Quebec orders dual fuel ferry at Fincantieri
JULY 30, 2012—Fincantieri has been awarded a contract to build a latest generation ferry by Canada’s Société des traversiers du Québec (STQ). The 130 m ferry will have a capacity of 800
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Wärtsilä books ship design orders for Statoil PSVs
JULY 25, 2012 — Wärtsilä has booked ship design orders from shipbuilder Kleven Maritime for three of the new platform supply vessels being built to support Statoil operations on the Norwegian continental
Moody’s gives Teekay a negative ratings outlook
JULY 13, 2012 —Moody’s Investors Service yesterday affirmed its debt ratings of Teekay Corporation: B1 Corporate Family and B2 senior unsecured. Moody’s also lowered the Speculative Grade Liquidity rating to SGL-3 from
Wärtsilä to supply main engines for China’s first gas fueled tugs
JULY 11, 2012 —Wärtsilä is to supply the main engines for two environmentally sustainable tugs being built for CNOOC Energy Technology & Services Limited (CETS), a subsidiary of the state-owned China National
Odfjell gets back into gas tanker market
JUNE 25, 2012 — Norway’s Odfjell is adding a couple of gas tankers to its fleet of some 96 chemical tankers. It has acquired two modern 9,000 cu.m LPG/Ethylene gas carriers from
SDARI unveils handy size bulker concept design
JUNE 5, 2012 — A new Handysize bulk carrier concept design – the Green Dolphin – uses existing technologies to meet owners’ needs for fuel efficiency and operational flexibility while also being
Exmar awards Wison EPCIC contract for world’s first FLRSU
JUNE 1, 2012 — Shanghai-based Wison Offshore & Marine Ltd., a subsidiary of the Wison Group, has been award contract by the Exmar group for the engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Imabari to cooperate in containership market
MAY 30, 2012 — Japanese shipbuilders Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. have signed a technological collaboration agreement on containerships. They aim to combine MHI’s technological capabilities in
Smit Lamnalco plans expansion
MAY 15, 2012: Following the 2011 acquisition by Lamnalco of Smit’s terminal and anchor handling tug supply activities, Smit Lamnalco has been launched as a distinct entity. Daan Koornneef, Smit Lamnalco Chief
Dockwise swoops on Fairstar Heavy Transport
André Goedée, CEO of heavy lift shipping specialist Dockwise Ltd., says that a planned acquisition of Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. is “an important step forward at the right time.” Dockwise has entered