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Monday, August 27, 2012
Engineering News

Shift to Offshore Rig Building Leaves Samsung Heavy with Mountains of Debt

(Bloomberg) — Samsung Heavy Industries Co. plans to offer 500 billion won ($440 million) of bonds next month as South Korean shipyards sell a record

August 27, 2012
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Sunday, August 26, 2012
Engineering News

Ezra Holdings’ Triyards Given Eligibility to List on Singapore Exchange Mainboard

SINGAPORE–Triyards Holdings, a unit of offshore services provider Ezra Holdings, has been granted conditional eligibility to list on the mainboard of

August 26, 2012
Total Views: 48

Friday, August 24, 2012
Engineering News

Lamprell Delivers LeTourneau Super 116E Jack-Up to Abu Dhabi NDC

Lamprell (ticker: LAM), a UAE-based provider of diversified engineering and contracting services to the onshore and offshore oil & gas and renewables

August 24, 2012
Total Views: 79

Tuesday, August 21, 2012
News

Floatel Goes for Number Four in Latest $315 Million Newbuild Deal with Keppel Corp

SINGAPORE–Keppel Corp. Ltd. (BN4.SG) Tuesday said unit Keppel FELS Ltd. has signed a US$315 million contract to build a semi-submersible accommodation

August 21, 2012
Total Views: 102

Monday, August 20, 2012
Engineering News

Big Win for Aker Philadelphia, Crowley Signs $250 Million Contract for Pair of Jones Act Tankers

Aker Philadelpha Shipyard (Oslo: AKPS) breathed a huge sign of relief today as it signed a contract with Jacksonville-based Crowley Maritime Corporation for

August 20, 2012
Total Views: 78

Engineering News

Rongsheng Heavy Withdraws Plan to Acquire Engine Manufacturer

HONG KONG–China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings Ltd. said it has decided to withdraw its CNY2.15 billion (US$336 million) bid to buy a Chinese

August 20, 2012
Total Views: 70

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Offshore Sector Continues to Sustain Shipyards as DSME Wins $1.96 Billion Platform Order

(Bloomberg) — Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. won a 2.22 trillion won ($1.96 billion) order to build five fixed platforms as rising

August 20, 2012
Total Views: 87

Friday, August 17, 2012

Fincantieri Launches Largest Ship To Date

Fincantieri’s Manfalcone shipyard on Thursday launched Princess Cruises new flagship, Royal Princess, which is the largest ship ever built by the Italian

August 17, 2012
Total Views: 98

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Ask and You Shall Receive: Arctic OSV’s To Be Delivered Ahead of Schedule to Russian Owner

Arctech said Wednesday that it plans to deliver the harsh-environment offshore supply vessel Vitus Bering four months ahead of schedule at the request of

August 15, 2012
Total Views: 44

Monday, August 13, 2012
Engineering News

South Korean Shipbuilders are Taking it in the Teeth

SEOUL–The world’s top two shipbuilders on Monday posted sharp declines in their second-quarter net profit, bled by the heavy discounts they have

August 13, 2012
Total Views: 114

Wednesday, August 8, 2012
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Engineering News

Singapore-Based Shipbuilders Win Over $8 Billion in Drillship Orders from the Brazilians

Singapore-based Sembcorp Marine announced today that they have secured contracts worth approximately USD $4 Billion from Sete Brasil ParticipacÇ’es S.A.

August 8, 2012
Total Views: 133

Tuesday, August 7, 2012
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Engineering News

Daewoo’s New Shandong Shipyard Delivers First Ship, a Supramax for Rethymnis & Kulukundis

Principals of Rethymnis & Kulukundis Ltd., the UK-based shipbrokers and agents, have taken delivery of the first vessel built at Daewoo Shipbuilding and

August 7, 2012
Total Views: 159

Monday, August 6, 2012
No Slowdown in Sight for Deepwater Rigs, Keppel Signs $4.1 Billion Order
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No Slowdown in Sight for Deepwater Rigs, Keppel Signs $4.1 Billion Order

SINGAPORE–Keppel Corp. Ltd. (BN4.SG) Tuesday said it has firmed up contracts to build five additional semisubmersible drilling rigs for Sete Brasil

August 6, 2012
Total Views: 40

Friday, August 3, 2012
News

Petrobras Signs Newbuild Contracts for a Dozen Hi Spec Offshore Drilling Rigs

Petrobras signed contracts today with Sete Brasil, Queiroz Galvão, Petroserv, Odebrecht, Odfjell and Seadrill for the chartering and operation of 12

August 3, 2012
Total Views: 48

Thursday, August 2, 2012
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Tsuneishi Group Launches Supramax Bulker for J.J. Ugland

The SS-097 is the last in a series of six newly acquired bulk carriers by Ugland Bulk Transport of the same design. The pool operating company Ugland Bulk

August 2, 2012
Total Views: 91

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RAStar 3200 Tugs Chosen by Smit Lamnalco for Long Term ExxonMobil Contract

Smit Lamnalco, a global provider of towage and associated marine services to offshore oil and gas terminals, placed an order today for a series of four 32m

August 2, 2012
Total Views: 124

Wednesday, August 1, 2012
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Odfjell Looks to Expand Fleet with $160M Chemical Tanker Newbuild Order

Odfjell announced today they have signed a newbuild contract worth close to USD $160 million with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard for four new 46,000 DWT chemical

August 1, 2012
Total Views: 127

Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Engineering News

Rongsheng Heavy Faces Even Tougher Times, Market Value Has Fallen by Over $5 Billion

(Bloomberg) — China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings Ltd., which hasn’t announced any 2012 ship orders, may find winning deals even harder

July 31, 2012
Total Views: 157

Monday, July 30, 2012
News

Rongsheng Shipbuilding Chairman Tied to CNOOC-Nexen Insider Trading Scandal

(Bloomberg) — China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings Ltd. plunged to its lowest level since 2010 in Hong Kong trading after the U.S. Securities

July 30, 2012
Total Views: 76

Friday, July 27, 2012
News

OSX Brasil Positioning Itself to Compete for Big Petrobras Contracts

RIO DE JANEIRO–Brazilian shipbuilder and oil-field-services company OSX Brasil SA (OSXB3.BR), part of billionaire businessman Eike Batista’s

July 27, 2012
Total Views: 48