20-Jan-2012, Kawasaki debuts LNG containership design
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Kawasaki Heavy completes development of a LNG fuelled 9 000 TEU container and obtained Approval in Principle from DNV. The ship is designed with a new type of LNG tank that provides more space for con...
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20-Jan-2012, Samsung Heavy wins $2.3bn LNG facility order
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Samsung Heavy Industries won a KRW2.6trn order from Japan’s Inpex Corp for the construction of the world's largest LNG processing facility that will be installed at the Ichthys LNG venture in the Brow...
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19-Jan-2012, Bureau Veritas approves LNG-powered Ultra-Large Containership
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Bureau Veritas has given approval in principle for the basic design of a 14,000 teu containership to be powered by LNG. The design was developed in a joint industry project between Korea's Daewoo Shi...
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18-Jan-2012, Hamworthy Krystallon signs contract with Hyundai Heavy Industries for full scrubber system on VLGC
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Hamworthy Krystallon, signed a significant contract with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) to deliver a scrubber system on a Liquified Petroleum Gas tanker being constructed for Solvang ASA. The 84.000 c...
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17-Jan-2012, Yangzijiang goes into shipowning
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Yangzijiang Shipbuilding entered into a JV with a unit of Peter Dohle Shiffahrts KG to set up four shipo-wning companies in which it will own 45% stakes in four special purpose vehicles. Each ship-own...
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16-Jan-2012, Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry puts Shuangliu site into production
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Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry put the new site dedicated to special shipbuilding in Shuangliu of Xinzhou District into production on 15 January by cutting steel for one 16,000kw AHTS. With constructio...
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16-Jan-2012, Vale Beijing incident not related to general strength issues - DNV
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The Norwegian class said the incident of "Vale Beijing" which had problems when loading ore at Ponta da Madeira in Brazil in December was not caused by any global strength issue or by the effect of si...
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14-Jan-2012, Jinhai Heavy Industry delivers two 79,600 dwt bulkers in one day
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On 14 January, Zhongji site of Jinhai Heavy Industry delivered two 79,600 dwt bulkers (J0033/J0034) to Zhuishui EnergY Resource Group. The two ships were named "Zhushui 3" and "Zhushui 5". The ship is...
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13-Jan-2012, Hiap Seng Engineering & COSCO Shanghai in FPSO alliance
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Hiap Seng Engineering Ltd announced on 13 January that its 87%-owned subsidiary HS Compression & Process Pte Ltd (HSCP) has entered into a strategic alliance agreement with COSCO (Shanghai) Shipyard C...
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12-Jan-2012, First ZPMC multi-purpose construction vessel arrives in Middle East
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Oceanic Marine Contractors (OMC) has taken delivery of the new offshore construction vessel Oceanic 5000. The multi-purpose, GL-classed vessel was built at the ZPMC shipyard in Changxing, China. It i...
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09-Jan-2012, ESL Shipping takes delivery of a first ever 1A ice class handymax
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ESL Shipping Ltd, part of the Aspo Group, has taken delivery of a new 56,000 dwt vessel from the Vinashin. M/s Arkadia is a supramax class vessel and has built-in cranes as well as a ballast water tr...
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09-Jan-2012, CMHI delivered Hua Hai Long 30000 tonne Semi-submersible Heavy Lift Vessel
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China Merchants Heavy Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. held the Delivery Ceremony of HUA HAI LONG 30,000dwt Semi-submersible Heavy Lift Vessel which is built for Guangzhou Salvage Bureau of the Ministry ...
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07-Jan-2012, Viana do Castelo fate to be decided by Ministry of Defense
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The Portuguese government will decide “in the coming weeks”, the fate of the shipyard (ENVC) in the north of the country the Ministry of Defence has told Lusa news agency.. The president of EMPORDEF, ...
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06-Jan-2012, Fednav takes delivery of 37,200 dwt bulker from Ouhua
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Fednav Limited has taken delivery of the first 37,200 dwt handysize bulker named "Federal Sable" from Zhejiang Ouhua Shipyard. In 2010, the owner signed the contracts with the yard to build eight 37,2...
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05-Jan-2012, HHI develops its own FLNG model
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Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) announced to have completed the development of its floating liquefied natural gas plant (FLNG) model in association with Linde AG based in Germany. The Hyundai FLNG has ...
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04-Jan-2012, Huisman builds mast crane for Subsea 7
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Huisman, Dutch offshore lifting specialist, has signed a contract with Subsea 7 to supply it with a 400mt offshore crane and a Flex-lay system for a new vessel for installing deepwater subsea producti...
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03-Jan-2012, Keppel buys stake in jacket foundation specialist OWEC
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Keppel has purchased a minority stake in Norway’s OWEC Tower, a designer of offshore jacket foundations. Keppel subsidiary KV Ventus will pay NKr61m ($10.2m) for a 49.9% stake in OWEC. Founded in 2004...
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29-Dec-2011, Rolls-Royce secures design and integrated systems package for two offshore vessels
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Rolls-Royce won a £15 million order, to provide the design, integrated power and propulsion systems and deck equipment for two offshore service vessels for ship owner Island Offshore. The contract inc...
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28-Dec-2011, Atlantico Sul delivers hull of P-55 to Petrobras
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Estaleiro Atlantico Sul shipyard has delivered to Petrobras the lower hull of the largest semi-submersible production platform ever built in the country. The Upstream report said that the 44-metre tal...
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28-Dec-2011, ASRY adds 1380 metre repair quay
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Arab Shipbuilding & Repair Yard (ASRY) has opened a new 1.38-km (0.86-mi) repair quay wall. The facility is northeast of the existing yard in an area known as the ASRY Basin. It was designed by Royal ...
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