Crowley launches ATB ‘Legacy’

Crowley Maritime christened its largest and fastest articulated tug-barge (ATB) ‘Legacy/750-1’, yesterday in New Orleans, as part of the company’s new vessel-building program.

Arctech Helsinki Shipyard yesterday started the production of a second icebreaking offshore supply vessel for Russian shipping company Sovcomflot.

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Namura shipbuilding delivers ore carrier

‘Wugang Innovation’, a new ore carrier built by Namura Shipbuilding was delivered to NYK on October 28. The ship is a Wozmax ore carrier, built to carry the maximum loading capacity allowed at ports in Western Australia, an area that has design limitations on the load draught of ships transporting ore.

Shipbroker SSY SSY Consultancy and Research have forecast that deliveries of new dry bulk ships are on course to reach their highest level ever this year and fleet expansion is expected to remain strong in 2012, reports Reuters.

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Sinopacific delivers OSVs to Neptune Offshore

Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group held ship-naming and delivery ceremony on Wednesday at its Zhejiang shipyard for the offshore support vessels (OSVs) ‘Neptune Despina’ and ‘Neptune Larissa’ built for Neptune Offshore.

Noreq, Norway, has announced the award of several major contracts with Asian yards. The total value of the contracts signed in recent weeks, including optional vessels, will exceed US$15 million.

Figures published by the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) reveal that globally there was a reduction in offshore diving work in 2010, compared with 2009.

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SCI takes delivery of AHTS ‘SCI Ratna’

The Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) has accepted delivery of an anchor-handling, tug/supply vessel ‘SCI Ratna’ from Bharati Shipyard Limited, India.

Calesurvey’s multi-role site investigation survey vessel ‘Kommandor Stuart’ jas completed an extensive programme of works offshore Greenland for Cairn Energy.

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London Gateway Port

Dubai-headquartered DP World announced yesterday that London Gateway, the new UK shipping port and logistics centre project, will open in the fourth quarter of 2013 with an initial capacity of 1.6 million TEUs. WorleyParsons has been awarded a contract to provide procurement and construction management services for the first stage of the development of the new Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal, near Gladstone in Queensland. Mitsui OSK Lines has announced a revision of its consolidated business outlook for the first half of the 2011 financial year. MOL said it now expects a net loss for the first half, having previously forecast a US$13 million profit.

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Yuexin delivers Anchor Handling Tug

Yuexin Shipbuilding Company on August 16 delivered the anchor handling tug/supply vessel ‘Redfish 3’ to its owner Otto Offshore of Malaysia.

Netherlands-based Transport & Offshore Services has announced the delivery of five tugs for Svitzer. The tugs are newbuilds from Qingdao in china and all are bound for Africa.

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Water sampling effort to fight fracking

The governor of Colorado on Tuesday announced a joint program between the state and the oil and natural gas industry to collect groundwater samples before and after hydraulic fracturing operations, to test whether they are harmful to the environment.

Couch Oil and Gas, the Irving, Texas based Oil and Gas Exploration, Investment and Operations firm is pleased to announce that they have acquired proven undeveloped productive oil zones within existing oil fields in West Texas, specifically Northeast and Northwest of Abilene, Texas.

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RINA criticises recent bulker losses

Classification society RINA has criticised recent losses of dry-bulk cargo carriers, arguing that the ships were not designed and built to carry fine ores that may take on moisture.

The dry bulk freight market is not expected to register a stellar performance this year. Freight rates are expected to remain depressed through to 2012, unless the recent surge in scrapping is maintained.

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Exmar and BW Gas in vessel swap

Exmar and BW Gas have reached an agreement to swap two of Exmar’s VLGCs for a number of ships from BW Gas’s midsize fleet.

Cosco Zhoushan Shipyard has delivered the bulk carrier ‘Sofia’ to its European buyer. The delivery documents were signed on July 13.

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Bulk carrier sinks in Yellow Sea

Chinese bulk carrier ‘Xin Chen Hui 9’ sank on July 14 following a collision with the containership ‘Cosco Fukuyama’ in the Yellow Sea, according to Dolphin Maritime.

Bahamian shipowners Campbell Shipping on Friday signed an order with Tsuji Heavy Industries for two 37,500DWT double-hull log fitted bulk carriers, with an option for two more.

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