The image shows KOTUG Offshore’s tugs tow FPSO ‘PetroJarl 1’ to Damen Shiprepair Schiedam located in the Port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The FPSO was assisted by the Rotortugs RT Magic, RT Spirit, RT Evolution and SD Salvor, KOTUG said. The FPSO reached Damen on Sunday, the 18th of January, 2015
Out of a total of 1026 ships dismantled globally in 2014, 641, representing 74% of the total gross tonnage (GT) scrapped, were sold to substandard facilities in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh where ships are dismantled directly on tidal beaches, the NGO Shipbreaking Platform’s demolition stats show.
VIDEO: Fincantieri Starts Building Seven Seas Explorer Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has laid keel for the Seven Seas Explorer, the first super luxury cruise ship that the company is building for Regent Seven Seas Cruises, brand of the Prestige Cruise Holdings group.…Read more Four South Korean Ya
Chinese shipbuilder Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry has secured its first LNG Carrier order from Landmark Corporate Holdings, investment firm in shipping and offshore industries. The two have signed a contract for construction of one LNG carrier of 45,000 cu m in capacity, with an option for one more c
U.S. Senator John McCain took to the Senate floor on Thursday to defend his amendment to repeal the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, also known as the Jones Act. The proposed amendment has been faced with fierce opposition from various interested parties including the American Maritime Partnership (AMP)
A cruise ship has scratched Hoegh LNG’s FSRU, the Höegh Gallant, at a Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding’s yard. The Höegh Gallant was moored to a jetty on Wednesday, January 21st at the yard when a Carnival Cruises’ cruise ship, Costa Atlantica, on its way out, lightly touched her in the front, on the bu
COSCO Zhoushan Shipyard said that it has delivered two newbuild 64,000 DWT bulk carriers to their customers. Bulk carrier named Komi has been delivered to a European customer Lomar Shipping. In February 2012 Lomar signed an order with COSCO Group for up to six ‘Ultramax’ bulk carriers, scheduled for
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has laid keel for the Seven Seas Explorer, the first super luxury cruise ship that the company is building for Regent Seven Seas Cruises, brand of the Prestige Cruise Holdings group. The keel laying ceremony was held at the Sestri Ponente (Genoa) shipyard on Wednesday
Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) followed in the footsteps of its counterpart Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) in concluding the deal for construction of Kogas LNG carriers. Samsung signed a contract for two 174,000 m3 LNG carriers worth USD 417 million, the company
LNG carrier SCF Melampus, which just joined the fleet of Russian shipping company Sovcomflot (SCF Group), has set sail for Bonny Island, Nigeria. The vessel has embarked on her maiden voyage having passed the inspection of the chartering company Shell with flying colors. SCF Melampus should make one
The keel for the first of two liquefied natural gas-powered, combination container – Roll-On/Roll-Off (ConRo) ships for Crowley Maritime’s liner services group was laid yesterday at VT Halter Marine, Inc.’s facility in Pascagoula, Miss. The vessel is the first Commitment Class ship, which will exclu
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has today taken delivery of the coal carrier Shin Yahagi Maru at Imari Shipyard and Works of Namura Shipbuilding. The vessel, which was jointly developed by Namura Shipbuilding and MOL, will serve Chubu Electric Power’s thermal power plants under a new l
South Korean shipbuilding giant Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) has concluded the deal with Korea Line Corporation and Hyundai LNG for construction of four LNG carriers. The two liner companies will each manage two vessels. The order forms part of Kogas tender for 6 LNG carriers aw
Some 32 bipartisan representatives of the United States Congress sent a letter to Senate leaders asking for rejection of Senator John McCain’s amendment to The Jones Act. The letter, addressed to Senator McConnell and Senator Reid, says that the amendment would have a detrimental effect to domestic
