General News – Page 454
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Formosa Plastics orders boxships
Formosa Plastics Marine, the shipping arm of the Taiwan oil and petrochemical company Formosa Plastics, has ordered two containerships of 1,118 TEU ('CV 1100' design) at the Qingshan Shipyard in China.
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Krill-vessel option for Aker
Aker BioMarine and Aker Yards have agreed an option for building a 144 metre long 27 metre wide vessel for harvesting of krill. Designed by Skipsteknish in Alesund, the value of the vessel, including all processing and extraction equipment, is approximately $170 million and delivery is planned in November 2009. ...
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DF engine live on stage
MAN Diesel has put its new marine gas engine through its paces for the benefit of decision makers from the global market for LNG carriers. MAN Diesel?s new 51/60 DF engine is a dual-fuel power unit capable of running on boil-off gas from the tanks of LNG carriers or on ...
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BV enjoys record-breaking year
Bureau Veritas (BV) has enjoyed another record-breaking year, with a sustained growth of fifteen per cent in net sales to the end of June, 2006.Speaking at the tenth annual Bureau Veritas Beaujolais Nouveau reception at Trinity House in London on November 16, BV marine division managing director Bernard Anne said, ...
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GML to build shipyard
The Chennai-based Goodearth Maritime Ltd. (GML) is planning to build a 405-hectare shipyard on the east coast of India with Korea Maritime Consultants Limited (Komac). The first phase of the project is expected to cost about $250 million, and will see tankers, bulk carriers and chemical carriers as large as ...
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Shell to run Nakilat LNGs
Qatar Gas Transport Company (Nakilat) has appointed Shell International Trading and Shipping Company Limited to manage its fleet of 27 new LNG carriers in a 25-year deal. Under the arrangement it is expected that operational management will be transferred to Nakilat within 12 years. Shell will provide a range of ...
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Vancouver yard to upgrade ferry
B.C. Ferries has awarded a $40-million mid-life upgrade contract for the 5,863 gt ferry ?Queen of Alberni? to Vancouver Shipyards at its North Vancouver drydock.B.C. Ferries says the 139-metre ship is the fifth vessel of its kind in the fleet to undergo a major upgrade at the Washington Marine Group ...
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Sydney ferries need replacing
Sydney Harbour is looking to replace its ferries with the oldest vessels, the Lady Class, having about three years of service left. The consultants KPMG have been called in to investigate whether to lease, build or buy the next generation. Some local maritime experts, however, believe they already have the ...
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Celebrity pod saga continues
Celebrity Cruises has cancelled the 10 December seven-day cruise of the ?Millennium? to replace the port thrust bearing in the ship's propulsion system. The ship must enter drydock to replace the bearing and it is expected to return to its scheduled sailings on 17 December. ?Millennium? is fitted with two ...
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Austal wins mystery contract
Western Australia-based shipbuilder Austal Ltd has secured a $140 million contract with an overseas group to build multiple aluminium passenger ferries, with the option of further purchases.The shipbuilder is under a strict customer confidentiality agreement and Austal executive chairman John Rothwell said the deal was a strong contribution to the ...
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STX wins PT and PCTC orders
Korea Line has exercised two options with STX for 49,000DWT product tankers. The two vessels will be delivered in January and June 2009 and the total contract price is $96 million.In a separate order STX has won an order from STX Pan Ocean for two 6,700 units PCTCs at a ...
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Far East shipbuilders in order bonanza
Samsung has secured an order for two 115,000DWT tankers from Geden Line with delivery of 2010.Namura Shipbuilding clinched two 250,000DWT bulk carriers from NYK Line with delivery of 2010 and 2011.Dongnan Shipbuilding in China, clinched an order for six supply vessels from Malaysian interests at the price of $170 million. ...
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First MAN B&W 7S65ME-C in service
The first MAN B&W 7S65ME-C has entered service when the oil tanker ?Ice Explorer? was delivered by Universal Shipbuilding Corporation in Japan to the Greek shipowner in September. Although the S65ME-C engine is a direct result of close cooperation between MAN Diesel and the customer, it is tailor-made for efficient ...
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Inefficiencies hamper Malaysian yards
Malaysian shipbuilders must buck up their ideas and clear backlog orders fast or risk losing their competitiveness and business to foreign players, Maritime Institute of Malaysia (MIMA) director general Datuk Cheah Kong Wai said. Speaking at the opening of MIMA?s seminar on ?The State and Future of Malaysian Shipyards: Towards ...
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Shipyards fear free trade
A federal move that Canada?s shipbuilding industry has feared for some time appears to become a reality when the government resumed free trade talks with the European Free Trade Association. One of the issues at stake is the elimination of a 25% tariff on foreign built vessels brought into Canada. ...
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Swissco confirms orders for more newbuilds
Swissco Offshore Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Singapore-based Swissco International, has recently placed orders for another two offshore support vessels. This is in line with theGroup?s expansion programme for its offshore vessel fleet.The 48vmetre azimuth stern drive anchor handling tug is the second 'Alpha' class to be ordered and will ...
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Chouest expands into Brazil
Edison Chouest Offshore has expanded into the shipyard sector in Brazil with the inauguration, early in October, of Estaleiro Navship in Navegantes in the south of Brazil. The yard will be capable of building and delivering four ships per year. The shipyards?s first vessel will be an 80 metre PSV ...
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MT provides design for Singapore owner
The Norwegian naval design company Marin Teknikk has signed a contract with PT Batamec Shipyard, Indonesia, for delivery of a design and detailed engineering package for two MT 6009 MkII design for Otto Marine Pte Ltd in Singapore. The contract includes an option for two similar vessels.The Multipurpose Field Supply ...
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Geomaster to become seismic vessel
Geo ASA?s subsidiary Geo Subsea Pte Ltd in Singapore has signed a contract with Wavefield Inseis AS for the ?Geomaster?. The contract commences November 2006 and will have a duration of seven years. To meet the terms of the contract, the vessel will be converted into a seismic vessel and ...
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Aker builds PSV for Island
Aker Yards has signed a contract with Island Offshore in Ulsteinvik, Norway, to deliver a 4,000 dwt UT 776 CD Platform supply vessel. The total value of the contract is approximately $48.7 million. This is the 23rd contract between the ship owner Island Offshore and Aker Yards. The 93 metre ...
