Month: September 2005

Set up in January 2004, the three year collaborative project funded by the EC and entitled "Pollution Prevention and Control ? Safe Transportation of Hazardous Goods by Tankers" (POP&C) has been researching…

STX Shipbuilding in South Korea won a $110 million order for three ethylene carriers from a German ship owner for delivery in 2007 and 2008.

Some 400 workers shut down the Helsinki operations of shipbuilder Aker Finnyards on Friday in protest against planned layoffs and cutbacks. The strike, scheduled to last until Monday morning, came after last…

China will manufacture a barge for the Russian Federal Nuclear Agency which will outfit it with the reactor equipment at the Sevmash plant in Severodvinsk located in the Archangels region in northern…

Aker Yards has signed a contract worth approximately $76 million to build a Sub Sea IMR (inspection, maintenance and repair) vessel for ?stensj? Rederi AS. The 108.7 m long and 23 m…

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, in South Korea, is seeking to diversify its business portfolio for synergy and new growth, industry sources said today. Daewoo Shipbuilding is conducting due diligence on JR…

The European Commission has decided to allow an extension of the delivery date for two product/chemical tankers built at Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo (ENVC), Portugal in derogation from the EC…

Zhoushan Wanbang Yongyue Shipyard in China will be operational soon following government approval for the building of the ship repair facility at a cost of $37.8 million. The shipyard has a 300,000DWT,…

An unspecified Japanese shipowner has ordered three 10,000 cbm ethylene carriers from INP Heavy Industries in South Korea at a cost of $135 million. They will be built to ice class specification…