Korean shipyard Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has been awarded with a contract for 20 Medium Range (MR) product carriers by Sinokor Merchant Marine, according to Fearnleys Weekly report. Reportedly, the contract was signed last week and it comes in the form of 10 formally ordered and 10 optional 52,000-dwt tankers. The order comes after a long-term [...]
ABB is developing a complete suite of software products that can slash ship fuel consumption by an unprecedented 20 percent. The portfolio builds on ABB’s unique expertise in marine automation, electrical and propulsion systems to monitor and optimize all energy production and consumption processes during vessel operation. Around 90 percent of world trade is carried [...]
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Jiangsu province plans to bring an extra 90 million tonnes to its provincial cargo handling capacity by building 20 new berths this year, each with a capacity of 10,000 tonnes. Among the 20 berths, six will be seaport berths, 14 will be along the Yangtze, which cuts through the province that borders on Shanghai. [...]
The KSB Group will deliver cryogenic butterfly valves for 20 liquefied gas tankers by the end of 2012. Each of the ships will be supplied with about 80 of these expensive special valves that are technically demanding to manufacture. Norwegian, Greek and Russian shipping companies are the contractors of the tankers. A well-known Norwegian shipping [...]
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CMA CGM, the world’s third-largest container shipping group, is looking at placing $2 billion worth of orders to shipyards in China, where… By Alison Leung (Reuters) Source: Reuters, October 7, 2011;
SBM Offshore N.V. announced that one of its Affiliates and Queiroz Galvao Oleo e Gas S.A. (QGOG), have received two Letters Of Intent (LOI), one from Guara BV and one from BM-S-9 Consortium, established by the companies Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras (Operator, 45%), BG E&P Brasil LTDA (30%), and Repsol Sinopec Brasil S.A. (25%) [...]
Nearly 23 public-private partnership (PPP) projects, entailing an estimated investment of Rs 16,743.92 crore and capacity addition… (eximin) Source: eximin, August 11, 2011.
EECV is investing 20 million Euros in the expansion of the terminal in the Europoort for handling coal. This increases the storage capacity by around 50% and transhipment of coking coal can increase by a third. The expansion should be ready in 2013 and is a reaction to the reduction of coal extraction in Germany [...]
Plans for two massive new wind farms off the north and south coasts of Wales will be unveiled later. The sites off Anglesey and in the Bristol Channel are among nine new offshore wind farm locations in the UK.
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Aker Yards ASA has purchased 1 500 000 own shares at a price of NOK 78.6484 per share. Following the transaction, Aker Yards ASA holds a total of 4 000 000 own shares, representing 3.52 % of the total outstanding number of shares.
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