StealthGas Inc., a ship-owning company primarily serving the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) sector of the international shipping industry, has acquired two newbuilding LPG vessels as part of its fleet expansion program. The company exercised the acquisition options with a Korean yard and the additions to the fleet consist of two 22,000 cbm semi refrigerated eco LPG […]
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Norwegian Car Carriers AS (NOCC) has entered into agreements to sell two of its vessels during the second quarter. The two are “NOCC Caspian”, which was delivered to the new owner in July 2014 and “NOCC Coral” slated for delivery to the new owner by April 2015. Currently NOCC’s fleet consists of 10 vessels, the company said. […]
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The Port of Long Beach resumed full cargo-handling operations on Thursday, Aug. 28, after a lessening of storm surges from Hurricane Marie that had battered south-facing piers and interrupted the loading and unloading of four vessels a day earlier. With swells down to 8 to 10 feet, from a peak of 15 feet or more […]
GasLog Partners LP has entered a deal with GasLog Ltd. to purchase two LNG carriers, the Methane Jane Elizabeth and Methane Rita Andrea, built in 2006, each with a capacity of 145,000 cubic meters, for an aggregate purchase price of USD 328 million. GasLog Partners expects to finance the acquisition with a combination of equity and […]
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Two cruises have been cancelled, as Cunard Line’s Queen Victoria will be heading to her drydocking early amid propulsion problems onboard the ship. Namely, a bearing on one of the ship’s propulsion units needs to be replaced. The multi-million refit will be undertaken by the Blohm + Voss Shipyard in Hamburg, Germany, in January 2015 […]
Spanish shipowner ELcano has placed an order for two 13,000dwt chemical tankers with China’s Ningbobo Xinle Shipbuilding, the shipyard said in a press release. The first ship is expected to be delivered in the second half of 2016. Zhejiang Ocean Shipping was first to order an LNG carrier from Ningo Xinle in October last year. […]
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A Singaporean owner has placed an order for two 34,500 dwt chemical tankers with Chinese shipbuilder Taizhou Sanfu Shipbuilding, the builder announced. The ships will feature a length of about 180m, breadth of 30 m and a design draft of 9.20 m. Further details on the order have not been revealed. The order intake […]
Saipem SA, France has signed a Floating Storage Production Offloading (FPSO) conversion contract worth about S$600 million (USD $483.2 million) with Sembcorp Marine’s wholly-owned subsidiary Sembawang Shipyard. Under the contract, the shipyard is responsible for the conversion of two Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs) sister ships into 2 turret-moored FPSOs for the Kaombo project […]
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Seven more bodies have been recovered following Monday’s collision between a Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) vessel and a boat carrying illegal immigrants off Tanjung Piai, bringing the number of casualties to eleven, according to Malaysian The Star. An official involved in the search and rescue operation said that 61 people have been rescued […]
Norwegian Cruise Line has reached an agreement with Meyer Werft GmbH of Germany to build two new Breakaway Plus-class cruise ships for delivery in the second quarter 2018, and the fourth quarter 2019. Each ship will be 164,600 gross tonnes and include 4,200 passenger berths. “Norwegian Breakaway and Norwegian Getaway have proven themselves as […]
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