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South Korea: Hyundai Mipo Receives Order for 10 Tankers

South Korea: Hyundai Mipo Receives Order for 10 Tankers

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has secured one more important contract, this time for the construction of ten product /chemical tankers for

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Subsea 7 Extends Charter Contract for ‘Skandi Seven’

Subsea 7 Extends Charter Contract for ‘Skandi Seven’

Subsea 7 has extended the contract for Skandi Seven with one year from April 2013.

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PROS, DSIC Offshore to Extend Rigs Option

PROS, DSIC Offshore to Extend Rigs Option

Prospector Offshore Drilling S.A. announced today that Total E&P UK Limited has acknowledged, by letter, that the PROSPECTOR

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Finland: Wärtsilä Gets MPSVs Design Contract

Finland: Wärtsilä Gets MPSVs Design Contract

Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, has been awarded a major contract to design a series of four multi-purpose platform support vessels

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Japan: MOL Introduces New Onboard Seafarer Training Program

Japan: MOL Introduces New Onboard Seafarer Training Program

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. on Friday announced the first container CADET training vessel have called Tokyo with 4 cadets in the new training program.

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Maritime Lawyers, Shipowners to Promote Ratification of International Maritime Conventions

Maritime Lawyers, Shipowners to Promote Ratification of International Maritime Conventions

The Comité Maritime International (CMI) – the international association for maritime lawyers – has joined forces with the International Chamber of Shipping

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USA: Newbuild LPD 24 Joins Navy’s Fleet

USA: Newbuild LPD 24 Joins Navy’s Fleet

With an estimated crowd of more than 5,000, USS Arlington (LPD 24) was officially commissioned on Saturday. Built by Huntington-Ingalls

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OSX Receives ISO Certificates for Engineering, Leasing and Development Unit

OSX Receives ISO Certificates for Engineering, Leasing and Development Unit

OSX, a shipbuilding and offshore services company belonging to the EBX Group, has obtained ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001

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Cargill Expands in Rotterdam Botlek Area (The Netherlands)

Cargill Expands in Rotterdam Botlek Area (The Netherlands)

Cargill and the Port of Rotterdam Authority have reached agreement on expanding the current site in the Botlek area by 28,000m2.

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Hong Kong: Government Proposes Legislative Amendments to Implement MLC

Hong Kong: Government Proposes Legislative Amendments to Implement MLC

The Government will gazette on Friday (April 5) the Merchant Shipping (Seafarers) (Amendment) Bill 2013, which aims to implement the requirements of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC).

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Norway: Det Norske Hires Prosafe’s Accommodation Vessel ‘Safe Scandinavia’

Norway: Det Norske Hires Prosafe’s Accommodation Vessel ‘Safe Scandinavia’

Prosafe has been awarded a contract from Det norske oljeselskap ASA (“Det Norske”) for the provision of the Safe Scandinavia

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Miclyn Wins Multiple OSVs Contracts

Miclyn Wins Multiple OSVs Contracts

Miclyn Express Offshore has announced that a key customer in Thailand has recently awarded the Company two long term Offshore Service Vessels (OSV’s) contracts.

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SHI to Build Four LNG Carriers for Nigerian Customer

SHI to Build Four LNG Carriers for Nigerian Customer

Samsung Heavy Industries announced on Thursday that the company has entered into a shipbuilding contract with Nigeria’s Bonny Gas

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CSAV to Aquire New Containerships (Chile)

CSAV to Aquire New Containerships (Chile)

The Board of Directors of Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores S.A. (CSAV) has approved yesterday an investment plan of US$570 million

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The Netherlands: Shipyard De Hoop Expands Its Service Facilities

The Netherlands: Shipyard De Hoop Expands Its Service Facilities

Following the recent substantial upgrade of the Lobith shipyard, which now boasts a complete range of ‘state of the art’ facilities

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UK: Final Turbine Installed at Lincs Offshore Wind Farm

UK: Final Turbine Installed at Lincs Offshore Wind Farm

The team behind the Lincs Offshore Wind Farm are celebrating the successful installation of the project’s final turbine.

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Cargotec Receives New Order for MacGregor Cargo Access Equipment

Cargotec Receives New Order for MacGregor Cargo Access Equipment

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured orders worth around EUR 10 million to deliver comprehensive RoRo cargo access equipment for four 6,700 unit Pure Car/Truck Carriers (PCTCs) to be built in China.

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Prosafe Extends Contracts for Its Rigs in Mexico

Prosafe Extends Contracts for Its Rigs in Mexico

Cotemar Group has confirmed that the Prosafe’s accommodation vessel Safe Britannia has been awarded a 640-day contract until the end of 2014

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BAE Systems: Commercial Shipbuilding Continues to Grow (USA)

BAE Systems: Commercial Shipbuilding Continues to Grow (USA)

Having completed in 2012 the American Phoenix¸ a 616-foot-long chemical tanker, BAE Systems is now under contract to build several additional vessels, the company said in a press release.

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GE to Provide Propulsion Systems for Brazilian Oilfields Expansion

GE to Provide Propulsion Systems for Brazilian Oilfields Expansion

GE’s Power Conversion business is proving to be an ideal partner for builders and operators of drillships and semi-submersibles.

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