Month: May 2006

The successful diversification of its core business has generated over £4.5 million additional revenue for Pendennis Shipyard in the UK since its introduction, and as a result it has won the Best…

Singapore based shipbuilder Pan-United Marine Limited has clinched a $49.5 million contract from Coastline Maritime Pte to construct a specialized offshore diving support vessel at its Batam shipyard in Indonesia. The value…

Sumatec Resources in Selangor, Malaysia, has ordered two 8,000 dwt double-hull product oil tanker from a Chinese shipyard for $11.6 million each. Sumatec said it had entered into a letter of intent…

Pakistan has placed a $ 600-million defence deal with China, which includes construction of four F-22P frigates for the Pakistani Navy, upgrading of the Karachi dockyard and transfer of technology for indigenous…

The Baltic Sea became a Sulphur Oxide Emission Control Area (SECA) as from 19 May 2006. Ships entering the Baltic Sea are now required only to use marine fuels with a sulphur…

Ulstein Verft AS has signed a contract with Olympic Shipping AS in Fosnavåg to build yet another large, multifunctional subsea vessel, model Ulstein P101 designed by Ulstein Design AS. Olympic contracted a…

The Motor Ship?s 28th annual event is a huge successThe Motor Ship?s 28th annual conference held on 26th and 27th April at Radisson SAS Scandinavia in Copenhagen was a huge success with…

The Government Office in Vietnam has approved a proposal to establish the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Economic Group (Vinashin Group) by restructuring the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (Vinashin). The Vinashin Group would become…