Marine Log - November 2008 - (Page 16) Update Dubai Drydocks World to take majority stake in Chinese shipyard Drydocks World SE Asia, the ship repair, conversion and shipbuilding arm of Dubai World, has agreed to acquire a 60% stake in the “moderately sized” shipyard in China for $55 million, according to a report in the Khaleej Times. investment The remaining 40% stake in the shipyard will be acquired by Singapore-based Topniche Associates. The shipyard is located in the Yangtze River delta. The deal is likely to be finalized by year-end. According to statements by Drydocks World CEO Geoff Taylor, Drydocks World has plans to expand to Vietnam, Thailand and India, and is considering Latin America. Drydocks World operates four shipyards in Singapore and on Bataam Island in Indonesia, which were acquired from Pan-United Marine and Labroy Marine in 2007. INLAND • COASTAL • OFFSHORE • DEEPSEA Bollinger uses online auction to sell Platform Supply Vessels ou can buy just about anything online these days, even a newbuild Platform Supply Vessel (PSV). In what’s believed to be the first of its kind in the U.S., Bollinger Shipyards, Inc., Lockport, La., was expected to conduct an online auction to sell two 193 ft x 40 ft PSV’s that the shipyard built on speculation. “This really started back in 2005,” said Bollinger Shipyards Executive Vice President Robert Socha. “We weren’t really comfortable with providing firm-fixed-price contracts for newbuilds that were going to be delivered three years out because of the inflationary market. We looked at the offshore market and determined what was needed and built it.” According to Socha, Bollinger sent out 38 packages to prospective bidders for the vessels. He said those interest- Y $55m ed in bidding have had to submit a refundable fee to participate in the auction. A minimum bid has been set. The successful bidder was Odyssea Marine, Inc., Berwick, La. Bollinger plans to sell up to ten other 210 ft SOLAS compliant PSV’s that it is building on spec via online auction. One of two 193 ft Platform Supply Vessels sold by Bollinger’s Lockport, La., to Odyssea Marine 16 MARINE LOG NOVEMBER 2008 www.marinelog.com http://www.smithberger.com http://www.smithberger.com http://www.marinelog.com
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