Month: April 2006

Seaarland Shipping Management in Austria has ordered two 114,000DWT tankers from the New Century shipyard in China for delivery during 2008. Ship price per unit is $58.5 million.

Kleven Verft in Ulsteinvik, Norway, has signed a new contract with Rem Maritime of Fosnavåg, Norway, for the building of two new, sophisticated offshore vessels.The vessels are both Multi Purpose Subsea Operation…

IHC Holland Merwede BV announced that its subsidiary Merwede Shipyard received the contract for the design and construction of a new Diving Support / Offshore Construction vessel for Bermuda based Toisa Limited.…

Malaysia?s biggest shipping group, MISC Bhd, has ordered four chemical tankers from South Korea's STX Shipbuilding for delivery in 2009. Although MISC gave no value for the orders, STX said on April…

Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries in Belfast has secured major contracts for manufacturing and upgrading work on two oil rigs, Blackford Dolphin and Bredford Dolphin. Both rigs are owned by the Norwegian…

Malaysian Bulk Carriers Bhd (MBC) expects the first of its four new medium-range product tankers to be delivered next month, with the remaining three to be delivered in 2007. With the delivery…

Finland delivers Tallink ferryThe 48,300 gt cruise ferry 'Galaxy' was delivered yesterday by the Aker Yards? Rauma shipyard to the Estonian ferry operator Tallink. The contract worth $204 million was signed in…

Fincantieri?s Muggiano shipyard witnessed the christening of the fast ferry Gotlandia II, ordered in June 2004 by the Swedish owner Rederi A.B. Gotland for its ?Destination Gotland? subsidiary. The ship, which was…

Meyer Werft in Germany has delivered the 93,558 gt cruise ship ?Pride of Hawaii? to the operator NCL America (USA). The delivery was postponed, because the yard changed the bearings of the…

In July 2006, the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (Vinashin) will commence the construction of the first oil tanker for Vietnam?s oil and gas industry. The 100,000 DWT tanker, to be named ?Dung…