China retained its crown as the world's biggest shipbuilding nation in 2015, but with a 26% decline on year in newbuilding orders, chiefly due to "the abysmal state of the dry bulk market," Italian shipbroker Banchero Costa (Bancosta) said ...
Tags: Shipbuilding Sector, shipyards
PPG Industries' protective and marine coatings business is fulfilling growing demand for "ice class" marine coatings for hull protection with SIGMASHIELD 1200 coating. Developed from research conducted in PPG's own facilities, SIGMASHIELD ...
Tags: Construction, Coating
NewLead Holdings Ltd. announces signing of term sheet for 75% financing for two eco-type Handysize dry bulk vessels Friday, Feb 14, 2014 PIRAEUS, Greece, Feb. 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- NewLead Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ: NEWL) ("NewLead" or the ...
Tags: Transportation, Service
Navigator Holdings Ltd. ("Navigator") today announced that it has exercised its last remaining option to construct a 22,000 cubic meter gas carrier at Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) Co Ltd. ("Jiangnan") in China at the previously agreed ...
Tags: newbuilds, transportation
Diana Containerships Inc. announces the sale of a Panamax container vessel, the m/v Spinel Thursday, Dec 19, 2013 Diana Containerships Inc. (NASDAQ: DCIX), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of containerships, today ...
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Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd's (Keppel O&M) subsidiaries Keppel Shipyard Ltd (Keppel Shipyard) and Keppel Nantong Shipyard Co. Ltd (Keppel Nantong) have secured five contracts worth about S$150 million in total. Mr Michael Chia, MD ...
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The new Fassmer built Helgoland ferry for AG EMS, will be constructed under the supervision of classification society DNV GL. The nearly 80m long vessel will be the first German flagged newbuilding to be equipped with an propulsion system ...
Tags: DNV, GL, class, LNG Powered Helgoland Ferry
Jotun Hull Performance Solutions (HPS) has launched the HPS Newbuilding Solution at Kormarine in Busan, South Korea. The HPS Newbuilding Solution is aimed at yards delivering vessels with eco-design and who want to maximize the energy ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Transportation
Odfjell orders four gas carriers with options for additional vessels Odfjell signed shipbuilding contracts with Nantong Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering Co., Ltd for construction of four LPG/Ethylene gas carriers of 17,000 cbm. During ...
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International Paint announced that its two latest hull-coating technologies have already made a significant impact on the market within months of their launch in March. Designed to address the industry issues of predictability in ...
United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) has signed contracts to build some of the world's largest and greenest container ships – all of which will be classed by DNV. Hyundai Heavy Industries, Korea (HHI) is to build the five 18,000 TEU ...
Tags: Shipping, logistics, Container Ships
Market breakthrough in Brazil for ALMACO Group with newbuilding contract for 6 drillships awarded by EEP Estaleiro Enseada do Paraguaçu (EEP) has awarded ALMACO Group the newbuilding contract for the complete Living Quarters on six ...
Tags: Transportation
Lloyd's Register issues guide to new construction in South Asia Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 Lloyd's Register has issued the first Guide to New Construction in South Asia. The Guide provides an overview of the shipbuilding and ship design ...
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Atlantic Offshore orders third vessel with Zamakona Yards Wednesday, Jun 12, 2013 Atlantic Offshore has ordered a new vessel valued EUR 25 million from the Spanish shipyard Zamakona Yards in Bilbao. The ship is the ninth newbuilding and ...
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Teekay Tankers Ltd. orders four fuel-efficient LR2 product tanker newbuildings with options for an additional twelve vessels Wednesday, Apr 10, 2013 Teekay Tankers Ltd. (NYSE:TNK) (Teekay Tankers or the Company) announced today that it ...
Tags: Teekay Tankers, Transportation