Month: October 1999

The first of a pair of 20,000 gross roro freight ferries was delivered in July to Bore by Aker Finnyard. Both Norsky and sistership Norstream, to be delivered in October, are being…

Nine months after the genset engine made its debut, the propulsion version of the L27/38 has been launched by MAN B&W Alpha. At the same time the company has introduced a dedicated…

Japanese shipbuilders say the problems they face because of continuing competition from Korea and China, and premature ordering from many shipowners in the past 12-18 months, are being compounded by the value…

Although certain interest groups have endeavoured to put a different interpretation on the results of the proceedings, it is clear that the most recent meeting of the IMO`s marine environment protection committee…

In November EU industry ministers have to decide whether shipyard aid should stop at the end of 2000. The production subsidies will stop unless the current legislation is changed. Ahead of the…

China?s Dalian New Shipyard has won an order from National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) to build five 300,000 dwt VLCCs. The order marks the first occasion that Dalian New Shipyard (or any…

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in Korea has won a five-ship order from Bernard Schulte in Germany for 2,500 TEU container ships. Due to be delivered between early 2001 and June 2002, the…

Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) in Japan plans to share an order for seven post-panamax container ships from China Ocean Shipping Company (Cosco) with Natong Shipyard in China, the joint venture between KHI…

Israeli shipowner Ray Shipping has ordered a second 6,260 unit, 20,600 gt pure car carrier at Poland?s Gdynia shipyard. Scheduled for delivery in 2001, the newbuilding will be equipped with a Sulzer…