessels will be the first to be delivered from the Hyundai Group with new propulsion technology including
Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading systems integrator, has been awarded the contract to supply an integrated solution for power generation, power distribution, and propulsion for a new Diving Support & Construction Vessel (DSCV) currently under construction in Singapore. The order has been plac
Aiming to tap the business opportunities in the ship repairing and ship building sector, the Cochin Port Trust is planning to set up a mini… (ibnlive) [mappress] Source: ibnlive, June 7, 2011;
The latest order placed with Siemens Marine Solutions proves that diesel-electric propulsion systems are suitable not only for large merchant and naval vessels but also for small ships. The Italian shipyard Cantieri Navali Megaride has commissioned the Siemens unit to equip a 65-meter-long offshore
The Korean fishing group Insung signed this week an letter of intent with a Brazilian consortium for the construction of a ship yard… (mercopress) [mappress] Source: mercopress, June 6, 2011
Sovcomflot (SCF Group), the largest operator of ice-class LNG carriers, confirmed its global leadership position by placing orders for two ultramodern ice-class LNG-carriers, that will be used by Gazprom Global LNG Limited (GGLNG) for LNG transportation. A long-term time-charter contract is expected
Mr. A. Zagorovskiy (image), Chief Executive Officer of the Shtokman Development AG (SDAG) and Mr. R. Trotsenko, President of the Unified Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) signed the Cooperation Agreement on June 2, 2011 in Moscow. According to the Agreement SDAG and USC acknowledge their intentions to
The christening ceremony for platform P-56 will be held today (Friday, June 3), at the BrasFELS Shipyard, in Angra dos Reis (state of Rio de Janeiro). With capacity to process 100,000 barrels of oil and to compress 6 million cubic meters of gas per day, the P-56 will operate in Marlim Sul Field deve
On May 31, NYK took delivery of a new 180,000 DWT bulk carrier, Shin Koho, at the Tsu Shipyard of the Universal Shipbuilding Corporation (Tsu City, Mie Prefecture). Shin Koho is the first carrier in the world to be fitted with a hybrid turbocharger, which was jointly developed by four companies: NYK
Alnmaritec Limited, which is recognised as one of the UK’s leading specialist boat builders has recently delivered two new oil pollution control boats for operation by PetroChina in Tianjin, China. The new ‘Wave Skimmer’ class boats were delivered by Alnmaritec to Elastec American Marine who also su
Pacific Drilling S.A. announced yesterday that it has received delivery of its newest drillship, the Pacific Mistral. The Pacific Mistral can operate in water depths of up to 12,000 feet and drill wells of up to 35,000 feet total depth. The rig features technologically advanced equipment that allows
COSL 681, the first high-powered deepwater AHTS vessel in China invested and constructed by China Oilfield Services Limited was recently successfully launched for operation in Wuhan. COSL 682, which belongs to the same model, is about to be launched as well. COSL681, which is specifically designed f
