Month: October 2005

The second in a series of five supertugs ordered from Niigata Shipbuilders in Japan by Fairmount Marine recently joined the fleet. The 200 tonnes bollard pull anchor handling/salvage/long distance towing vessel ?Fairmount…

Reliance Industries Ltd, the largest and one of the fastest growing private sector companies in India with business activities encompassing oil & gas exploration and production, petroleum refining, petrochemicals and textiles, is…

Alstom Power Conversion Incorporated (APCI) reports that the DD(X) Integrated Power System (IPS) test team has achieved full torque of over one million foot pounds on the Advanced Induction Motor (AIM) at…

Wärtsilä has been awarded contracts to supply RT-flex50 common-rail low-speed engines, propellers and Auxpac generating sets to Goodearth Maritime Ltd of Chennai, India, for the six 53,000 dwt handymax bulk carriers. For…

The New Szczecin Shipyard (SSN), which was formed on the basis of the bankrupt Porta Holding, has finally managed to obtain a loan without any guarantees from the state. "We have signed…

Daehan Shipbuilding in Korea clinched a 10,000 DWT multi-purpose vessel from the Dutch-based Normed Line with delivery of 2007. The company had previously ordered five similar units from the same yard with…

Erie Shipbuilding in Pennsylvania, USA, is up and running and more details are emerging about its plans. The shipyard was formerly leased by Metro Machine and is a joint venture between Van…

SUEZ LNG Trading SA of France has signed two 20-year charter agreements with Bergesen Worldwide Gas ASA for a pair of LNG carriers to deliver Yemen LNG to North America. The vessels,…