Month: June 2006

Lockheed Martin has won a $198 million contract to build the third Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) for the U.S. Navy, the second LCS to be built by the Bethesda, Maryland-based firm. Virginia-based…

Nepline Bhd in Selangor, Malaysia, is actively sourcing for suitable double-hulled tankers for acquisition in order to improve its revenue. The company?s overseas subsidiary, Nepline (Singapore) Pte, has sealed a $12 million…

If the Halifax lead team is selected to design and build joint supply vessels for the Canadian navy, it would mean sustained work for team members, an Irving spokeswoman said Monday. This…

Speculation has again arisen about the long-term future of the Tenix Williamstown shipyard after the final Anzac frigate was delivered to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) last week.Tenix is building two patrol…

The Pha Rung Shipbuilding Company, part of Vinashin, recently started the construction of a 20,000 dwt cargo ship. This is the first cargo ship of this size to be designed by and…

Aker Yards has entered into a contract with Farstad Shipping for the building of a construction vessel with a value of approximately $135 million.The vessel is a new UT-design from Rolls-Royce and…

STX Group is planning to build a large-scale shipyard in Vietnam. The company confirmed that it is in negotiations with the Vietnamese government on the project and it is probable that the…

Sun Island finally launchedOfficials at the Bach Dang shipyard in northern Hai Phong city said on Sunday that the newly built 10,500 dwt ?Sun Island? dry cargo vessel freighter that got stuck…

The ailing Gdansk Shipyard in Poland, which went bankrupt in 1998 and has since been part of the state-controlled Gdynia Shipyard group, is up for grabs again because Gdynia group is itself…

The Canadian government is set to announce the selection of a builder for the navy's three new 28,000 tonne joint support ships with a combined price tag of $2.1 million. A consortium…