Month: March 2006

MacGREGOR is initiating the replacement of fully automatic twistlocks with proven semi-automatic twistlocks for its customers. This move follows the recent spate of container losses involving between 400 and 500 units that…

Long-term ship repair and conversion work will return to the former Cammell Laird shipyard. The resumption of marine engineering work at the famous Birkenhead yard in the UK follows an agreement being…

Korean shipbuilders are considering building more shipyards overseas to meet the current demand for newbuildings. Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering is seeking to acquire shipyards for medium-sized vessels in Brazil, Angola and…

Jiangnan Heavy Industries in China secured an order for two 297,000DWT VLCCs from Frontline. The two tankers will be built at new shipbuilding facility and no delivery date has been revealed.

Sunferries in Townville, Queensland, Australia, has ordered two new 300 passenger capacity, fast cat ferries capable of travelling at 28 knots to operate their route across Cleveland Bay to Magnetic Island. The…

Keppel FELS has secured a contract with GlobalSantaFe Corporation (GSF) to build an ultra-deepwater drilling rig for $270 million.Under the contract agreement, GSF will supply the drilling and sub-sea equipment while Keppel…

Chinese shipbuilders are gearing up to build LNG tankers as the Government approves more projects to import the fuel, challenging yards in South Korea and Japan.China's first home-built LNG tanker will be…

Chevron Corporation has awarded the Houston-based offshore drilling company, Transocean Inc., a drilling contract for the construction of an enhanced Enterprise-class drillship. The enhanced Enterprise-class drillship, to be named the ?Discoverer Clear…

A $45 million order from UK shipowner Carisbrooke Shipping for three new vessels will keep the Port Weller Dry Docks shipyard in Ontario, Canada, in full employment for the next two years.…

Wärtsilä Corporation and the BLRT Grupp of Estonia will set up a second joint venture to service ships in the Baltic area. The joint venture will be owned 51% by Wärtsilä and…