Month: April 2005

The ?Grande Detroit?, a newbuilding ordered by Grimaldi-Naples, was launched recently by the Croatian shipbuilder Uljanik Yard. This multi-purpose car carrier is the ninth of a 14-ship contract awarded by the Italian…

Plans to construct Belfast's first tall ship could breathe new life into the local shipbuilding industry, an officially commissioned report on the project has found. A business plan for the venture, which…

Qatar will award a $2.7 billion contract in May for 12 LNG tankers to ship gas to the USA. Qatar is also seeking a foreign investor to help build and operate a…

The creation of the Polish Shipyards Corporation (KPS) has been postponed yet again, this time due to protests from the shareholders of Gdynia Shipyard (SG). The restructuring of the country's shipyard sector…

Italian classification society RINA has type-approved a device which represents a significant step towards the ?almost zero emission engine? for passenger andcruise ships. The system, known as Turbotransducer, was developed by Italy'sMec…

A freak wave, measuring 21 metres high, struck the 92,250gt Norwegian Dawn owned by the Norwegian Cruise Line while sailing from Miami and the Bahamas to New York. Built in 2002, the…

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard won an order from Bermuda-based Eships Tankers for five 13,000DWT product chemical tankers at the price of $124 million. All five ships will be delivered by June 2007.

Daewoo Shipbuilding has secured a $370 million newbuilding order for three 306,000dwt VLCCs from Pacific Star International Holding Corp. At $124 million each, this is the highest price paid for a VLCC…

EnSolve Biosystems has been awarded a contract option by the US Navy to develop a biological treatment system to remove petroleum products from decommissioned ships prior to disposal. The Phase II SBIR…