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
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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
Wärtsilä reports increase in order intake
“The year has started rather well with order intake increasing by 13 percent,” says Wärtsilä Corporation President and CEO Björn Rosengren, commenting on the company’s first quarter performance. “Our profitability was 10.1
Bourbon AHTS is first vessel drydocked by Damen Shiprepair Brest
Two weeks after its acquisition by Damen Shipyards, the former Sobrena shipyard in Brest, France, (now Damen Shiprepair Brest) has booked its first order. Bourbon Offshore Surf’s Anchor Handling Tug Supply vessel
Teekay Corporation to sell most of its tankers to Teekay Tankers
Teekay Corporation (NYSE:TK) is to sell 13 of its 17 directly-owned conventional tanker to its publicly-traded subsidiary, Teekay Tankers Ltd. (NYSE:TNK) for $455 million. The sale includes the ship’s related time-charter contracts,
Fairstar Heavy Transport newbuild duo closer to entering service
Within days of the launch of its newbuild 50,000 dwt semi-submersible vessel, Finesse, Rotterdam headquartered Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. reports that sister ship Forte has departed the quayside at Guangzhou Shipyard International