Shipbuilding
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One Killed, Three Taken Hostage in Pirate Attack off Nigeria One crew member was killed and three taken hostage in a pirate attack on a Greek-owned tanker pending unloading off Nigeria late Tuesday, the Hellenic Coast Guard informed.…Read more Allseas: No Intention to Change Pieter Schelte’s Name Sw
COSCO On a Roll
COSCO Shipyard Group said that it has secured two shipbuilding contracts through its subsidiaries worth approximately USD 160 million. COSCO’s Zhoushan Shipyard Co. has received a contract from an undisclosed European company to build a 152,000 DWT shuttle tanker. The shuttle tanker is scheduled for
Scorpio Bulkers Swaps Bulkers for Tankers
Scorpio Bulkers has reached agreements with a shipyard in South Korea to modify existing newbuilding contracts for three Capesize vessels. The three contracts, two for vessels scheduled for delivery within the first quarter of 2016 and one for a vessel scheduled for delivery within the second quarte
Stena Bulk Names First of Its Ten Newbuilds
Stena Bulk’s IMOIIMAX Stena Impression, the first of ten 50,000 DWT MR chemical tanker newbuilds, was named in Singapore on Wednesday. The Stena Impression is owned by a joint venture of which Stena Bulk and Indonesian Golden Agri Resources (GAR) each own 50 percent. The fleet of ten newbuilds, wort
Wärtsilä to Power Up World’s First CNG Carrier
The world’s first carrier vessel for compressed natural gas (CNG) is to be powered by an integrated Wärtsilä propulsion system, chosen for its energy efficiency and environmental sustainability, Wärtsilä said. The vessel is being built at the Jiangsu Hantong shipyard in China ordered by CIMC ENRIC a
Allseas: No Intention to Change Pieter Schelte’s Name
Swiss-based Allseas Group SA, the owner of Pieter Schelte crane vessel, does not intend to change the vessel’s name despite calls from various maritime unions. The Panamanian flag of convenience vessel was named in honour of the Allseas Group’s owner’s father, who was a Nazi Waffen-SS officer, jaile
Maritime Unions Demand Pieter Schelte’s Name Change
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is demanding that the Swiss-based Allseas Group SA, the owner of Pieter Schelte crane vessel, immediately change the vessel’s name. The Pieter Schelte is a Panamanian flag of convenience vessel, contracted by Shell to service its Brent platforms
Steel Cut for Fourth Oasis Ship
The steel cutting ceremony for Royal Caribbean’s fourth Oasis ship was held on Tuesday at the STX France shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France, where the third Oasis-class ship is also being built. The fourth member of the Oasis family is scheduled to be delivered in 2018. The Oasis class was introduced
LR2 Product Tanker Joins Scorpio Tankers’ Fleet
Scorpio Tankers has taken delivery of STI Alexis, an LR2 product tanker from Daehan Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. This vessel has been chartered out and is set to begin a voyage for 52 days at approximately USD 33,500 per day. The company has also exercised an option to extend the charter on one of its time
d’Amico Group Launches Its Largest Ship
The Italian dry bulk and tanker owner and operator d’Amico Group took delivery of the 117,000 dwt dry bulk carrier named Cielo d’Italia at the Sanoyas Shipbuilding Corporation’s shipyard in Mizushima, Japan, on Tuesday, February 3. Back in 2013, the ship was completely redesigned and equipped with a
Avance Gas Finds Work for Its Newbuild
Operator and owner of Very Large Gas Carriers (VLGC) Avance Gas Holding has chartered out its newbuild VLGC Monsoon for a 60-90 days time charter. The Monsoon was delivered on 13 January 2015, together with its sister ship VLGCs Mistral. The Monsoon’s charter is set to commence in early February, at
Scorpio Secures Financing for Newbuild Bulkers
Scorpio Bulkers said it has closed a previously announced credit facility worth USD 42 million with a leading European financial institution. The loan is intended to finance a portion of the purchase price of two Kamsarmax vessels, of which one Kamsarmax vessel was recently delivered to the company
NileDutch Names Second Newbuild
NileDutch, Rotterdam-based shipping company specialising in cargo liner services from and to West Africa, held a naming ceremony for the second of four newbuild container ships, the 3,510 TEU MV NileDutch Dordrecht, at PSA Singapore Terminals. The four newbuild container ships will be registered in
Fjord1 Orders Two Ferries
Norwegian transport conglomerate Fjord1 has ordered two ferries of Multi Maritime design, Multi Maritime said in a release. The ferries will be built at Ada Shipyard in Tuzla in Turkey. The newbuilds will be double-ended ferries featuring approximately 70 m in lengh. The duo will have the capacity t