Month: January 2006

GT North of England P&I club is warning shipowners to start preparing now for the introduction of stringent new international and national ballast regulations. The club has just published a detailed analysis…

Moscow-based Sovcomflot and Admiralty Shipyards have signed a contract for the construction of three 47,400 DWT product carriers which extends this series of product carriers to 9 vessels. The seventh and the…

Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries in Romania will pay the equivalent of 3.6 million euros for the takeover of Mangalia Shipyards from the Ministry of Economy and Commerce (MEC). According to a press…

"K" Line Bulk Shipping (UK) Ltd, the London-based regional headquarters company of Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha ("K" Line), has ordered a new-design bulk carrier from Oshima Shipbuilding. Developed by the Japanese shipbuilder, the…

Yayasan Sabah Group is set to play an active role in the chemical marine transportation industry, planning to expand its involvement in this sector with the acquisition of more tankers. The group,…

National Shipping Co. of Saudi Arabia is buying as many as 17 VLCCs and chemical tankers. The company plans a five-year acquisition program under which it will buy at least nine VLCCs…

Diana Shipping, the Athens-based transportation company specializing in dry bulk cargoes, has taken delivery of a new Panamax bulk carrier, the ?Coronis?, from Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in Shanghai China. The ?Coronis? is a…

SBM Offshore has signed an agreement with Exxon Mobil affiliate Esso Exploration Angola (Block 15) Limited in which SBM will proceed with project development activities for two FPSOs for the Kizomba C…