Pasha Hawaii cuts steel for the first of two LNG-fueled containerships.
Americas
International Seaways jumps on scrubber bandwagon with order from Clean Marine
International Seaways is the latest owner to jump on the scrubber bandwagon with a contract for up to 10 systems with Clean Marine.
Report: The Use of Scrubbers Won’t Last for More than 10 Years
The use of scrubbers will not last for more than ten years, Dragos Rauta, Technical Director at Intertanko, believes.
International Seaways Chooses Scrubbers for Its VLCCs
International Seaways is to install scrubbers on up to ten very large crude carriers (VLCCs).
https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/261257/international-seaways-chooses-scrubbers-for-its-vlccs/
DHT Secures USD 50 Mn for Scrubber Retrofits
DHT Holdings has managed to obtain funds needed to proceed with its scrubber retrofit project.
https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/261203/dht-secures-usd-50-mn-for-scrubber-retrofits/
Stemming the decline of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System
In early September, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO), released a report, which had been written in response to a request from legislator, to review efforts underway on modernising the Great Lakes- Seaway System, which has seen declines in traffic over the past decades.
DHT Holdings secures $50m in financing for scrubber retrofits
DHT Holdings has raised $50m in financing for its scrubber retrofit programme.
Maritime Asset Partners behind Teekay aframax sale-and-leaseback deal
Maritime Asset Partners (MAP) is behind the sale-and-leaseback transaction announced by Teekay Tankers last month for six aframax tankers bringing MAP’s portfolio past $100m in capital deployed. Funded transactions range from traditional senior secured loans to levered and unlevered sale-and-...
https://splash247.com/maritime-asset-partners-behind-teekay-aframax-sale-and-leaseback-deal/
Turkish Petroleum awards Rowan two-well contract for jackup
Rowan Companies has been awarded a contract for operations in the Mediterranean Sea by Turkish Petroleum for 2011-built jackup rig . The two-well contract commences late 2018 and is expected to take around 100-140 days. The rig is currently warm stacked in the United Kingdom sector of the North Sea.
https://splash247.com/turkish-petroleum-awards-rowan-two-well-contract-for-jackup/
DHT Holdings secures $50m financing for scrubber retrofit
Bermuda tanker operator DHT Holdings has secured $50m financing for its scrubber retrofit project. The financing is structured through an increase of the existing $300m credit facility secured by the company in the second quarter of 2017. The increased facility is available immediately and will...
https://splash247.com/dht-holdings-secures-50m-financing-for-scrubber-retrofit/