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MOL Signs Charter Contract for A Newbuilding Ice-Breaking Tanker to Serve Russia's Arctic LNG 2 Project
TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) on Wednesday (Feb 09) announced that on January 26, it agreed to participate in cargo transport for the Arctic LNG 2 Project on Russia’s Gydan Peninsula, and signed, through an MOL subsidiary, a charter contract …
Feb 9, 2022 / Curious
The Great Lakes Towing Company Expands Services to Sturgeon Bay, WI
The Great Lakes Towing Company is expanding its harbor towing and ice-breaking services to Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.The Towing Company has undertaken a fleet renewal program that began with the laying of ten (10) keels in August 2016. Since that …
Nov 22, 2021 / Vessels
Samsung Heavy Industries in talks with Russian customers to build ice-breaking LNG carriers
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries Co. said Monday that it has been in talks with contractors to build liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers to transport the LNG to be produced in northern Siberia of Russia.But "nothing has yet to be …
Sep 13, 2021 / Vessels
SCHOTTEL EcoPeller for China's first ice-breaking buoy layer
SCHOTTEL has supplied main and auxiliary propulsion units for China's first ice-breaking buoy-layer. The "Haixun 156", which will perform a wide range of tasks, was recently launched by the contracted Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group, Hubei …
Jun 7, 2021 / Vessels
China Catching Up with South Korea in Russia's LNG Carrier Construction Project
South Korea and China are competing for ice-breaking LNG carrier building contracts in Russia. Although South Korea is superior in shipbuilding technology, China is trying to catch up based on private-public cooperation and its investment in Russia’s …
Aug 25, 2020 / Curious
GTT Received an Order from Zvezda for Tank Design of Five ARC7 Ice-Breaking LNG Carriers
GTT received, at the end of June, an order from the Russian shipyard Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex (Zvezda) for the tank design of five ARC7 ice-breaking LNGCs[1] on behalf of a Russian ship-owner.This represents the first order after GTT signed a …
Jul 6, 2020 / Vessels
Royal Niestern Sander awarded contract for the construction of the world’s first shallow draft ice-breaking walk to work vessel
After a tender procedure, shipyard Royal Niestern Sander and a joint-venture between Mercury Sakhalin and Pola have signed an agreement for the construction of the world’s first shallow draft ice-breaking walk to work vessel. After delivery in …
Jun 3, 2020 / Curious
GTT’s Mark III Flex containment system wins Bureau Veritas Approval for application on ice-breaking Arctic LNG carriers
Approval in principle has been granted for the system that may be used in Ice Breaking LNG carriers to be ordered for future projects in the Arctic.Approval was based on vibration/acceleration calculations performed to simulate the behaviour of the …
Sep 25, 2019 / Curious