Stena Bulk has booked three 50,000 dwt MR tankers at a total price of $200m from Guangzhou-based CSSC Offshore & Marine Engineering (Comec).   The first delivery is planned for end-2017 after which the newbuildings will be delivered at three-monthly intervals to Stena Bulk, the shipowner announced on its website.   The new MR tankers ordered at the Chinese shipyard are of the same type as the 10 chemical and product tankers purchased by Stena Bulk in 2012 from the same shipya...

Greece-based oil tanker owner and operator Maran Tankers has confirmed an order for two more Very Large Crude Carriers placed with Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME). The deal, signed November 18, is for two 319,000 DWT VLCCs scheduled for delivery in 2017. According to DSME, these environmentally-friendly vessels will feature the latest fuel-saving, high-efficiency engine technology. The VLCCs will have a length of 336m and a width of 60m. The...

South Korean shipping company KSS Line Ltd., a specialist in transporting chemical cargoes, has inked a construction contract with Hyundai Heavy Industries for a 84,000 cbm very large gas carrier.   Under the contract, signed on November 2nd, the newly ordered LPG carrier is slated for delivery in 2017.   The ship is estimated to be worth KRW 88 billion (USD 77 million).   The latest order brings KSS Line’s order book to five, as it already has two 84,0...

The LNG-powered cement carrier Greenlandhas been christened and launched by shipyard Ferus Smit of the Netherlands.   Greenland is a dedicated cement carrier built for the joint venture JT cement, in which Erik Thun AB cooperates with KG Jebsen Cement (KGJ) from Norway. The vessel will be the first dry cargo vessel ever with an LNG fueled propulsion system, in which a pressurized LNG tank is incorporated inside the hull. The tank is a tailor made double walled cylindrical stainless...