Month: May 2006

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…

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…

Hanjin Heavy Industries secured an order for four 3,100TEU container ships from a European ship owner. Total contract price is $248 million and will be delivered by May 2009.

Greek shipping companies want to set up fast ferry services between Qatar and neighbouring countries including India, Pakistan and Iran, according to local reports. Ferries would carry trucks and cars as well…

In line with its Horizon 2010 strategic plan, the French towage and salvage company Les Abeilles, a Bourbon subsidiary, is expanding its harbour tug fleet by ordering 12 tugs consisting of a…

Larsen & Toubro Ltd (L&T), India's largest engineering and construction conglomerate with additional interests in electricals, has forayed into the shipbuilding business by securing a $98 million contract from the Netherlands-based Zadeko…

Wärtsilä Automation Norway, a member of the Wärtsilä group and Emerson Process Management have decided to form a total electrical and instrumentation system alliance for FPSO vessels. This alliance will deliver high-performance…

Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea has clinched an order from Ferncliff Drilling AS in Norway for the world?s largest drill ship costing $550 million. The 300,000DWT drill ship is 228m long…

With the global shipbuilding sector experiencing an unprecedented boom, the Central government in India has decided to build two world-class shipbuilding yards, one on the west coast and the other on the…