Rumor has it that one of Chinese biggest integrated logistics service supplier Sinotrans CSC is in talks with China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) on a deal comprising construction of 10 supramax bulkers, SinoShip News reports. The order includes four 64,000dwt bulkers with two optional ones
Jiangsu Ocean Shipping (JOSCO) has chosen the right time to order new vessels taking advantage of low prices and eco-design of newbuildings. Namely, JOSCO has entered into a shipbuilding contract with COSCO Nantong Shipyard for construction of two 61000 dwt bulk carriers with expected delivery in th
PT Pertamina (Persero) has added another fuel-carrying ship to its armada, marked with the handover of the Mauhau oil product tanker ship, with capacity of 3.500 Long Ton Deadweight (LTDW). The ship was built by national shipyard PT Daya Radar Utama, Jakarta. The Mauhau ship is the 50th ship owned b
COSCO (Guangdong) Shipyard Co., Ltd has delivered a bulk carrier of 57000 DWT, “CHIOS SUNRISE”, to its European buyer. The bulk carrier measures 189.99 meters in LOA (length of all), 32.26 meters in breadth and 18 meters in depth. The delivery document were signed by and between the COSCO shipyards
Cathelco has won an order to supply a seawater pipework anti-fouling system for a new FPSO which will be operated in the Cendor offshore oil field by Petrofac Malaysia. The system will be installed on the MT Onozo, an Aframax tanker, which is being converted to an FPSO at the MHB yard in Pasir Gudan
Vroon Offshore Services announced that VOS Sweet has safely completed her voyage from Fujian Southeast Shipyard in China. Vroon Offshore Services’ latest addition to the subsea-support fleet arrived in the Netherlands on Thursday, January 3 2013. Some final fitting work will be undertaken and her cr
Vroon announced that on Friday 4 January 2013, it has taken delivery of MV Sicilian Express. The vessel is a 92,500-dwt post-panamax bulk carrier and the last in a series of four bulk carriers being built for Vroon at Cosco Dalian Shipyard, China. Sicilian Express flies the Gibraltar flag and has a
Oman Shipping Company (OSC) took delivery of its third Very Large Ore Carrier (VLOC) ‘VALE SAHAM’ in China on 4th January 2013, which will be used in the transportation of iron ore from Brazil to Sohar, Oman. OSC has one more vessel of its class under construction at Jiangsu Rongsheng Heavy Industri
Yuexin Ocean Engineering signed, on Dec 23rd, the construction contract for 2+2 58.7m Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessels to be built for an unnamed customer. Mr. Eric Lim, the Business/ Corporate Development Director of Yuexin, inked the contract in Singapore. Applying the preliminary design
Ever Leader, the eighth L-type containership of Evergreen Line, was christened by Bronson Hsieh, the Evergreen Group’s Second Vice Group Chairman, at the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard yesterday. The ceremonial rope cutting for the new 8,452-TEU vessel was performed by Mrs. Sook-Je Lee in a cerem
DFDS confirmed yesterday that negotiations between DFDS and the German shipyard P+S Werften GmbH, Stralsund, concerning the construction of two freight ships (ro-ro) are ongoing. The offered price of the two newbuildings is EUR 84m. DFDS had cancelled its previous contracts with P+S Werften for the
TOTE, Inc. announced on December 4, 2012, it has committed to the construction of two new state-of-the-art container ships for the Puerto Rico trade, with options for three more vessels for additional domestic service. The agreement with General Dynamics NASSCO represents a major technological miles
MEYER WERFT completed today its new Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) tanker, the CORAL ENERGY, for the Dutch owner Anthony Veder, based in Rotterdam. It is the first ship of a new gas tanker type which is equipped with an eco-friendly dual-fuel engine. The tanker is operated with natural gas bringing the
China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings Limited announced today the delivery of their eighth 380,000 DWT class Very Large Ore Carrier (“VLOC”). With further enhancements in their overall shipbuilding process, the Group continues to deliver more shipbuilding products in line with low-carbon a
