General News – Page 449
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Jinling scoops eight MPCs
Jinling Shipyard in China is rumoured to have won an order for eight 17,700DWT multi purpose ships from Spliethoff in the Netherlands. They will be delivered from November 2008 to December 2009. Ship particulars are 156.5m in length, 22.8m in breadth and a service speed of 17 knots. A 120 ...
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NACKS delivers VLCC
NACKS in China delivered a 300,000DWT VLCC to Cosco named ?Cosmerry Lake?. Ship particulars are 333m in length, 60m in breadth and 29.5m in depth.
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Prosafe FPSO conversion
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) has awarded Stavanger-based Prosafe a charter contract for the supply and operation of a gas FPSO to operate offshore Brazil. The firm period of the contract is nine years, followed by a maximum of six one-year options. Prosafe will be responsible for the engineering, procurement, construction, ...
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Final act in the GL drama
The strategic independence of Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has been saved following a shareholders' meeting. The executive board of the Hamburg-based classification society announced the successful defence against the hostile takeover bid by Bureau Veritas of France.The binding purchase offer by the Hamburg entrepreneur Günter Herz, with secure long-term perspectives for ...
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VT & BAE discuss JV
BAE Systems PLC and VT Group PLC are in early discussions regarding the combination of their surface ship build and naval support businesses into a joint venture.DISCUSSIONS REGARDING FUTURE JOINT VENTUREBAE Systems? submarines business is not included within the scope of these discussions. This initiative is in line with the ...
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Thales and DCN merger delayed
Industry sources claim that the planned tie-up between Thales and state-run shipbuilder DCN, which has already been delayed several times, has been delayed again until next year as the companies don't plan to notify the European Commission about the operation until January 2007. The plan calls for Thales to acquire ...
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India to build stealth frigates
India is looking to acquire up to seven stealth frigates, along with some level of joint development and technology transfer. The Request for Information (RFI) has reportedly been issued to about 12 European and Russian firms.These ships are reportedly part of India's long-delayed Project 17, and could be worth up ...
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Venezuela, Brazil to build tankers
Venezuela's state oil company (PDVSA) has signed a deal with Brazilian industrial conglomerates Eisa and Maua Jurong to build ten oil tankers in Venezuela. The joint venture will produce at least eight Panamax tankers and PDVSA plans to increase its total fleet to 42 ships by 2012.
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Scorpenes for India
India is to begin assembling Franco-Spanish Scorpene attack submarines as part of plan to boost its naval power and military-industrial know-how. Production started this week at the Mumbai-based Mazagaon Dock naval shipyard. The 2.4bn euro deal to build an initial six diesel submarines was signed in October 2005 with Armaris, ...
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IMO reviews MSDS regs after IBIA intervention
The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) has presented a paper to IMO?s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) advising that current proposals relating to the mandatory supply and carriage of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) in connection with MARPOL Annex 1 cargoes and marine fuel oils are severely flawed and unworkable. And ...
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Wärtsilä and Becker optimise propulsion systems
Wärtsilä in Finland and the German company Becker Marine Systems have entered into a co-operation agreement on the optimization of ship propulsion systems. Hamburg-based Becker Marine Systems has annual net sales of EUR 50 million and is the leading supplier of high-performance rudders of all profiles and sizes, as well ...
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Another two for Montanari
The number of 110,000dwt Aframax crude oil tankers currently under construction for Navigazione Montanari S.p.A. has risen to six.The Italian company has commissioned the construction of another two 110,000dwt crude oil tankers in addition to previous four ordered earlier this year in November. The six Aframaxes, which have double hulls ...
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Keppel secures first FSO
Keppel Singmarine in Singapore has clinched a $88 million contract to build a Floating Storage Offloading system (FSO) unit for Lukoil ?Nizhnevolzhskneft (LUKOIL-NVN), a subsidiary of the Russian oil company, Lukoil Oil Company. The 28,000DWT Ice-Class vessel is a new design by Marine Technology Development, the design arm of Keppel ...
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US boatbuilders to design new river combat craft
Northrop Grumman Corporation and Aluminum Chambered Boats, Inc. (ACB), both in the US, have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore future combat system requirements and capabilities for the U.S. Navy's anticipated Riverine/Coastal Warfare program. The companies have also agreed to design and build a riverine craft technology demonstrator that ...
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SADRA building quartet for IRISL
Islamic Republic of Iran?s Shipping Lines (IRISL) is negotiating with Iran Marine Industrial Co. (SADRA) over the building of four general cargo ships. The National Iranian Tanker Co., Caspian Oil Co. as well as a German Company have respectively ordered three 63,000DWT oil tankers, three support ships and four ocean-going ...
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MTG Delfin opens new shipyard in Varna
Bulgarian shipbuilder MTG Delfin has opened a new shipyard in the port of Varna, on the Black Sea. The 7.9 ha. Region 2 shipbuilding and repair facility, the second in the Varna port area, is located on the Varna lake and cost over $24 million.Region 2 is the first shipyard ...
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Front orders another heavy-lift vessel
Frontline has declared an option with COSCO Shipyard, China, to convert ?Front Target? to a heavy-lift vessel. The conversion will begin in May 2007, and completion is expected in August 2007. By fitting a new mid-ship section and upgrading all major components of the vessel, it is anticipated that the ...
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Hanjin wins tanker job
South Korea's Hanjin Heavy Industries has secured a $260 million order from Emarat Maritime in the UAE for four 114,000DWT tankers. These 250m long crude oil carriers will be delivered by the end of March 2010.
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Jurong building Noble semi-sub
Jurong Shipyard, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SembCorp Marine in Singapore, has signed a contract with Noble Drilling Holding LLC of the US, to construct, convert and outfit a new ultra-deepwater dynamically positioned semi-submersible drilling unit. This work will be carried out on Noble Drilling?s existing bare-deck hull Bingo 9000 which ...
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Nordseewerke building SWATH pair
Emden based shipbuilder Nordseewerke, a company of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, has won the contract to build two revenue cutters for the Procurement Agency of the German Federal Customs Administration. The first vessel is scheduled for delivery in November 2008 with the second one to follow in June 2009.The 49m long ...
