General News – Page 489
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Island Offshore orders X-Bow
Ulstein Verft in Norway has been commissioned to build a large construction vessel with ULSTEIN X-BOW for Island Offshore. The ULSTEIN SX121 design is the first of the S-series to be built from Ulstein Design AS and is classified as an inspection, maintenance and repairs offshore construction vessel (IMR/OCV).This newbuilding, ...
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RasGas names last in series
Ras Laffan LNG Company Limited (II), (RasGas (II)), has recently named another of its long term charter ships at a naming ceremony held at Samsung Heavy Industries, Korea. Named ?Maersk Qatar?, the 145,000 m3 LNG carrier is owned by a consortium between A P Moller and Qatar Shipping. The newbuilding ...
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Aker inks another Volstad PSV
Volstad Shipping AS in Ålesund, Norway, has confirmed an agreement with Aker Yards, for the building of a platform supply vessel (PSV) of ST-216L CD type. This contract is the third of this type to be delivered from Aker Yards to Volstad Shipping. The Contract value is approximately $40 million ...
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Concordia inks two more P-MAX Tankers
Concordia Maritime, the tanker arm of the Gothernburg-based Stena group, has signed a contract with Brodosplit Shipyard, Croatia, for the construction of a further two 49,900 dwt P-MAX ice-class product tankers. The contract is conditional on final approval being given by the boards of directors of Concordia Maritime and Brodosplit ...
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Alang turns to ship-building
Hounded by declining business opportunities at the world's largest shipbreaking yard, cut-throat competition from Bangladesh and Pakistani and pressure from environmental groups, Alang's shipbreakers in India are now eyeing the shipbuilding trade.A handful of ship-breakers have approached the Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) for land acquisition. H K Dash, vice-chairman and ...
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Damen wins Kuwait cat order
Kuwait & Gulf Link Transport Company (KGL) of Kuwait has awarded the Dutch shipbuilder Damen a contract to construct and deliver a 52 meter wave piercing catamaran. The fast ferry will have a capacity of 340 passengers and 10 cars with a cruising speed of 35 knots. The first deck ...
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Aker says no to the Lenin shipyard
Kjell Inge Rokke-controlled Aker Yards has decided that the group will not make a bid for the former Lenin Shipyard in Gdansk, but will continue its cooperation with the Polish yard.The Polish yard is to be sold, but Aker Yards will not be making a final bid, according to Norwegian ...
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CSD orders eight VLCCs
Hong Kong-listed China Shipping Development Co. (CSD) has placed two contracts to build eight oil tankers for HK$4.32 billion from two Chinese shipbuilders.CSD, a unit of state-owned China Shipping (Group), signed a contract for four oil tankers for HK$3.17 billion from Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Ltd. These newbuildings are slated for ...
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Korea delivers Indonesian sub
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering in Korea recently delivered the 1,300-ton displacement submarine ?Cakra? to the Indonesian Navy. This is the first time that a Korean shipyard has exported a submarine to another country. The ?Cakra? is a diesel-powered submarine 59.5 meters in length and 6.2 meters in width. It ...
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Solstrand inks Trico PSV
The Houston-based Trico Marine Services has entered into an agreement with the Norwegian shipbuilder Solstrand AS to build a Marin Teknikk Design MT6009 MKII Platform Supply Vessel (PSV). This $25 million newbuilding will incorporate dynamic positioning 2, conform to DNV?s Clean and Comfort Class and will have a 3,300 dwt ...
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Viet Nam launches largest vessel
The Viet Nam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (Vinashin) will launch a 53,000 dwt bulk carrier, the largest ever built in Viet Nam, in northern coastal Quang Ninh province on April 6. The ship, named ?Florence?, is the first of the 21 bulkers that Vinashin's Ha Long Shipyard contracted with a British ...
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Chinese shipbuilders snap up huge new orders
IRISL, the Iranian shipping company, placed an order for six 53,500 dwt bulk carriers with Yangzhou Shipbuilding in China. They will be delivered from 2008 to 2009 and four more options are attached.K. Jebsen placed new order of six 33,500 dwt bulk carriers with Nantong Mingde Heavy Industry and another ...
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Vroon orders SSV quartet
Vroon Offshore B.V. and Damen Shipyards Gorinchem have signed a contract for the design and construction of four Safety Standby Vessels (SSV) 4711. The contract was won after a strong competition with Spanish, Portuguese and Chinese yards and follows an order of two 72 m Platform Supply Vessels from the ...
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MRSV for Siem
Siem Offshore Inc has declared an option for the building of one additional Multi-Functional Field & ROV support vessel (MRSV) from Kleven Verft AS in Ulstein, Norway. The $51 million newbuilding is scheduled for delivery in March 2008.The vessel is of MT 6016 L design by Norwegian designer Marin Teknikk ...
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Two support vessels for Abu Dhabi shipbuilder
Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB), a UAE company and one of the major shipbuilding facilities in the region, has signed a contract with Emirates Dredging Company (EDC), another local Abu Dhabi company, to supply one 19 m work boat (Multi-cat 1908) and one 12 m tug (Pushy-cat 1204) as support ...
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NASSCO and DSEC sign agreement for newbuildings
General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, and Daewoo Ship Engineering Company (DSEC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) based in Busan, Korea, announced a formal teaming agreement to build ships for the U.S. market under the Jones Act. The Jones Act, ...
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Pakistan builds frigate with Chinese technology
Pakistan and China have signed an agreement for the indigenous construction of a fourth F-22P frigate as part of the growing ties between the two countries in the maritime sector. The agreement also includes upgrading of Karachi Shipyard, besides training and technical assistance by the Chinese shipbuilder Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding ...
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Another blue boat from Odense
Odense Steel Shipyard delivered its latest newbuilding for the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group, the ?Georg Maersk?, a 7,000 TEU container carrier. This latest newbuilding is the sixth vessel in a new series of technologically advanced container vessels which incorporates extensive automation and is powered by a 12-cylinder Wärtsilä RT-flex ...
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STX get eight product carriers
STX Shipbuilding has clinched eight product carriers at the value of $400 million from shipowners based in India and Malaysia. They will be delivered by 2009.
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Korea lands huge order catch
Daewoo Shipbuilding, which is aiming for new orders worth $10 billion this year, has already achieved 45% of its target in the first three months. The company recently signed deals to build three 265,000 cbm LNG carriers for the Qatar Gas II project, two smaller 150,000 cbm LNG carriers for ...
