Month: November 2006

Aker Yards has finalized the construction of the LNG tanker ?Provalys? at its facility in France, the former Chantiers de l?Atlantique. With a capacity of 154,500 cubic meters, this vessel is the…

The Vancouver-based BC Ferries has named and launched the newest addition to its fleet at a ceremony at Allied Shipbuilders in North Vancouver. The ?Kuper? is a $7 million, 32-vehicle ferry which…

COSCO signed a newbuilding contract with Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding in China for a 32000 DWT timber carrying vessel. No indication of price or delivery was given by the ship owner.

SeaDragon Offshore, a newly formed company, plans to float on the London Stock Exchange next year to raise funds for a $1.5bn drilling rig construction project. SeaDragon intends to build three semi-submersible…

Qatar Gas Transport Company (QGTC) has ordered another QMax LNG carrier which brings to 17 the number of LNG carriers that the company has ordered so far this year. The QMax vessels,…

The Italian company FVH, owner of one of the biggest gas ports in Europe, will become a minority shareholder in the Gda?sk shipyard. FVH will pay $6.64 million, covering what the shipyard…

Tanjung Offshore?s unit Tanjung Kapal Services in Malaysia has awarded a $11.2 million shipbuilding contract to Boustead Naval Shipyard (BNS), formerly known as PSC-Naval Dockyard, for an anchor-handling tug and supply vessel.…

The demand for ice class ships is growing. Especially tankers are being increasingly sent on transport routes in arctic and sub-arctic regions around the world. Cold and ice are a particular challenge…

Over 100 ships under construction with a gross tonnage (GT) of more than 2.1 million were commissioned in October with Germanischer Lloyd (GL) class. These include container ships amounting to over 1.7…

Rem Maritime in Fosnavag, Norway, has signed a contract with Simek shipyard in Flekkefjord to build two offshore vessels. The contract has a total value of $54 million. Build number 118 is…