General News – Page 484
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Incat wins Spanish order
The Tasmanian shipbuilder Incat has secured a contract to supply a new fast ferry for one of Spain?s largest shipping companies, Acciona Trasmediterr?nea. When delivered in August, the new 98 metre vessel (Incat hull number 062) will become the fourth Incat craft to enter service for Trasmediterr?nea, joining near sisters ...
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Mipo clinches four general cargo ships
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Korea clinched four general cargo carriers at a total price of $244 million. Ordered by the Norwegian shipping company Grieg International, they will be delivered by February 2010.
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Oman orders Austal cats
The Sultanate of Oman and Austal signed a contract for two 65 metre, 50 knot, multi-purpose passenger-vehicle catamaran ferries. The identical aluminium vessels, scheduled for delivery in 2007 and early 2008, have the capacity to carry 203 passengers and 56 cars or 54 lane metres of trucks plus 40 cars. ...
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Korea plans investment in marine technology
South Korea plans to invest $3.4 billion over the next 10 years to nurture the nation's marine technology, the government said recently. A total of $3 to $4 billion will be spent each year until 2015 on 47 key areas to narrow Korea's technology gap with more advanced countries to ...
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RINA academy shares experience
Italian classification society RINA has launched a series of dedicated training courses for ship operators and shipyards, under the banner of the RINA Academy. Courses are currently available in the RINA head office in Genoa, in China and as customised packages on site for clients. Two dedicated training centres will ...
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DD(X) programme axed
News that the US Navy's new destroyer/cruiser replacement ? DD(X) ? has been axed comes as a major blow to the Navy and to the US military in general. DD(X) has been described as the Navy's ?must have ship? to replace both the Burke-class guided missile destroyers and the Ticonderoga-class ...
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New ROV support vessel for Fugro
The Dutch-based company Fugro has signed a long term charter agreement (with a purchase option per 2013) with E Forland Shipowners for a new-build ROV offshore construction and subsea support vessel. The vessel will be delivered in February 2008 and is largely based on the same design as the earlier ...
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Halul signs deal for quartet
Halul Offshore Service (HOSC), a leading Qatari offshore support services company, has signed a contract with a Singapore-based ship builder for the construction of four safety standby vessels at a cost of about $16m. The newbuildings shall be classed by ABS and built by Pacific Ocean Engineering Pvt Ltd, Singapore, ...
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Venezuela?s tanker expansion
Following yesterdays announcement that China State Shipbuilding Corp. and China Shipbuilding Industry will be building 18 crude oil tankers for Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), Venezuela has ordered another 24 new tankers to support its oil exports from 2006 to 2012. These other newbuildings will be constructed in Argentina, Brazil and ...
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BAE and VT abandon Babcock talks
BAE Systems and VT Group have abandoned talks concerning a joint takeover of UK naval services group Babcock International, arguing that the surge in the company's share price meant it no longer offered 'shareholder value'. The takeover of Babcock would have heralded the consolidation of the UK's shipbuilding industry, in ...
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Yard shipshape once again
A south Tyneside shipyard which faced extinction a year ago has doubled its workforce and bounced back to commercial success. In stark contrast to struggling Swan Hunter, which could close soon due to lack of orders, the McNulty Offshore yard in South Shields will be showcasing a double barge contract ...
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Daewoo scoops more gas carriers
Daewoo Shipbuilding in South Korea has won contracts for two LNG RVs and two LPG carriers valued at $730 million for delivery by July 2009. The two 150,900 cbm LNG RVs were ordered by Exmar Marine and are 291m in length, 43.4m in breadth and 26m in depth. Service speed ...
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ISOICO billion dollar agreement with Venezuela
Iran Shipbuilding & Offshore Industries Complex Co. (ISOICO) has managed to conclude an agreement worth $5 billion on the development of marine industries and shipbuilding with Venezuela. In addition, Iran, Venezuela and Bolivia have signed a trilateral memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the expansion of the shipbuilding industries according to ...
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CSSC and CSIC new order new order surged
CSSC has clinches 45 ships of 3.37 million DWT, 252% up compared with the same period last year. For the first three months, CSSC has delivers 1.45 million DWT. As at the end of March this year, CSSC has 18.55 million DWT on its orderbook, 48% up compared with a ...
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World's largest floating dock operational
A 300,000-tonne floating dock, the largest of its kind in the world, went into service recently in northeast China's coastal city of Dalian. The dock, which is 340 metres long, 76 metres wide and 27 metres deep, is capable of repairing vessels up to 300,000 DWT. The dock was developed ...
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Iran Shipping needs 500 ships
A deputy head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) predicted that the country?s shipping business would need some 450-500 ships in the next 15 years in order not to lose its position among the major regional shipping lines, Mehr News Agency reported. The number includes both dry ...
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PDVSA may buy 18 tankers from China
Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) may buy 18 oil tankers from China for $1.3 billion as South America's largest oil company seeks to boost exports to Asia. Preliminary orders for the tankers were placed with China State Shipbuilding Corp., and China Shipbuilding Industry Corp., a PDVSA spokesman said. A timetable ...
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Qatar deal for more LNG carriers to be confirmed
The Qatar Gas Transport Company (Nakilat) is expected to procure 50 LNG ships by 2012 with delivery slated from the third quarter of 2007 until 2012. The ships, a combination of 215,000 cubic metre Q-Flex and 265,000 cubic metre Q-Max vessels are intended to provide the Qatar ventures with a ...
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Two more P-MAXs for Concordia
Concordia Maritime in Gothenburg and Brodosplit shipyard in Croatia have issued final approval of the newbuilding contract for vessels number seven and eight in Concordia Maritimes P-MAX-series. These 65,200 dwt vessels are scheduled for delivery in the 4th quarter 2009.In 2003, six MAX type product tankers were ordered and all ...
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Vinashin builds car carriers for Israel
The Viet Nam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (VINASHIN) and its subsidiary, the Ha Long Shipbuilding Plant, have secured an order to build eight car carriers for the Ray Car Carried Limited Company of Israel, at the price tag of close to $1 billion.Designed by the Italian company, Naval Progetti, each vessel ...
