General News – Page 287
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NewsPrelude floater cost revealed
Shell will reportedly pay about $1.19 billion for a giant floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility for the Prelude gas field off Western Australia.
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Taiwan owner orders local Capers
The Taiwan shipbuilder CSBC Corp has signed an agreement with Taiwan-listed Chinese Maritime Transport on building two Capesize bulk carriers worth $129 million in total.
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NewsBollinger delivers new PSV
Bollinger Shipyard in the USA has delivered the first of their 71.32m class of Cummins-powered platform supply vessels (PSVs) to Bee Mar Inc.
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NewsKeppel delivers third Maersk DSS 21 semi
Keppel FELS has delivered the third DSS 21 deepwater semisubmersible (semi) drilling rig to Maersk Drilling 43 days ahead of schedule and with a perfect safety record, garnering a bonus of $400,000.
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NewsWWL earns shipping’s first certification for GHG emissions
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL), a global shipping and logistics company, has become the first shipping company to receive formal 3rd party verification of its inventory processes for green house gas emissions.
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NewsCargotec conversions modernise four Stena vessels
Cargotec has received new conversion contracts from Stena Line for three RoPax vessels fitted with MacGregor cargo access equipment; and has completed a separate RoRo conversion project onboard the 2007-built Stena RoRo vessel Borja.
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EU takes Greece to court over shipyard aid
The European Commission said it would take Greece to court to force Hellenic Shipyards to repay the Greek government some Euro 230 million plus interest in illegal subsidies.
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Ship arrestor project
Miko Marine of Norway reports that progress with the European ship arrestor project has been boosted following the development of a suitable lightweight chain.
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NewsDubai Drydocks suffers drop in business
Ship repair, conversion and builder, Drydocks Dubai has suffered a fall of about 30 percent in business this year as carry-over work from previous years diminished, a top official said.
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NewsKeppel consolidates presence in Brazil with new shipyard
Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M), through its wholly-owned Brazilian subsidiary, Navegantes Maritime Construction and Services, has entered into an agreement with Brazil’s TWB Group to acquire the Estaleiro TWB shipyard in Navegantes, Santa Catarina.
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NewsAbu Dhabi buys Blohm + Voss
Abu Dhabi MAR, the international shipbuilding group based in Abu Dhabi, and ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems have signed a contract for the sale of Blohm + Voss to Abu Dhabi MAR.
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Greek owner orders Newcastlemax pair
Athens-based Diana has signed, through its 100% owned subsidiaries, two shipbuilding contracts with China Shipbuilding Trading Company and Shanghai Jiangnan-Changxing Shipbuilding for the construction of two Newcastlemax dry bulk carriers.
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NewsMAN powers record-setting vessel
The Spanish shipbuilder Construcciones Navales del Norte (La Naval de Sestao) delivered the ‘Simon Stevin’ to Jan de Nul in February.
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NewsClass society publishes new rules for offshore units
The Italian classification society RINA has published a new set of rules covering offshore units including FPSOs, FSRUs and MODUs.
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Star Bulk signs second Caper contract
Athens-based Star Bulk Carriers announced that it has signed a contract with shipbuilder Hanjin to construct a second Capesize vessel of 180,000 dwt for delivery in November 2011.
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Daewoo wins drill ship order
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has won a deal to build a drill ship for the state-run Korea National Oil Corporation.
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Goldenport swaps containership order for bulk carrier
The London-listed shipowner Goldenport has reached an agreement with Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding to convert one of its two 2,500 TEU containership orders at the Chinese shipyard to a 93,000 dwt bulk carrier.
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Temperature control valve proves perfect match for Siemens
The AMOT GG valve has been specified as the new lubricating oil temperature control valve for the Siemens range of SGT-600/700/800 gas turbines.
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Forward looking sonar gets software upgrade
US-based FarSounder has released SonaSoft 2.1, a major software upgrade for the FS-3DT Forward Looking Sonar.
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NewsA quantum leap in container ship concept
Quantum is the name of a new container ship concept introduced by DNV. The new concept is based on both technical and market research and innovation and is designed to transport more cargo while using less fuel and with a reduced environmental impact.
