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BW LNG Tanker to Arrive in Rotterdam on Feb. 18

Jan 29, 2018

Liquefied natural gas tanker BW GDF Suez Brussels is due to arrive at the port of Rotterdam on February 18, Reuters shipping data show. The tanker has a capacity of 159,300 cubic metres.(Reporting by Lefteris Karagiannopoulos; editing by Jason Neely)

BW Offshore Gets Contract Extension for FPSO Polvo

Jan 07, 2018

BW Offshore has signed an agreement with Petrorio for a one-year extension for the lease and operation of the FPSO Polvo. The firm period has been extended to Q3 2019 (from Q3 2018), with options until Q3 2022. The company has also announced…

Hopkins Named Managing Director at Harris Pye UK

Dec 08, 2017

Nigel Hopkins has been appointed Managing Director of Harris Pye UK Ltd based at the company’s headquarters in Llandow in Wales. He joined Harris Pye on May 1 this year working alongside Dave Hayden, the company’s retiring Managing Director at the Harris Pye UK headquarters in Llandow…

Reedy Joins DHT Holdings Board of Directors

Nov 03, 2017

DHT Holdings, Inc. said it has appointed Susan Reedy to its board of directors as a Class I Director with a term expiring at the company's 2020 annual shareholders meeting. In connection with Reedy's appointment, the company's board has increased to six directors…

BW Catcher Sails to North Sea

Aug 27, 2017

BW Offshore, a leading global provider of floating production services to the oil and gas industry, announced the sail away of the FPSO BW Catcher. The vessel has left Keppel Shipyard in Singapore and is currently in transit to the Catcher field in the central North Sea…

BW LPG Establishes a JV in India

Jul 30, 2017

BW LPG Limited and Global United Shipping India Private Limited, have agreed to establish a joint venture in India in which the parties will own 50% each.  The purpose of the new joint venture, named BW Global United LPG India Private Limited…

BW Group Completes VLCC Deliveries to DHT

Jun 27, 2017

DHT Holdings, Inc. said it has taken delivery of nine VLCCs acquired from the BW Group Limited, as well as the contracts for two VLCC newbuilds due for delivery in 2018. 'The delivery of the fleet acquired from BW has been conducted in a speedy and efficient manner…

BW Offshore to get FPSO from Keppe

Apr 28, 2017

Keppel Shipyard Ltd (Keppel Shipyard), is on track to deliver a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel to BW Catcher Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BW Offshore. When completed BW Catcher will be on a 7-year fixed…

BW LPG Refinances Six Ex-Aurora Ships

Mar 26, 2017

BW LPG Limited has signed a Debt Facility Agreement of USD290 million for the re-financing of six 2016 built ex-Aurora ships.  The re-financing has been raised from The Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) as ECA (Export Credit Agency) lender…

India Impounds Ships, Detains Crew Over Oil Spill

Feb 03, 2017

Port authorities in Chennai have impounded a BW LPG vessel and a local ship carrying heavy fuel oil, and detained their crews, a spokesman for the port said on Friday, after their collision last week caused an oil spill affecting marine life and local fishing…

BIMCO Awards Leadership, Innovation, Pioneering Business Strategy

Nov 11, 2016

BIMCO today presented three awards to recognise and celebrate excellence in the global shipping industry among both companies and individuals in the industry – following BIMCO’s conference in Shanghai. This year the importance of leadership…

First Offshore Exhibition at Maritime Museum Rotterdam

Sep 11, 2016

Over forty-five leading companies in the shipping and offshore maritime sector are among those who have contributed to the funding for the first ever exhibition in the Netherlands dedicated to the offshore sector, to be housed at The Maritime Museum Rotterdam for the next seven years…

DSME to Build Two VLCCs for BW Group

Aug 01, 2016

South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has received a 200 billion won (US$179.2 million) order to build two oil tankers for Singapore-based oil and gas transporter BW Group. According to Yonhap, DSME will provide the oil and gas transporter two 318…

Keppel Secures Marine Projects worth S$120 mln

Jul 07, 2016

Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M)'s wholly owned subsidiary Keppel Shipyard Ltd (Keppel Shipyard) has secured four contracts worth a total of about S$120 million from repeat customers. Mr Michael Chia, Managing Director (Marine & Technology) of Keppel O&M…

2016 and Two FPSOs in US GoM: The 20 Year Saga

Jun 02, 2016

Peter Lovie’s Chronology of the FPSO’s difficult struggle to viability in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico is a fascinating journey through time and the oil industry itself. 2016 saw the arrival of the second FPSO in the US Gulf of Mexico. Despite…

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