Topaz Marine shipyard delivers catamaran ferry
JUNE 11, 2013 — Topaz Marine Engineering’s Nico Craft shipyard in Abu Dhabi recently delivered a catamaran fast ferry boat. The vessel, designed and built under a contract signed in the summer
Excel Maritime plans to file for Chapter 11
JUNE 11, 2013 — In a form 6K filed with the SEC today, bulker operator Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd. (NYSE: EXM), reports that it is proposing to file a joint prepackaged Chapter
Cargill charters new product tanker from Ardmore Shipping
June 11, 2013—Ardmore Shipping Limited, Cork, Ireland, has taken delivery of the 49,999 dwt Ardmore Seaventure, the second in a series of four product and chemical tankers from Korea’s SPP Shipbuilding. The
Private equity firm buys life-saving equipment suppliers
JUNE 11, 2013 — Norway’s largest private equity firm is putting Umoe Schat-Harding AS and Noreq AS together to create what it says will be the world’s leading supplier of maritime life-saving
Keppel FELS delivers 45th KFELS B class jack-up
JUNE 11, 2013 — Coinciding with parent company Keppel Corporation’s 45th anniversary this year, Singapore’s Keppel FELS shipyard has delivered the 45th KFELS B Class jack-up rig. The design was launched in
SSA’s Esben Poulsson elected ICS Vice Chairman
JUNE 11, 2013 — Singapore Shipping Association Honorary Secretary and International Committee Chairman Esben Poulsson has been elected as a Vice Chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS). His election took
Harvey Gulf moves ahead on LNG fueling facility
JUNE 10, 2013 — Harvey Gulf International CEO Shane J. Guidry said today that the company has secured plans to construct and operate the first LNG marine fueling facility in the U.S.
ICS offers guidelines on establishing a safety culture
JUNE 10, 2013 — The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has published new guidance for shipowners on how shipping companies and crews can implement an effective safety culture. The new ICS Guidelines
Ensco orders its eighth Samsung drillship
JUNE 10, 2013 — Ensco plc (NYSE: ESV) has ordered an additional advanced-capability DP3 ultra-deepwater drillship based on the Samsung GF12000 hull design. The vessel, ENSCO DS-10, will be the eighth Samsung
Wärtsilä X40 passes Type Approval test
JUNE 10, 2013 — The Wärtsilä X40 two-stroke engine has successfully passed its Type Approval Test (TAT). The testing was carried out in Zhuhai, China, at Wärtsilä’s licensee Yuchai Marine Power Co.