Month: April 2004

Wärtsilä Corporation has received a contract to supply main diesel generating sets for a 19,500DWT product/chemical tanker being built at Shanghai Edward Shipbuilding in China. Delivery of the ship is scheduled in…

The long-term future of shipbuilding in Glasgow is uncertain again after confirmation the two Clyde yards, Govan and Scotstoun, could be sold. BAE Systems is reviewing its naval business which is thought…

Dalian New Shipyard (DNS) in China secured another 308,000DWT VLCC from A.P. Moller-Maersk Group with the delivery slated for October 2007. This latest new order is an option declaration from the Danish…

The China Shipping group has approved plans by wholly owned subsidiary, China Shipping Development (HK) Marine, to order two 42,000DWT oil tankers from Guangzhou Shipyard International at a cost of $57 million.…

Reefership Marine Services, the Dole Food in-house vessel management group, was responsible for the installation of C-MAP charts on Polish-built reefer vessels in 1994. The contract with C-MAP was terminated at the…

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, (MOL) has placed orders for an additional 12 new post-Panamax containerships to upgrade its fleet. Four of the newbuildings are 8,100TEU with a speed of 25 knots and will…

LEADING international classification society Bureau Veritas has launched a unique Condition Assessment Programme for LNG carriers. The CAP works in asimilar way to existing Harmonised CAP programmes for oil tankers, but has…

Dalian New Shipbuilding Heavy Industry (DNS) in China has started operating a new 600 tonne gantry crane. China Shipbuilding Industry (CSIC) said at a press release that DNS expects the new 600…

DNV has passed the 100 million-gross tons mark by taking Danaos Shipping?s container ship P&O Nedlloyd Caracas into class on delivery from Korea?s Samsung Heavy Industry yard. "This is an important milestone…

Reederei Claus-Peter Offen in Germany placed four 2,824TEU container ships plus two more options at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard for a total value of $260 million. The newbuildings will measure 222.14m in length,…