Offshore
100 newbuilds for Transpetro
Transpetro’s chief executive has revealed plans to order 20 tank-barge convoys for the ethanol trade, adding 100 tugs and barges to its fleet. Sergio Machado says the Brazilian tanker owner aims to issue a tender for the vessels next month, acc...
2010-01-18 07:25:58
Transocean to tender for drillships
Transocean, owner of the world’s largest fleet of offshore drilling rigs and drillships, could award contracts to build two new drillships, worth $1.5bn in total, this quarter to meet growing demand for deepwater and Arctic operations, foreign medi...
2010-01-18 07:09:07
ExxonMobil to reveal PNG tender winner
A decision is expected this month from ExxonMobil on the choice of shipowners to provide existing tonnage for its Papua New Guinea-based LNG project, foreign media reports. As reported in November, currently Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) of Japan and Den...
2010-01-15 15:12:22
Mitsubishi inks exploration ship
Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has secured a state-backed order for a resource exploration vessel. MHI said the contract was signed with government-owned Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp, or JOGMEC. The natural ...
2010-01-15 07:10:13
CSSC focusing on offshore biz
On January 10th, Mr Chen Xiaojin, Chairman of China CSSC Holdings Limited, visited the new shipyard construction project of Dahe Breakwater in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, China. CSSC is establishing a new shipbuilding and offshore engineering base...
2010-01-15 06:07:49
Yuexin wins $60m PSV order
China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) announced that compatriot small shipyard Yuexin Shipbuilding (粤新船厂) has been awarded the contract to build a platform supply vessel (PSV) worth CNY 400m ($59m). The result is very s...
2010-01-12 14:06:37
Jinhui delivers 60-m long PSV
On January 7th, a 60-meter long platform supply vessel (PSV) built by Jinhui Shipyard (金辉船厂) was delivered to a Saudi Arabian shipowner successfully. The ship was classed by ABS and is suitable for unrestricted navigation area. ...
2010-01-12 07:02:17
Signet orders newbuilding tug
Houston’s Signet Maritime Corporation has ordered a new tug at Colle Towing Company’s Colle Shipyard in Mississippi, foreign media reports. The Ramparts 3200 ASD tug will be built to ABS class and will be employed in Signet's US Gulf and over...
2010-01-11 07:44:07
Harvey orders six OSVs
Harvey Gulf International says it has placed an order for six offshore support vessels at Eastern Ship Building, foreign media reports. The New Orleans offshore vessel owner says the 5,650-dwt Tiger Shark vessels will be delivered in 19 months, w...
2010-01-11 07:38:34
Gazprom to order 4 LNG carriers
Russian local newspapers reported that top executive of Gazprom, Russia's natural gas enterprise, has shown its intention to order four large-size LNG carriers from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) of South Korea. It is reported th...
2010-01-11 07:36:17
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