Month: October 2006

The US offshore drilling company, Dallas-based Ensco International Inc., has signed a contract worth approximately $385 million with the Keppel FELS Ltd. Shipyard in Singapore to construct an ultra-deepwater semi-submersible rig. Delivery…

Aker Drilling has decided not to exercise options that expired on 30 September this year, for delivery of another two semi submersible drilling rigs from Aker Kvaerner. Construction of the company's first…

The European Union (EU) Member States' ministers responsible for competition unanimously agreed to follow the European Commission's (EC) advice and repeal Regulation 4056/86. This Regulation, which has been in force since the…

The Singapore shipbuilder ASL Shipyard has secured new shipbuilding contracts worth a total of $32.5 million for the construction of five vessels for a customer in Europe fordeployment in the Middle East…

The production of Viking XPRS, a new type of fast car passenger ferry, was started in Aker Yards, Turku on 3 October with the cutting of the first plate for newbuilding No.…

Saipem of Italy has been awarded a contract for the provision and management of an FPSO vessel by the Angolan oil company Sonangol P&P. The vessel will be used for the development…

Wärtsilä, China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) are establishing a joint venture to manufacture large, low-speed marine engines in China. CSIC will hold 50% of the joint venture,…

Matson Navigation in the US has signed a $17 million contract with Atlantic Marine Alabama to convert a Matson containership to one that can partly serve as a vehicle carrier. The ?Mokihana?…

Concordia Maritime in Sweden has exercised existing options and placed an order with the Brodosplit shipyard in Croatia for a further two vessels in the P-MAX series, thus extending the series to…

Solstad Offshore ASA has entered into a contract with Karmsund Maritime Service AS for the building of two large anchor handling vessels (AHTS). They are developed in close cooperation between SOFF and…