Offshore
STX opens talks with ADSB
South Korea’s STX Offshore & Shipbuilding, the world’s fourth-largest marine builder, plans to open talks this year with Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) to help it break into the regional market for offshore support vessels. The budding allian...
2010-03-16 07:36:57
China, Korea to win LNG ship orders
Liquefied natural gas operators may place orders for new vessels at shipyards in China and South Korea as explorers including Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. approve multibillion-dollar ventures, a consultant said. Yards may get orders to bui...
2010-03-16 07:27:05
CSBC involves in ocean power
Focusing on the potential of renewable energy, Taiwan’s CSBC Corporation recently shaked hands with compatriot Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) and National Taiwan Ocean University (NTOU). The three giants will take Keelung Islet ...
2010-03-15 11:48:07
Fincantieri wins Arctic research ship
Fincantieri top brass used the confirmation of a $123m Arctic research ship order at US subsidiary Marinette Marine in Wisconsin as the showpiece of a visit to Washington, crediting such “diversification” for helping the Italian shipbuilder survi...
2010-03-15 07:37:57
China ship exports surge 70.6%
China exported US$3.79 billion worth of ships, boats and floating structures in February, 70.6% more than in the same month of last year, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Wednesday. Last month...
2010-03-12 09:08:40
Jurong wins FPSO conversion
SembCorp Marine’s Jurong Shipyard has won a SGD130m ($93m) deal for FPSO pre-conversion works from Petrobras. Work will be carried out on BW Maritime’s 279,894-dwt VLCC Suva (built 1993). It is due to be finished in the second quarter of 2011...
2010-03-12 08:33:54
Transpetro bidding begins
Transpetro has launched a tender to build 20 tank-barge convoys for the ethanol trade, adding 100 tugs and barges to the company’s already massive fleet. The Brazilian tanker owner says it has invited 25 domestic shipyards to compete for the co...
2010-03-12 08:20:04
15 LNG carriers to be ordered
Around 15 new LNG carriers, at least, are expected to be ordered this year, along with resuming invigoration of LNG development projects. Last year saw '0' order for the vessel. These newbuilding orders are to be dispersed to three nations: Korea,...
2010-03-12 07:25:49
Samsung signs $4.74bn orders
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries has confirmed a package of orders that analysts said could total more than $4.7bn, including a deal from Shell to build a floating liquefied natural gas production vessel. SHI said the value of the...
2010-03-11 08:35:20
Petrobras makes find in Santos basin
Brazil's state-run Petrobras has informed the National Petroleum Agency that it had found oil in a pre-salt block in offshore Santos basin. According to the ANP, the oil sits in the BM-S-9 Block, where the Carioca and Guara. Exploration of the BM...
2010-03-11 08:31:53
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