Japan’s Nisshin Shipping has returned to its favoured Chinese shipyard for five kamsarmax newbuildings. Jiangsu Hantong Ship Heavy Industry said the company had signed up for the 82,000-dwt ships for delivery by 30 November, 2016. It did not give a price, but similar ships have been costing between $26m and $30m each. Nisshin already has three 64,000-dwt bulkers and two 38,000-dwt vessels on order at the yard, with two kamsarmaxes contracted at Jinhai Heavy Industries and four 39,000-dwt s...

OCTOBER 30, 2013 —Cargotec's MacGregor subsidiary has entered into an agreement to acquire Aker Solutions' mooring and loading systems unit for an enterprise value of approximately EUR 180 million. The unit, known by the Pusnes brand name, provides mooring equipment, loading and offloading systems as well as a wide range of deck machinery for the global offshore and shipping markets. Cargotec says the acquisition, which follows the earlier announced acquisition of Hatlapa, is highly complemen...

American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier has expanded its Atlantic Service with the addition of a fifth ro-ro vessel, the Freedom, expanding its regular ports of call to include Galveston, Texas, and Veracruz, Mexico. The Atlantic liner service will henceforth consist of five vessels on a 10-day frequency with a 50-day roundtrip duration. Regular port calls in the region will include Baltimore; Charleston, S.C.; Brunswick, Ga.; Galveston; Veracruz; Antwerp, Belgium; Bremerhaven, Germany; S...

Shanghai Offshore Petroleum Bureau, Sinopec has taken delivery of the FA XIAN6, a Rolls-Royce designed seismic research vessel which will identify oil and gas reserves around the world.   FA XIAN6, a Rolls-RoyceUT 830 CD design, is the first of its type to be built in China. It is equipped with a package of Rolls-Royce power and propulsion systems as well as advanced automated handling systems for deploying the seismic equipment.   Built by Shanghai Shipyard Co., FA XIAN6 has bee...