Deltamarin Designs Car Carriers at Chinese Shipyard
Deltamarin Ltd. signed a contract with the Chinese Tianjin Xingang Shipbuilding Heavy Industry for Approval and Detail Design work for the two (plus two options)âŚ
Mining Prospects High for Coastline Surveys
Having built its fortunes extracting and producing metal for export around the world, Cornwall is a town known for tin mining. But in recent years, the industry has all but disappeared with only shore based mining taking place in one or two sites. The impact on the economy is tangible and has even decimated previously prosperous towns. According to Coastline Surveys, a new and exciting project hasâŚ
Damen Delivers Fast Crew Supplier to Sea Consult
Danish company Sea Consult ApS has taken delivery of its first Damen Twin Axe as the company prepares to enter the offshore wind market. Based in Marstal, Sea Consult is a new customer to Damen and this will be the first Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 2610 to be operated by a Danish company. The vessel already has work at Belgian and German offshore wind farms for the next year and the companyâs new vessel is expected to be deployed in the next two weeks.
Happy Sky Embarks on Maiden Voyage
BigLift Shipping said Happy Sky began her maiden voyave from Shanghai to Cape Lambert, Australia on Sunday July 28. She is transporting three large modules (1 x 935 mt / 1 x 818 mt / 1 x 777 mt) to be installed as a part of the Port B, Phase B project in Cape Lambert. This voyage is the first of four consecutive shipments. Happy Sky is the latest addition to BigLift Shippingâs fleet of Heavy Lift Vessels.
China's Pingtan Board Consider Offer for Dredging Subsidiary
Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd. provider of territorial sea fishing and dredging services in the People's Republic of China (PRC), announce that its Board of DirectorsâŚ
Chairman-Controlled Firm Buys $5-million of Box Ships Share Offering
Box Ships Inc. has closed its public offering of 558,333 shares of its newly designated 9.00% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock at $24.00 per share.
Latest Global Shipbuilding Orders
Clarkson Hellas S+P Weekly bulletin reports a relatively active week of newbuildings, with a notable number of new orders, although none in the tankship market. Dry bulk carrier sector: In particular this week Clarkson Hellas has seen further ordering in the midâsized dry sector and very much focussed on Ultramax. Starting with the larger sizes, Great Eastern Shipping of India were reported to have placed an order for two firm 81,600 DWT Kamsarmax at Tsuneishi Cebu.
Weird & Wonderful Cruise Line Attractions
Shore excursions: At Aqua Expeditions, a small luxury line that cruises the Amazon, the effort to offer something different sometimes takes the form of a pickup soccer game with the locals in whatever Amazon River town the ship has docked. A virtual porthole: Disney Cruise Line has come up with a solution to the problem of the windowless cabin: on its Dream and Fantasy ships, inside cabins have a âmagicalâ porthole â that isâŚ
Making Seaweed More Useful: ABB Control Technology
Using ABBâs control system technologies for an advanced, 24 hour chemical process, FMC Biopolymer converts seaweed to alginate for use in thousands of products. ABB has supplied process automation, motors and drives to FMC Biopolymer for more than 20 years. To further develop the process control system capabilities, the company has chosen to upgrade their main automation system from ABB's Advant to ABB's award winning Extended Automation System 800xA.
Danaos Corp. Report Solid Performance Q1 2013 Report
Operating revenues of $146.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 compared to $146.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012, a decrease of 0.1%.
Scorpio Tankers Confident in Future, Says Financial Report
Scorpio Tankers Inc. reported its results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013. For the three months ended June 30, 2013, the company had an adjusted net income of $3.6 millionâŚ
Chemical Tankships Deep Laden on Fracking Boom
The boom in U.S. natural-gas supplies is boosting chemical exports to Asia, driving up demand for specialized ships that carry the products and sending freight rates to a five-year highâŚ
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