Maersk Tankers are pleased to announce that an agreement has been signed with STX shipbuilding company, LTD in Korea, for the delivery of 4 VLCCs (Very Large Crude Carriers) in 2011-2012. “We are very pleased with this order. The vessels are an important part of our strategy to grow our presence in the VLCC segment. With the order we will reach a...
South Korean shipbuilder STX Shipbuilding said on Tuesday it had won a 1.4 trillion won ($1.30 billion) order to build eight very large crude carriers (VLCCs) from a Danish company. STX said in a statement that it had secured the deal from Danish oil and shipping conglomerate AP Moller-Maersk. ($1=1080.3 Won) Source: http://cgi.wn.com
The first service linking North America to Da Chan Bay, the newest terminal complex in the Port of Shenzhen, made its maiden call over the weekend. MOL's PSX service will make weekly calls at Da Chan, deploying five vessels with an average capacity of 5,600 TEUs. The PSX port rotation is Xiamen, Da Chan, Hong Kong, Yantian, Oakland, Los Angeles, Oakla...
China, Japan, Russia and South Korea have signed an agreement to set up an 800-nautical-mile joint shipping route around the Sea of Japan, Xinhua reported Friday. The service, due to undergo a trial run next month, would link Huichun, a key Chinese port on the Sea of Japan, to Niigata in Japan, the Russian port of Zarubino and the South Korean port of...
The U.S. Maritime Administration has appointed H. Keith Lesnick to associate administrator for intermodal systems development. In this role, he will oversee MarAd's Office of Infrastructure Development and Congestion Mitigation, Office of Marine Highway and Passenger Services, Office of Deepwater Ports and Offshore Activities, and Office of Shipper an...
Seaspan Corp. on Sept. 2 took delivery of the third of six new containerships it is expecting in 2008. The 2,500-TEU CSCL Montevideo was built by China's Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., which delivered the ship to Seaspan five months ahead of schedule. The new vessel is subject to a time charter with China Shipping Container Lines (Asia) Co...
Hong Kong-based Orient Overseas Container Line will Oct. 1 establish its own office in Poland. OOCL (Poland) Ltd. Sp. z o.o, will be based in Gdynia and will take over duties from OOCL's agent in Poland, Inter Marine Sp. z o.o. OOCL's country manager for Poland will be Leszek Walkusz. Setting up an OOCL office in Poland is consistent with our ...
Maersk Tankers, part of the Danish A.P. Moller - Maersk Group, has ordered four very large crude carriers (VLCCs) from STX Shipbuilding in South Korea. The vessels will be delivered in 2011 and 2012 and will boost the company's VLCC fleet to 18 by 2013. Maersk Tankers operates more than 170 vessels including owned, time-chartered and partnership v...
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