Month: August 2005

The first two of the latest Sulzer RT-flex50 common-rail marine engine type developed by Wärtsilä Corporation, have successfully completed official shop tests and class type approval tests at Wärtsilä's licensee Diesel United…

DNV has won the lion?s share of Qatar?s second batch of LNG ship orders. Seven of twelve very large gas carriers ordered for the Ras Gas III project will be built in…

Marine engine distributor Cummins Diesel SA has launched the first phase of a coast-to-coast programme to expand and upgrade its maritime industry support base. An enlarged customer service and fast-reaction support operation,…

Cosco in China is rumoured to place new order of two 76,000DWT bulk carriers with a local shipbuilders at a price of $35.25 million each for delivery in 2008. In addition, P.…

?Iran Bojnurd?, the second of six Panamax bulk carriers ordered by Iran from the Chinese shipbuilder Jiangnan Shipyard, has been launched in Shanghai. The first of the ordered ships, named ?Iran Tabas?,…

Russe, the Bulgarian shipbuilder, recently launched its latest newbuilding. Ordered by the German ship owner, Briese Schiffahrts, the ?Ditzum? is a dry cargo vessel measuring 100m long and 14m wide and is…

Hanjin Heavy Industries had its profit reduced for the first half this year. The shipbuilder earned $1.05 billion in turnover compared with $870 million during the same period last year. The Busan-based…

Vietnam's shipbuilder Vinashin (Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation) will pump $107.2 million into projects in the northern coastal province of Nam Dinh. The plan aims to make Nam Dinh the country's third largest…

There are three ultra-sized cruise vessels for Royal Caribbean Cruises in Aker Yards“ orderbook and the first of them, "Freedom of the Seas" was floated out today in Finland. "Seeing a new…