Fredriksen companies give DSME “trillion won” order

MARCH 2, 2017 — Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering today announced that, on February 2, it had booked a shipbuilding contract worth a potential one trillion won (about $872 million) from unnamed

MHI-MME delivers 50th slow-steaming retrofit propeller

MARCH 2, 2017 — Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Engine Co., Ltd. (MHI-MME), has delivered its 50th retrofit propeller since 2013. The retrofit propellers are designed for slow steaming conditions where

Vard nets order for ultra modern pelagic trawler

MARCH 2, 2017 — Research Fishing Company Ltd., Lerwick, Shetland, has signed a contract with Vard Group AS for construction of an 80 m x 16.2 m pelagic trawler The contract value

Eagle Bulk in $153 million nine ship Ultramax deal

MARCH 1, 2017 — Stamford, CT, headquartered Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (Nasdaq: EGLE) says it has reached a definitive agreement to purchase a minimum of six, and up to nine, Crown-63 Ultramax

DEME orders world’s most powerful cutter suction dredge

MARCH 1, 2017 — Belgium’s DEME Group has ordered a mega cutter suction dredge (CSD) from Royal IHC in the Netherlands featuring a combination of power, size and innovations that will see

Advice to box ship owners: Defer newbuild deliveries

MARCH 1, 2017 — The latest Container Insight Weekly from Drewry Shipping Consultants Ltd. says that newbuilding deferral offers the container industry a golden opportunity to smooth out the capacity peaks in

Vard books more orders, loses less

MARCH 1, 2017 — Fincantieri’s 69.67%-owned Vard subsidiary has reported fourth quarter and year end results for 2016. Among the highlights: a full year new order intake of NOK 10.6 billion (about

Eastern picks Rolls-Royce equipment for OPC program

FEBRUARY 28, 2017 — The U.S. Coast Guard’s new Offshore Patrol Cutters will feature an extensive range of Rolls-Royce equipment, including MTU marine generator sets. The Rolls-Royce equipment was selected by Eastern

Stena Line signs up for MAN online monitoring

FEBRUARY 28, 2017 — MAN Diesel & Turbo recently signed a contract with Stena Line to provide its online monitoring service to two ferries, the Stena Hollandica and Stena Britannica. Both are

Spurned again by DHT, Frontline goes bargain shopping

FEBRUARY 28, 2017 — John Fredriksen’s Frontline Ltd. (NYSE/OSE: FRO) today reported unaudited results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2016. The company reported net income of $18.3 million, or

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