The Board of Directors of Yangzijiang Shipbuilding ( Holdings) Ltd. today announced that following four options consisting of two 82,000DWT and two 64,000DWT bulk carriers became effective in July 2013 as announced on 7th August 2013, there are further four options with an aggregate value of US$ 110
Ensco plc has taken delivery of ENSCO 120, the first in its series of three ultra-premium harsh environment jackup rigs. The rig is contracted to work for Nexen in the North Sea beginning in the fourth quarter at a day rate of approximately $230,000 plus cost adjustments. Chairman, President and Chi
Ocean Rig announced that it has signed a contract to construct a 7th generation ultra deepwater drillship at Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI). This 7th Generation drillship is a sister ship to the three ( Ocean Rig Skyros, Ocean Rig Athena, Ocean Rig Apollo ) drillships currently under construction at
Eitzen Chemical A/S, has decided to implement Jotun’s Hull Performance Solutions (HPS) on two of their largest chemical carriers. The first vessel, Siteam Discoverer, applied SeaQuantum X200 to the hull at the COSCO Dalian Shipyard in China in May, while the next vessel will dock in October later th
New Century Shipbuilding (NCS) has delivered the first 74,500 DWT product/chemical tanker to Jo Tankers AS from Norway. The vessel, named JO ROWAN, is one of the biggest product and chemical tankers in the world. The overall length of the LR-classed vessel is 228.6 meters, its moulded breadth being
“Striking of Steel” of Great Eastern Shipping Company Limited’s Mobile Offshore Self Elevating Drilling Rig took place on September 4, 2013 at a globally reputed yard, a Singapore incorporated step down subsidiary of the Company, Greatship Global Energy Services Ptc. Ltd. (GGES), informed. The rig i
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation, an owner and operator of tanker vessels, announced today that the Nave Alderamin, a new building MR2 product tanker vessel of 49,998 dwt, was delivered today from a South Korean shipyard. Nave Alderamin has been chartered out to a high quality counterparty fo
On Tuesday September 3rd, the LNG GREENRHINE will be christened. Mrs. Edwige Belliard, president of Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine (CCNR) will be the godmother. Last April the first LNG Greenstream Tanker was inaugurated by Shell Netherlands. The experiences so far are promising.
Almaz Shipbuilding Company yesterday held a keel laying ceremony for the second self-propelled floating crane of project 02690 (Yard No 901), which is being built for the Russian Ministry of Defense. Project 02690 was designed by Spetssudoproect CJSC (St. Petersburg) for lifting and hoisting operati
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. and shipbuilding companies have reached agreements to build four next generation car carrier vessels. Participating shipbuilders are Shin Kurushima Dockyard Co. Ltd and Japan Marine United Corporation, each company to build two vessels, respectively. “We have spent consid
Cosco Container Lines Co. Ltd. has taken delivery of the 13,386 TEU Cosco England from Nantong Cosco KHI Ship Engineering Co. Ltd. (NACKS). The 366 m long ship comes as the third in a series of eight 13,386 TEU vessels, being built for COSCON by NACKS. The first vessel, Cosco BELGIUM, was delivered
Incat Crowther announced the launch and delivery of the 30m Catamaran Passenger Ferry, Provincetown IV to Bay State Cruise Company of Boston, Massachusetts. Gladding Hearn Shipbuilding of Massachusetts delivered the earlier vessel Provincetown III in 2004, and she has been operating successfully for
Following the arrival of the Royal Netherlands Navy Joint Support Ship Karel Doorman at Vlissingen, Alewijnse Marine Systems is now embarking on the second stage of a four year project to install the electrical systems on this exceptionally sophisticated vessel. The contract was awarded by Damen Sch
The first of two new container vessels of Eimskip was launched in Weihai in China last Sunday. The launching went well and it’s expected that the vessel will be delivered in the beginning of January 2014, and that she will call her home port in Iceland the second quarter 2014. The second vessel is e
