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Chinese Shippers Order for 30 Valemax Vessels

Mar 11, 2016

The Chinese shipping companies - Chinese shipping majors Cosco Group, China Merchants Group and ICBC Financial Leasing Co- ordered 30 Valemaxes worth a combined $2.5 billion for delivery starting from 2018, deployed on Brazil-China trade routes…

China's Shipping Route to Iran

Mar 11, 2016

Two state-run Chinese firms - China National Transportation Equipment & Engineering Co Ltd (CTC) and Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co (DSI) -  are pushing for multi-billion dollar Intermodal transport deals with Iran, says a report in Reuters…

Unsolicited Bid by Davie Shipyard

Mar 11, 2016

Quebec-based Chantier Davie Canada Inc. presented a bid, potentially worth up to a billion dollars, to the federal government last month offering a Polar Class 3 icebreaker, three smaller River-class icebreakers and two multi-purpose research…

New Hires at Front Street Shipyard

Mar 10, 2016

Front Street Shipyard announced the hiring of two new personnel: Paul Lamoureux and Wendy Umla. Named Service Manager at Front Street Shipyard, Paul Lamoureux joins the yard from Morris Yachts where he worked as manager for the mechanical and electrical department on new boats in production…

$ 17.5 Bln Projects to be showcased at Maritime India Summit

Mar 10, 2016

Projects worth Rs. 1,20,000 Crore ($ 17.5 billion) to be showcased before potential investors at Maritime India Summit 2016, says Shri Nitin Gadkari Indian Government's Minister for Shipping, Road Transport & Highways, Nitin Gadkari said that projects in the ports and shipping sector…

Norway’s Joint Submarine Plan

Mar 09, 2016

Norway is seeking partner countries for future submarine project in order to reduce cost and secure a robust submarine capability for the future, reports UPI. The current Norwegian Ula-class submarines will gradually reach their end-of-life in the 2020s…

Landay Named SAFE Boats’ Board Director

Mar 08, 2016

SAFE Boats International announced that Retired Vice Admiral William E. “Bill” Landay III has been appointed as a Director of the Board at SAFE Boats International. Vice Admiral Landay retired in 2013 after more than 35 years of naval service…

Bollinger Delivers 17th FRC to the USCG

Mar 08, 2016

Bollinger Shipyards has delivered the USCGC Donald Horsley, the 17th Fast Response Cutter (FRC) to the United States Coast Guard (USCG). The Coast Guard took delivery on March 5, 2016 in Key West, Fla., and is scheduled to commission the vessel in Puerto Rico during May…

Fincantieri Inks Training Deal with URI

Mar 07, 2016

Italian shipbuilder signs deal with an American university for the start-up of an advanced training course Shipbuilder Fincantieri and the University of Rhode Island (URI), on behalf of its International Engineering Program (IEP), has signed…

China Plans Carrier Battle Groups To Defend Its Maritime Turf

Mar 04, 2016

Chinese navy official Rear Admiral Yin Zhuo confirmed that China plans to put aircraft carrier battle groups to sea, says a report in SCMP. The country will deploy them not only in the disputed East and South China seas, but also to protect the country’s overseas ­interests…

Radio Holland NavCom, VSAT for 4 Newbuilds

Mar 03, 2016

Radio Holland delivers NavCom and VSAT on four special newbuild vesselsNavCom and On Board ICT specialist Radio Holland informs it has booked multiple orders in a challenging newbuild market. The company was awarded contracts to deliver and…

Tug Crew Gives Builder Invaluable Feedback

Mar 03, 2016

Iskes’ new ASD 2411 Venus up and running after delivery; captain and crew of newly delivered ASD Tug 2411 give Damen valuable feedback after first three months of operations Iskes Towage & Salvage took delivery of a new Damen ASD 2411 in November 2015…

Scrubber Ready: New DNV GL Class Notation

Mar 03, 2016

A new class notation from DNV GL aims to help shipowners prepare newbuilds for scrubber installations. SCRUBBER READY ensures that the necessary preparations are in place for a smooth and cost-efficient scrubber retrofit at a later stage, the classification society said…

Croatia May Choose FLNG Terminal

Mar 03, 2016

According to Reuters, Croatia may decide to construct a floating LNG (FLNG) vessel for the northern Adriatic – as opposed to an onshore liquefaction plant – in order to begin operations sooner.  At the moment, it is unclear what would become…

GAIL Postpones $7-bn LNG Ship Tender, Again

Mar 03, 2016

GAIL India has deferred a USD 7-billion tender for hiring nine newly-built ships to ferry liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the US by one month. Bids for the tender were to close on February 29 but now have been extended to March 31. The…

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