GMB members at Cammell Laird in Birkenhead have voted to accept an improved pay offer and have called off the dispute in the yard over pay. The new agreement will cover the next three years and will provide the workforce with a guaranteed increase in their pay rates says GMB. Albie McGuigan, GMB Reg
India’s plans to restructure its shipbuilding sector by venturing into construction of more complex ships will see an investment into Cochin yard worth USD 442 million (Rs 1,200 crore). The investment will be assigned for building a dry-dock for LNG ship construction, according to India’s shipping m
South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has secured orders for two 84,000-cubic-meter very large gas carriers (VLGCs) from an Asian client. The price tag of the two vessels, to be built at Okpo yard, stands at a total of USD 160 million. The delivery of the vessels i
Scorpio Tankers Inc., a global provider of marine transportation for petroleum products, announced today that it has added seven newbuilding vessels to its fleet, all recently delivered. The deliveries are as follows: STI Madison and STI Park, LR2 product tankers, were delivered from Hyundai Samho H
The image depicts jack-up rig Dukhan, delivered last month to Gulf Drilling International Ltd. (GDI) of Qatar by its builder Keppel FELS Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine. Keppel FELS has secured a contract from GDI to build a repeat high-specification KFELS B Class jack
Standard Chartered Private Equity (SCPE) and Tiger Group Investments are going to invest USD 95 million in Shanghai-based Greathorse Chemical, an owner and operator of modern small to mid-sized chemical tanker vessels. Other unnamed financial investors are investing an additional USD 65m in Greathor
Triyards Holdings Limited, an offshore vessel fabrication and engineering solutions provider to the oil and gas (O&G) industry, has added another liftboat contract worth USD 50.5 million to its orderbook, the company announced in a release. The order for the new unit comes soon after TRIYARDS’ two o
On September 12, 2014, Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers entered into new long-term charters with a subsidiary of BG Group plc. to provide shuttle tanker services in Brazil. The contract with BG will be serviced by two Suezmax-size DP2 shuttle tanker newbuildings to be constructed by Hyundai Heavy Indust
GMB Scotland commented on the formal acquisition by Jim McColl of the Ferguson Shipbuilders in Port Glasgow, and the announcement that the company will be renamed Ferguson Marine Engineering Ltd and will service the oil and gas, marine and renewables sectors. Last month the Ferguson Shipbuilders cal
United Nations’ International Maritime Organization (IMO) has finalized draft consolidated, internationally binding regulations on the use of liquefied natural gas. The regulations were finalized at the annual session of the IMO Sub-Committee on the Carriage of Cargoes and Containers (CCC 1), where
General Dynamics NASSCO and City of San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer signaled the start of construction of five American Petroleum Tankers at a steel cutting ceremony for the first tanker, the APT-1, at the NASSCO shipyard in San Diego. “Today’s start of construction ceremony signifies our ongoing re
Indonesia has officially acceded to the International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships and the International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage. H.E. Mr Teuku Mohammad Hamzah Thayeb, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Indonesia to
Mesmerizing view of Kleven’s Myklebust Verft in Gursken immersed into the sunset. The image shows sea steel giants undergoing maintenance at the yard, which look as if they yearn to return to the sea. [mappress] World Maritime News Staff, September 12, 2014; Image: Kleven/copyright@Eivind Frøystad
Hartmann Schiffahrts Gmbh & Co. KG, Jaccar Holdings, HB Hunte Engineering and DNV GL, signed a letter of intent for the classification of five ECO STAR 85k very large ethane carriers. Mr Jean Labescat from Jaccar Holdings, Mr Ulrich Adami, Technical Director of Hartmann Schiffahrts GmbH & Co. KG, Mr
