Caribbean FLNG facility has been undocked from the Wison Offshore & Marine dry dock in Nantong, China, marking an important milestone in the project jointly undertaken by Black & Veatch, Wison Offshore & Marine and EXMAR. The Caribbean FLNG project, which is expected to be the world’s first operatio
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (MES) completed and delivered a 56,000 dwt type bulk carrier MV “Hanjin Chiba” at its Chiba Works on 19th November, 2014 to Venus Ocean Navigation S.A., Panama. This is the 7th ship of MES’s new generation of eco ships, the so called “neo56BC” design. Acco
Compagnie Maritime Monégasque SAM has secured contracts with Petrobras Brazil to charter five new-build Fast Oil Spill Response Vessels featuring Damen axe-bow design. The new fuel-efficient Sea Axe design by Damen Shipyards Group, as described by the designer, allows the vessel to reach offshore oi
Oman Shipping Company (OSC) has taken delivery of the Adam LNG, which is described as one of the world’s most advanced fuel efficient LNG carriers. The 162,000 cubic metres capacity vessel was built by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in Ulsan South Korea. The newly-delivered LNG carrier will operate
South Korean shipbuilding giant Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI) announced today that it held a naming ceremony for the world’s largest containership, the first of five 19,000 TEU containerships ordered from China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) in May 2013. The containership was named CSCL
Workers at South Korea’s shipbuilding giant Hyundai Heavy Industries will refuse to work after the regular eight-to-five-hours on Thursday after talks over wage dispute collapsed last Wednesday, Business Insider reports. Kim Hyeong-Gyun , the union spokesman, said that this symbolic overtime walkout
Dry bulk transporter Scorpio Bulkers Inc. revealed plans yesterday to raise USD 150 million through private placement of its shares of common stock. An aggregate of 40,000,000 common shares will be sold at a price of USD 3.75 per share, according to Scorpio. Scorpio said it intends to use the net pr
MSC Armonia, the first out of four MSC Lirica Class ships in the EUR 200 million “Renaissance Programme” launched by Fincantieri and MSC Cruises, has left the Palermo shipyard after little more than 10 weeks since her arrival on 31 August. The modification works on Armonia included the insertion of
The image shows Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) Olympus decorated for her naming ceremony that took place on November 15th. It is the third in the series of Havyard’s 832 design and the eighth vessel to be delivered to Global Offshore Services. On Friday night, an Indian ceremony was held on board, whe
The delivery of some 54 ships of at least 10,000 teu, expected to be deployed in the Asia-North Europe trade between October 2014 and December 2015, will have a huge effect on the landscape of the trade next year. According to Drewry’s analysis, they may help to bring carriers much needed lower slot
The world’s first chemical tanker to use a combination of duplex stainless steel and stainless clad steel in the construction of its cargo tanks was successfully delivered to Oita-based Hiro Naviera S.A. on 15 November 2014 by Usuki Shipyard Co., Ltd, ClassNK said. The application of the duplex stee
Singapore-based BW LPG Limited has taken delivery of BW Aries, the first of eight newly-built Very Large Gas Carriers (VLGCs) from Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), South Korea. BW Aries will join 19 other VLGCs in BW LPG’s fleet currently on water. The company now owns and operates a fleet of 36 vess
MAN Diesel & Turbo has secured a contract for the supply of four 9L48/60CR engines for the diesel-mechanical propulsion of two passenger ferries for Chinese shipping companies, Huadong Ferry and Dadong Ferry. The two newbuildings are currently under construction at Huanghai Shipyard in Shangdong, Ch
German carrier Hamburg Süd christened a new container ship pertaining to its “San” class on Thursday, November 13th at the Marina Bay Cruise Center in Singapore. The 111,700 tdw ship was named “San Clemente” by her sponsor Wietske Willemijn Wage, wife of Niels Wage, Vice President of Marketing Freig
