Month: May 2006

Industry sources claim that Swan Hunter?s Wallsend yard in England could close in less than two weeks because its order book is almost empty. Swan's boss, Jaap Kroese, has revealed he is…

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ("K" Line) has placed orders for five 6.400 TEU container ships with the Japanese shipbuilder Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (Koyo Dockyard Co., Ltd.). These newbuildings are scheduled for…

Korea Line placed an order of a 105,500DWT tanker with an unspecified Japanese shipbuilder at a price of $55 million for delivery during first half of 2009.

The Greek-based easyCruise and Neorion Holdings have signed a letter of intent for the construction of two cruise ships with the option for a further two in Neorion Holdings? shipyards in Greece.…

BAE Systems and VT Group are considering joining forces as a fallback plan if they decide not to press ahead with a bid for rival warships builder and support services company Babcock…

The San Francisco Bay Area Water Transit Authority (SFBAWTA) has issued a Letter of Intent to award a contract to Nichols Brothers Boat Builders for the construction of two new 149 passenger…

The Adani Group in India is in an advanced stage of negotiations with at least three international shipbuilding companies, two in South Korea and one in Japan, to forge a strategic partnership…

Fincantieri created an international network for refitting and refurbishment services by acquiring a shareholding in the German shipyard Lloyd WerftFincantieri and Bremer Investitions-Gesellschaft mbH (BIG), the service provider for regional and business…

Hyundai Heavy Industries delivered a 9,100TEU container ship to Peter Dole. Named as MSC Madeleine, she is 348.5m long, 42.8m wide and has a depth of 27.2m. The Hyundai built MAN B&W…

The Qatar tanker company, Q Ship, took delivery of ?Mesaieed?, which is the fifth unit in a series of six 105,000 dwt Aframax tankers under construction at Hyundai Shipyard, Korea. This vessel…