General News

Exmar has placed an order with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering for two more LNGRV vessels, the 6th and 7th in the series, for delivery during 2009. The vessels will be built…

In addition to clinching the three 266,000 cbm LNG carriers from Qatar Shipping, Samsung has also won orders for eight boxships. Four 4,300TEU container ships from Danaos in Greece for delivery during…

Qatar Gas Transport Company (Nakilat) is ordering six QMax LNG carriers of 266,000 cu. m capacity each. These will be the largest LNG carriers built to date with about 25% greater capacity…

ETA Shipping and Trading, part of the Dubai-based, ETA-Ascon Group, has placed an order for two 81,200 dwt super Panamax bulk carrier vessels with Japanese shipbuilder Universal Shipbuilding Corporation. Delivery is scheduled…

Singapore-based Ezra Holdings has earmarked $240 million to increase its fleet over the next two years in hopes of cashing in on strong demand for offshore support services in the oil and…

SMIT, the Dutch towage company, has reached an agreement with Damen Shipyards for the construction of 11 newly built tugs. Two of these will be type ASD 3211 tugs (65 tons bp)…

Bharati Shipyard in India has secured $112 million order from Bourbon, the French offshore, towage and salvage company, for five sophisticated offshore vessels. The French company had already placed an order with…

Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) based in New York will build four 114,000 dwt Aframax tankers at the New Times Shipbuilding yard in Jinjiang, China. The vessels, scheduled for delivery in 2008 and…

Aker Yards has entered into a contract with GEO ASA for the building of a ROV support vessel at a cost of $60 million. The vessel will be built by Aker Yards…

China Shipping Development Co. (CSD), a subsidiary of China Shipping Group, will be placing an order estimated at $748 million for eight VLCCs with Dalian New Ship Heavy Industry shipyard. Another order…