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Four Japanese Companies Join Modec in Sepia FPSO Deal

Jan 09, 2018

Four Japanese companies will invest in a new company established by compatriot Modec with an aim to provide a floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit for the Petrobras-operated Sepia field offshore Brazil.  'MODEC, Mitsui…

Shipowners' Club on Mayflower Autonomous Ship

Jan 09, 2018

The Shipowners' Club has revelead details about Mayflower Autonomous Ship project (MAS), which is an innovative new venture to design, build and sail the world’s first fully autonomous vessel across the Atlantic Ocean. The project’s name…

ABS Approves Hyundai Heavy's FPSO Hull Design

Jan 09, 2018

South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has received an Approval in Principle (AIP) for its floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) hull design from classification society ABS. “As the offshore industry strives to design more cost-effective production units…

JAN / FEB Edition of Maritime Logistics Professional magazine

Jan 09, 2018

Make sure your Cruise Port is in our Top 20 Feature. The January / February 2018 edition of Maritime Logistics Professional will focus on today’s cruise shipping trends, how cruise lines are achieving a greener cruise shipping signature…

Deltamarin Joins GTT for LNG-Powered Ship Designs

Jan 08, 2018

Finnish ship designer Deltamarin, part of AVIC Group, together with France's Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT), an engineering company involved in membrane containment systems for transport and storage of LNG, has studied the use of membrane-type tanks on cargo and passenger vessels…

Schulte Group Buys LNG Specialist PRONAV

Jan 08, 2018

Hamburg shipowning and management group Bernhard Schulte has signed a contract for the acquisition of 100% of the shares in the prestigious LNG ship manager PRONAV - subject to merger approval of the German Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt)…

Korea to be Shipbuilding Leader Again: President

Jan 07, 2018

South Korean President Moon Jae-in stated that the technological prowess and competitiveness of Korean shipbuilders, assuring them that, “Korea can become a global shipbuilding leader once again.”  President Moon was visiting Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering`s Okpo Shipyard in Geoje…

CMES Fleet Adds Bulk Carriers

Jan 07, 2018

The delivery and naming ceremony of PACIFIC MERIT, an energy-saving and environment-friendly bulk carrier with 64 thousand DWT, tailor-made by China Merchants Energy Shipping  (CMES), was held in Chengxi Shipyard on 4 January 2018.  Capt…

Palumbo Buys Mondomarine

Jan 07, 2018

Italian yard Palumbo Group has acquired the former Mondomarine facility in Savona on an initial six-month lease, reports local media. 'By leasing the business unit of the Savona shipyard, Palumbo Group will grant the restart of the shipyard's activities…

Four Carnival Brands to Debut New Ships in 2018

Jan 04, 2018

Carnival Corporation & plc will roll out four new ships in 2018 across four of its 10 global brands, as the company will add 18 new cruise liners to its fleet between 2018 and 2022. The new vessels to set sail in 2018 will be for Carnival Cruise Line…

Seaspan to Raise $250m to Invest

Jan 04, 2018

Seaspan Corporation announced that it entered into a letter of intent (LoI) pursuant to which Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, through certain subsidiaries, will make an investment of US$250 million in Seaspan in exchange for the issuance by Seaspan of 5…

GTT to Design LNG Tanks for Korean Shipyard

Jan 03, 2018

GTT received at the end of 2017 an order from a South Korean shipyard regarding the design of the LNG tanks of a new LNG carrier. Its delivery is scheduled for the first quarter of 2020. GTT will design the LNG tanks of the unit, allowing for a capacity of 174…

Hyundai Heavy Sets 2018 Sales Target $7.5 billion

Jan 03, 2018

South Korea's leading shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) aims to achieve 7.98 trillion won ($7.5 billion) in sales this year as its president warned of an unprecedented crisis due to declining order backlogs, reports Yonhap. The…

GasLog: New Shipbuilding Order with SHI

Jan 02, 2018

GasLog , an international owner, operator and manager of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers, has announces that it has ordered a newbuild 180,000 cubic meter vessel with XDF propulsion from Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) that is scheduled to  deliver in the third quarter  of 2019…

South Korean Shipyards Aim More Orders

Jan 01, 2018

South Korean shipyards have sharply raised their order targets for next year on expectations that the shipbuilding sector will improve, Yonhap reported. The country's three major shipyards - Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME)…

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