On April 8, 2013, Teekay Tankers Ltd. announced a deal for four new, fuel efficient, next generation tankers, with an option for 12 more vessels in the future. Find out what the company’s officials think about this multi-million dollar project that sees Teekay recommitting to its roots. Related: Teekay Tankers Orders Four LR2 Product Tanker [...]
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has signed an agreement with STX Construction (Dalian) Co., Ltd., of Dalian, China – a group company of STX Corporation, a major Korean shipbuilder – under which MHI will license production and marketing of marine deck cranes. Through licensing to a company in the STX group, which has shipyards in [...]
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This morning in Saint-Nazaire, France, MSC Preziosa was officially delivered to MSC Cruises at the STX France shipyard. During the traditional flag ceremony, the shipyard’s pennant and the French flag were lowered, accompanied by the French national anthem, before Laurent Castaing, General Manager of STX France, formally handed the ship over to MSC Cruises’ owner [...]
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On 20 February at the STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd yard a keel laying ceremony took place for LNG carrier Pskov, ordered by Sovcomflot for operations under a long-term agreement with Gazprom Global LNG. Pskov is the second vessel being built for Sovcomflot at the STX shipyard and is due to be completed in [...]
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The keel of the offshore patrol vessel being built for the Finnish Border Guard was laid, on Monday 25 February 2013, at STX Finland Oy’s Rauma Shipyard. The event was witnessed by representatives of STX Finland, Finnish Border Guard, classification society and media. Scheduled for delivery in November 2013, the 96 metres long and 17 [...]
Under RS survey in the Republic of Korea at STX Offshore and Shipbuilding yard a keel of a new large-capacity gas carrier (constr. № S1911) for LNG transportation in low temperature conditions has been laid down. The ship is being constructed against the order of Sovcomflot for Gazprom Global LNG for the dual class of [...]
STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd launched, Jan. 15th, an ultramodern LNG carrier VELIKIY NOVGOROD ordered by Sovcomflot (SCF OJSC). The vessel comes as the first of two ordered by Sovcomflot from STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Delivery of the Veliky Novgorod is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2013, with the second vessel [...]
STX Europe AS on 31 December 2012 completed the sale of all of the shares in its wholly owned subsidiaries STX Norway Florø AS and STX Norway Design Florø AS to Westcon Group AS. The order backlog of STX Norway Florø AS was NOK 59 million (approx. USD 10.6 million) at the end of Q3 [...]
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![STX France Signs Contract for Building Third Ship of OASIS Class]()
STX France SA signed yesterday a contract for building a cruise ship intended for Royal Caribbean International (RCI – subsidiary of RCCL) fleet. Third ship of the OASIS class, this ship featuring outstanding dimensions is due for delivery in mid-2016. An option for a second ship due in mid-2018 is also provided. With 361 metres [...]
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The Great Eastern Shipping Company Limited (G E Shipping) has placed an order for 1 new building Medium Range Product Tanker to be built at STX (Dalian) Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., China. The contract also gives GE Shipping the option to add more ships at a later date. The contracted ship, of about 50,000 dwt, will [...]
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