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China: COSL Buys Two Platform Supply Vessels

China: COSL Buys Two Platform Supply Vessels

China Oilfield Services Limited (COSL) announced that it has purchased two newly-constructed platform supply vessels (PSVs) built by Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd.

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US President and Transportation Secretary Visit MOL’s TraPac Jacksonville Terminal

US President and Transportation Secretary Visit MOL’s TraPac Jacksonville Terminal

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announces that U.S. President Barack Obama visited MOL’s TraPac Jacksonville terminal with U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx on July 25

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RasGas Manages Most Environmentally Friendly Vessels

RasGas Manages Most Environmentally Friendly Vessels

Five of RasGas’ ships continue to lead in the ‘most environmentally friendly vessels’ category, according to the World Port Climate Initiative (WPCI).

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Seaspan Invests USD 550 Million in New Containerships

Seaspan Invests USD 550 Million in New Containerships

Seaspan Corporation in its last financial report said that the company has placed a $550 million order with a major Asian shipbuilder

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APM Terminals Dominant in Productivity Rankings

APM Terminals Dominant in Productivity Rankings

A recently released JOC Group study based upon five years of data collected from 600 terminals at 400 ports and 17 global shipping lines

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AdvanFort to Work with Cyprus-Flagged Vessels

AdvanFort to Work with Cyprus-Flagged Vessels

The Cyprus Department of Merchant Shipping (DMS) has licensed the AdvanFort Company, a world-leading provider of maritime

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Dynagas Receives Two New Ice-Class LNG Carriers from HHI

Dynagas Receives Two New Ice-Class LNG Carriers from HHI

The lead ships classed by Lloyd’s Register incorporate advanced design, containment and operational features as well as the ability to cope with the harsh operating environment of the Arctic and cold places.

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DPC Announces Next Steps for Zayed Port Cruise Business

DPC Announces Next Steps for Zayed Port Cruise Business

ADPC has announced the next steps in its plans to support the growing cruise business at Zayed Port, Abu Dhabi.

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Overcapacity Remains Concern in Shipping

Overcapacity Remains Concern in Shipping

As the container shipping industry recuperates from a challenging market environment, concerns still abound over the looming

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New Jack-Up Rig ‘Prospector 5′ to Work for Total in North Sea

New Jack-Up Rig ‘Prospector 5′ to Work for Total in North Sea

Prospector Offshore Drilling S.A. announced today that further to the announcement on 19 July 2013, one of the company’s subsidiaries has executed

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Malaysia: Coastal Contracts Secures USD 132 mil Sale Contract

Malaysia: Coastal Contracts Secures USD 132 mil Sale Contract

Coastal Contracts Bhd announced on July 26th that its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Coastal Offshore (Labuan) Pte Ltd and Thaumas Marine Ltd

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Swiber Inks Contracts Worth USD 435 Million

Swiber Inks Contracts Worth USD 435 Million

Swiber Holdings Limited, a construction and support services provider to the offshore oil and gas industry, today announced that it has clinched sizeable contracts worth approximately US$435 million.

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GasLog Takes Delivery of Newbuild LNG Carrier from Samsung Heavy

GasLog Takes Delivery of Newbuild LNG Carrier from Samsung Heavy

GasLog Ltd. announced the delivery of the fully owned LNG carrier GasLog Skagen, from Samsung Heavy Industries. The vessel was delivered on budget and ahead of schedule.

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Nanjing East Star Shipbuilding Christens First Two ERRVs for Vroon Offshore

Nanjing East Star Shipbuilding Christens First Two ERRVs for Vroon Offshore

Nanjing East Star Shipbuilding Co., based in China, on Monday hosted a naming ceremony for VOS Fabulous and VOS Fairness, the first two units

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Damen Wins Third Prize in Dutch Top 100 Green Companies

Damen Wins Third Prize in Dutch Top 100 Green Companies

At the end of June, De Telegraaf, the largest newspaper in the Netherlands, concluded its Top 100 competition for Dutch

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HHI Delivers Newbuild LNG Vessel to GM&T Group

HHI Delivers Newbuild LNG Vessel to GM&T Group

Yesterday LNG vessel Hull Number 2556 was delivered by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and named ‘Yenisei River’ at a ceremony at the HHI shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea.

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Christening Ceremony for Next‑Generation Livestock Vessels (China)

Christening Ceremony for Next‑Generation Livestock Vessels (China)

Vroon announced that MV Galloway Express and MV Ganado Express have been named in ceremonies held recently, on Tuesday 23 July 2013. The ceremonies took place at Cosco Shipyard in Guangdong, China.

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Panama Canal Expansion Reaches Important Milestones

Panama Canal Expansion Reaches Important Milestones

The Panama Canal Expansion is moving forward to achieve its goal of enhancing the waterway’s capacity in order to provide a better service to customers. To date, the Program registers a 60.4% progress.

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China: Afai Shipyard Commences Construction of Four Fast Rescue Vessels

China: Afai Shipyard Commences Construction of Four Fast Rescue Vessels

On July 18th, 2013, Afai Southern Shipyard started simultaneous construction of the four coastal fast rescue vessels, being built for Ministry of Transport.

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