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World Wide Metric Celebrates 45 Years

Nov 04, 2015

World Wide Metric, a global supplier specializing in the distribution of valves, flanges, piping systems and hydraulic components in JIS and DIN, and ANSI standards, is celebrating its 45th anniversary.  In 1970, former ship captain Constantinos Contos…

Yangzijiang Secures Two VLGC Orders

Nov 04, 2015

The Singapore-listed and China-based shipbuilder Yangzijiang Shipbuilding has secured new orders worth $730m, including two very large gas carriers, between September and October. The  two 84,000 cbm very large gas carriers (VLGCs) were ordered by Shanghai Zhenrong Energy…

Jiangnan Bags 2 VLGC Order from Naftomar

Nov 04, 2015

Naftomar Shipping And Trading Co. Ltd. Inc., which is engaged in shipping and trading liquid petroleum gas, contracted China’s Jiangnan Shipyard to build two Very Large Gas Carriers (VLGC), say local media reports. The Voula, Greece-based company has ordered one 84…

IPO: Hapag-Lloyd Raises $300 Million

Nov 04, 2015

Hapag-Lloyd AG, the German container shipping company, has succeeded in completing its  initial public offering (IPO), after a hard campaign in which the outcome sometimes looked in doubt. It has set the final offer price for its shares at €20 ($21…

Cosco Compensates Sevan

Nov 03, 2015

COSCO Corp (Singapore) will refund $26.3 million, or 5 percent of the contract price, plus associated interest to Sevan Drilling by December 1, 2015. Sevan Drilling and Cosco have agreed to exercise the first six-month option to extend the deferral agreement to April 15…

Sanmar Names Caterpillar ‘Engine of Choice’

Nov 02, 2015

Caterpillar Marine’s dealer in Turkey, Borusan, has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Turkish shipbuilder Sanmar Shipyards for the supply of a range of propulsion units over the next three years.  The LOI covers the supply of Cat propulsion…

Dorian LPG Takes Delivery of Five Newbuilds

Nov 02, 2015

Dorian LPG Ltd took delivery of five vessels under our ECO-design VLGC newbuilding program, the Continental, the Constitution, the Commodore, the Cresques and the Constellation. John Hadjipateras, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer…

China Shipping 21,000 teu Order for SWS

Nov 02, 2015

China Shipping Group's CSCL has agreed a deal to bareboat charter up to 11 units of 21,000 teu containerships, of which five will be options exercisable after six months of charter for the first six ships, says local media reports. It has confirmed the 21…

Leadership Changes at Huntington Ingalls Industries

Oct 30, 2015

U.S. shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced today a number of changes across its leadership team.HII’s Board of Directors has elected Christopher D. Kastner to succeed Barbara A. Niland as the company’s chief financial officer and corporate vice president…

Lincoln Electric Invests in Welding Tech Center

Oct 30, 2015

Press release - The Lincoln Electric Company, a subsidiary of Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc., announced it is investing approximately $30 million in a new Welding Technology Center on its Euclid, Ohio campus.The Center will focus on the…

Creditors to Pump $3.7B into Ailing DSME

Oct 30, 2015

Creditors of South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co. will pour 4.2 trillion won about (US$3.68 billion) into the ailing shipyard to help it get back on track, the main creditor bank said, according to South Korea's (Yonhap) News Agency…

Wärtsilä JV Breaks Ground in China

Oct 29, 2015

CSSC Wärtsilä Engine (Shanghai) Co. Ltd (CWEC) celebrated the beginning of construction on its new 20,000 sq.m. factory with a groundbreaking ceremony on October 28 in Lingang, Shanghai. Following the groundbreaking ceremony, strategic cooperation…

American Cruise to Build New Coastal Cruise Ship

Oct 28, 2015

American Cruise Lines, operator of the newest cruise ships in the United States, announced today that it has begun construction on a new coastal cruise ship, yet to be named.  The news of this addition is the most recent in a series of…

Billion-dollar MoU for Shipping Finance

Oct 27, 2015

$1 billion Memorandum of Understanding between the Eximbank of China and ING Bank for shipping finance On October 26, 2015 in the presence of President Xi Jinping and King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, ING Bank NV and The Export-Import…

SCA Appoints Senior Defense Advisor

Oct 27, 2015

Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) has appointed Rear Admiral Jeff Brooks (Ret.) to Senior Defense Advisor. Brooks joined SCA in October and will focus on advocating, communicating and representing the ship repair industry to all stakeholders and to the U…

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