Offshore
Spanish secures newbuilding
Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Zamakona has won a newbuilding safety and standby vessel from Denmark's Esvagt. The ship will follow the Ulstein SX123 design. It is not yet clear how much the Danish owner will pay for the 80 metre long newbuild...
2010-06-18 08:25:08
Exmar may order new FSRU
Exmar is weighing up its options after being named preferred bidder for a regasification project in Jamaica. The Belgian shipowner is mulling whether to buy new or to convert an existing LNG tanker for the contract, COO Patrick De Brabandere said...
2010-06-17 08:44:03
Wind power to overtake shipbuilding
Despite the global economic crisis, it is highly expected that the rapidly growing global wind-power market will become "the next shipbuilding market" for South Korean companies. The Ministry of Knowledge Economy and KOTRA held the "Global Partner...
2010-06-17 07:29:33
Austal unveils new windfarm workboats
Aluminium fast craft builder Austal reports it has developed a new range of high speed transfer vessels specifically designed for the burgeoning offshore wind farm industry. The company says its Wind Express series of vessels combine fuel efficien...
2010-06-16 08:10:29
China steps up: Offshore
In 2010 Chinese offshore plant manufacturing seems to be cruising on highway. On May 28th, Chinese first 3000-meter deepwater pipe laying lifter came out of the dock. Furthermore, the country’s sixth generation deepwater drilling platform was also ...
2010-06-15 10:01:50
Petrobras 24-topside tender coming
Brazilian oil giant Petrobras is set to receive bids in the last week of June for a massive tender seeking 24 topside modules for its P-58 and P-62 floating production, storage and offloading vessels.
2010-06-15 08:42:46
Petrobras inks shipyard lease
Petrobas has tied up a 20-year lease on former Rio de Janeiro-area Ishibras shipyard, the company revealed Monday. The Braziliain oil behemoth will shell out nearly BRL 4m ($2.2m) per month for access to the facility which will be renamed Inhauma...
2010-06-15 07:13:32
LNG newbuilding to restart
Global LNG carrier newbuilding orderbook has plunged to 10% level of total tonnage and, hence, new orders are expected to resume sooner or later, Clarkson Research Services says. In his weekly column, Clarksons Research managing director Martin St...
2010-06-15 06:43:23
LNG ship orderbook falls
World LNG-carrier orders have slumped to just over 10% of the global fleet, down from a massive 88% three years ago when it topped even the prolific capesize-bulker sector. In his weekly column, Clarksons research guru Martin Stopford pointed to ...
2010-06-14 08:16:18
Zhenhua focuses on offshore business
Facing decline of traditional business, Chinese Zhenhua Heavy Industry is striving to develop offshore business for more profits. The profit ratio of group’s offshore business rose from 14.67% to 43.23% in 2009. At the end of August 2009m, Pr...
2010-06-11 09:27:44
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