General News – Page 481
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Venezuela ratifies Argentine order
Venezuelan state-run oil giant PDVSA confirmed its plans to order two oil tankers from an Argentine shipyard, following claims in Buenos Aires that such a project announced in July 2004 came to a standstill. Union leader Vicente Ignomirielo, a delegate of Buenos Aires-based R?o Santiago shipyard (ARS) made the announcement ...
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Shina clinches PC pair
Shina Shipbuilding in South Korea clinched an order from Polyar Tankers for two 49,700 dwt product carriers for delivery during 2009. The contract has two options attached.
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Unique software support for CSR
DNV has launched its new Nauticus Hull Software, which provides unique support for the Common Structure Rules (CSR) for both tankers and bulk carriers, only two months after the rules came into force in April this year. In an effort to support the industry in connection with the transition to ...
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Samsung clinches offshore orders
Samsung Heavy Industries has secured an order for a semi-submersible drilling rig from a European ship owner and an FPSO from an Asian ship owner. The $481 million rig is slated for delivery in August 2008 and the $426 million FPSO will be delivered in June 2009.
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Korean yards mull over price increase
South Korea's seven major shipbuilders, which delivered 38% of the world's vessels in 2005, may raise the price of new ships by 5% to take advantage of record orders and protect their profits from rising costs. Higher prices protect shipbuilders' earnings from the Korean won's gains against the U.S. dollar ...
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E.R.'s latest giant boxship enters service
The Hamburg based shipping company E.R. Schiffahrt, which is part of the Nordcapital Group, Hamburg, has put another container ship into service recently. Named ?E.R. Toulouse?, the latest addition is a super-post-Panamax newbuilding with a container capacity of 8,204 teu. The newbuilding is part of ER?s fleet expansion programme which ...
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Orders roll in for Chinese shipbuilders
Tianjin Xingang Shipyard has received an order for a third rail ferry ship from China Rail. The first ferry will be delivered on July 8 this year with the second unit following towards the end of this year. The newly ordered ship is slated for delivery in August 2008. Oslo-based ...
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More product carriers for STX
STX Shipbuilding clinched four 38,000 dwt product carriers from MISC at a total cost of $190 million for delivery from 2009 to 2010.
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Volstad orders ROV/DSV duo
Skipsteknisk AS in Norway has been awarded the design contract by Aalesund-based Volstad Maritime for two advanced ROV/DSV offshore vessels of ST-256-L design. The building contract has been signed with Fosen Mekaniske Verksted AS with delivery slated in November 2007 and May 2008.The 107 metre long and 22 metre wide ...
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Gem keel laid
In the covered building dock of Meyer Werft in Papenburg, the first of a total of 67 steel blocks of the new 93,500 gt cruise vessel for Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL) was put into place on the keel blocks. The first block weighs more than 350 tons, is 20 metres ...
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Ship launch meltdown
Vinashin officials said that hot weather caused the failure to launch the 10,500 dwt ?Sun Island? tweendecker dry cargo ship at its Bach Dang shipyard in northern Hai Phong city.The 110 metre long and 18.8 metre wide newbuilding was designed by Japanese Wada Bussan Company and built under a contract ...
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SCI to buy 35 ships
Government owned Shipping Corporation of India (SCI)is planning to spend around $1.4 billion on acquisition of 35 vessels in 2006/07. The company, which already owns around 82 ships mostly bulkers and tankers, is now aiming on energy transportation for growth and reaffirms its intention to break into LNG shipping.SCI will ...
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SADRA joins LNG elite
Iranian shipbuilder SADRA is reported to have signed a deal with Belgium's Exmar to build 10 LNG carriers to export Iranian liquefied natural gas even though Iran's efforts so far to produce the fuel are deadlocked.The total value of the 10 ship contract would be $2.4 billion and this could ...
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NYK orders bulker
NYK Line in Japan has ordered a 90,000DWT bulk carrier from Oshima Shipbuilding for delivery of March 2007. Ship particulars are 235m in length and 43m in breadth. When delivered, the new bulk carrier will replace the coal carrier Sanyo Maru, which is currently engaged in coal transport for the ...
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Canadian shipbuilders eye navy contract
The Canadian navy hopes that the new supply ships the government is planning to buy will be built in the country. Rear Admiral Dan McNeil said the Joint Support Ships contract, expected to cost about $2.1 billion, could help revitalize the shipbuilding industry at a time when the navy needs ...
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PDVSA to purchase tankers from Brazil
The Venezuelan state oil firm Pdvsa's marine affiliate PDV Marina is initialing a purchase agreement to buy from Brazilian shipyard Eisa Maua Jurong eight Panamax tankers and two others products tankers. Negotiations with Brazil, which started last year, are taking place under PDV Marina expansion plans, which include investment of ...
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Tenix on the lookout for new work
Tenix's Melbourne shipyard will battle on looking for new work after delivering the tenth and final frigate of a $7 billion project. The ship, to be commissioned in August as HMAS Perth, was officially handed over to the Australian navy at Tenix's Williamstown shipyard on Friday.The shipyard's future has been ...
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Admiralty Shipyard launches tanker
Admiralty Shipyard in Russia recently launched the product tanker ?Tavrichesky Bridge? built to the order of Sovcomflot JS?. The 47,400 dwt newbuilding is 182.5 metres long, 32.5 metres wide, and has a service speed of 15 knots.
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GOG exercises option
Golden Ocean Group exercised an option for a third ice-class Panamax tanker at Jiangsu Rong Sheng Heavy Industries. The 75,000dwt vessel will be delivered during 2008 at a cost of $34.5m.
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Aker and Damen plan joint venture
Aker Yards and Damen Shipyards Group are planning to establish a joint venture owning the Damen Shipyards Okean yard in Mykolayiv, Ukraine. The plans will contribute to an increased steel- and shipbuilding capacity of Aker Yards. The Okean yard is able to build a variety of vessels, steel sections for ...
