Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has begun laying the keel for a new Petronas floating LNG liquefaction facility at its shipyard in Okpo, South Korea.
Jiangnan Heavy Industry, a subsidiary yard of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has warned investors of a deeper net loss in the financial year 2013.
China-based shipbuilder JES International is looking to build just a few models of commercial vessels as it seeks business diversification to counter the cyclical effect of the shipbuilding industry.
Nakilat, in cooperation with charterers Qatargas and RasGas, is to convert a Q-max vessel to run on LNG as a pilot project for the company's 14-strong Q-max fleet.
Florida-based Container-RoRo operator Crowley Maritime Corporation has placed an order for several MAN B&W dual-fuel engines, to be installed in two new ConRo vessels.
Damen Shipyards Group (DSG) expects revenue for 2014 to approach the EUR2bn ($2.7bn) mark, as the Gulf of Mexico, West Africa and the Middle East continue to see brisk business in the offshore support vessel segment.