Month: August 2007

Deputy Prime Minister Przemyslaw Gosiewski recently announced that Szczecin Shipyard is to receive PLN 100-200 million ($35 to 70 million) from the Polish government as a subsidy.

Vyborg Shipyard in Russia won the tender for the construction of drilling rigs for Gazprom. Valery Golubev, deputy chair of Gazprom said that the $2.3 billion contract involves the construction of hulls…

The NSS-IMT 978 Platform Supply Vessel ?Grampian Talisman? was recently delivered to her owners North Star Shipping at the Balenciaga Shipyard in Northern Spain. The newbuilding sailed from the port of Pasajes…

Bulgarian shipyard Bulyard Shipbuilding Industry will build three bulk carriers for Bulgarian state-owned shipping company Navigation Maritime Bulgare, after signing deals worth a total of EUR 88.2 million ($118.6 million).Two of the…

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), the world's third-largest shipbuilder, has won orders valued at $2.1 billion to build 10 vessels. The deal from a European shipping company calls on DSME to…

Deep Sea Supply (DESSC) has taken delivery of ?Sea Otter?, a 6,500 bhp AHTS vessel from ABG shipyard in India. The vessel will go directly to Indonesia for a four months time…

Aker Floating Production?s (AFP) first FPSO vessel, contracted for offshore India, is slated to be completed on schedule. In the second quarter of 2007, the Indian company Reliance Industries Limited entered into…

Solstad Offshore SA (SOFF) in Norway has entered into two contracts with Aker Yards for the construction of one platform supply/ROV vessel of Aker PSV / ROV 06 CD design and one…

Last Friday MODEC, BHP Billiton, and the Jurong Shipyard celebrated the naming ceremony of the FPSO Stybarrow Venture MV16. MODEC is the vessel owner and operator, BHP Billiton holds the long term…