Norway-based company Eitzen Eco Bulk has ordered nine handysize dry bulk carriers from Chinese Yangzhou Guoyu Shipbuilding, Sea Trade Global reports. The significant order is worth around $21m per carrier. The 38,000 dwt carriers, will be based on DNV and China’s Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute’s (SDARI) co-developed ‘Green Dolphin’ design. In addition, [...]
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MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured a new contract for one 120-tonne active heave-compensated (AHC) MacGregor offshore crane and two 10-tonne offshore cranes from South Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI). The cranes will be installed on a new 123m specialised dive support vessel being built for UK-based Subsea 7, a construction and services contractor [...]
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During the Tugnology conference held in London on May 14th 2013, three respected companies in the tugboat industry intensified their co-operation with respect to the Rotor®tug. The agreement between the three companies, secures Cheoy Lee Shipyards Ltd with a license agreement to build Robert Allan Ltd designed Rotor®tugs of the ART 80-32 type for third [...]
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MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured new offshore winch contracts from three Chinese shipyards, Fujian Southeast, Fuzhou Baima and Guangdong Yuexin Ocean Engineering. The winches are destined for 22 anchor handling tug supply vessels (AHTSVs) under construction for a number of international owners. “Our offshore winches have been specified for a run of new-series small [...]
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KONGSBERG has been awarded a significant offshore automation contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME). The contract covers deliveries to four Transocean owned new-build drill ships, with an option for KONGSBERG to deliver products and services for six more drill ships. “We call this a ‘Full Picture’ solution, as it includes dynamic positioning, position [...]
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Island Offshore announced that Peterson SBS Den Helder BV has declared the first yearly option on the MV Island Endeavour. The Island Endeavour has performed pool supply duties for the SNS pool since 2008, without any lost time incidents (LTI) since delivery. “We thank Peterson SBS for this extension and look forward to continue the [...]
Noble Corporation today announced that the Company has been awarded a drilling contract by Statoil for a newbuild ultra-high specification jackup for use in the United Kingdom sector of the North Sea. The initial contract is for four years and is anticipated to commence during the third quarter of 2016. The total estimated value of [...]
Singapore-based Dyna-Mac Holdings Ltd announced that it has secured two new fabrication orders worth USD 32 Million (S$40 million). The new orders have been placed by two Dyna-Mac’s regular clients and they relate to the fabrication of two new FPSO topside modules. The above orders are expected to have a positive contribution to Dyna-Mac’s earnings per [...]
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Van Oord has been awarded two pipe lay projects for its new shallow water pipe lay vessel Stingray. The total value of these contracts is approximately USD 80 million amount to more than EUR 60 million. In Ulsan, Korea, Van Oord has been awarded the new SPM (Single Point Mooring) construction project for the S-Oil [...]
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Inverlussa, an island based company has sealed a multi million pound business deal creating five new jobs. The latest expansion at Inverlussa Marine Services means the firm now employs 27 people and has almost doubled its workforce in a year, during one of the worst recessions on record. The Mull company’s latest deal secures a [...]
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