STX Europe has entered into new contracts with Rem Offshore ASA, Fosnavag, for the building of two Platform Supply Vessels. The total contract value is stated to amount to approximately 750 million NOK.

During a ceremony held in Tokyo, Lloyd’s Register was confirmed as the first foreign classification society to be formally authorised by the Japanese government to carry out surveys on ships flying the Japanese flag.

ESL Shipping, carrier of dry bulk cargoes in the Baltic region based in Helsinki, has ordered two ice classed dry bulk cargo vessels from the Korean Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd. The new vessels are clearly bigger than ESL Shipping's existing…