Month: December 2005

The British government gave approval for an alliance of five shipbuilders to press ahead with designing the biggest warships ever built in the UK. The Aircraft Carrier Alliance consortium would also now…

Norwegian-based IM Skaugen (IMS) has ordered the first four of a series of 10 specialized combination carriers capable of handling both LPG/Ethylene and organic chemicals. These newbuildings are planned to be built…

The Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (Vinashin) recently started its construction of a container production plant in Lai Vu commune, Kim Thanh district, Northern Province of Hai Duong. The plant, the first of…

The French government has announced a tie-up between defence company Thales SA and state-owned warship builder DCN, a long-anticipated deal seen as a step toward wider consolidation in European shipbuilding. The government…

The Coast Guard?s newest cutter, the Great Lakes icebreaker Mackinaw, ran into a seawall Monday, causing damage to its bow. The Mackinaw, operating in a special status because it has yet to…

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) signed an agreement to license its UE low-speed diesel engine technology to Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (VINASHIN). Under the agreement, MHI will provide VINASHIN with the licensing rights…

Korea's leading shipbuilding companies, all members of the Korea Shipbuilders' Association, have an average workforce age of 42 and, since they have for the most part stopped hiring to shrink their payroll…

Quanzhou Shipyard in Fujian, China, will complete a 300,000DWT and a 170,000DWT dry dock by mid-2006. Total investment is $99 million. When completed, shipbuilding capacity of the two docks will be 1.5…

As part of a major fleet expansion programme, the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality in Turkey has signed a contract with Damen Shipyards Gorinchem for the construction of 5 new "Sea Buses". The catamaran…

Fabricius BR Marine in Denmark has inked its first shipbuilding contract with Vietnam?s shipbuilder Vinashin. Fabricius and Vinashin signed a $5 million deal to construct a 2,500 DWT vessel of an unspecified…