Vessel Owner Statement: Release of MT Zirku
Cairo-Arab Maritime Petroleum Transport Company (AMPTC) announced that the vessel M/T Zirku and its 29 officers and crew held by Somali pirates since March 28 2011…
MAN Diesel & Turbo Delivers "Polar King"
GC Rieber Shipping of Bergen, Norway recently took delivery of the offshore ROV-survey vessel – the ‘Polar King’ – constructed by CNP Freire shipyard in Spain. The newbuilding has a diesel-electric propulsion system that features 6 × MAN 9L21/31 engines and will support activities in the hydrocarbon sector. MAN Diesel & Turbo reports that delivery of a second, twin vessel – the ‘Polar Queen’ – is scheduled for the end of summer 2011.
Keppel to Build New Generation Accommodation Semi
Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) has been awarded a contract worth about US$260 million by returning customer, Floatel International Ltd (Floatel), to build a new…
ClassNK Unveils New Mid-Term Plan
ClassNK Chairman & President Noboru Ueda revealed that ClassNK, already the world’s largest on a gross ton basis, aimed to have more than 200 million gross tons…
Sungdong Shipbuilding Hikes Targets
According to a report from SteelGuru, amid its recent entrance into the offshore sector, Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has hiked its annual order target from $3.53b to $5b…
Vinashin Must Clear Debts
According to a report from Thanh Nien News, Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group is facing difficulties clearing its debts but eventually it will have to pay them all…
India: Strike at CSL
According to a report from The New Indian Express, the Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) on Friday said the strike by the workers of the contractors was affecting the normal operations…
Hyundai Yard Wins $187m Scorpio Tankers Contract
According to a report from SteelGuru, South Korea's Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has clinched a contract to build five 52,000 DWT product tankers worth about USD 37.4 million…
Kuwait Denies Ownership of Hijacked Tanker
According to a report from Reuters, Kuwait Oil Tanker Company, a subsidiary of state-owned Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC), said in published remarks on Sunday…
Bangladesh Shipyards Back in Biz
According to a report from AFP, Bangladesh's vast ship-breaking yards are coming back into business, after a High Court ruling on March 7 reversed a series of 2010…
ACL Launches First in Tanker Barge Series
American Commercial Lines Inc. announced that it launched the first in a series of tanker barges to be constructed at its Jeffboat manufacturing facility through…
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