Month: July 2006

Hanjin Shipping has entered into service the 6,655TEU ?Hanjin Bremerhaven?, the world's fastest containership, on its Asia-Europe trade.Built by Hyundai Heavy Industries in Korea, the 304 metre long newbuilding is the first…

The European Commission (EC) has decided to extend its formal investigation under EC Treaty State aid rules into aid granted by Greece to Hellenic Shipyards S.A. (HSY), based at Skaramangas near Athens.…

Rolls-Royce has delivered the first three gas turbine generator sets which will provide the main electrical power system for the Republic of Korea Navy?s first 7,000-tonne destroyer, designated KDX-III. The first AG9140RF…

MAN B&W Diesel are making a further step in strengthening and consolidating their medium speed engine portfolio. The RK 280, previously developed and sold through the UK branch of MAN B&W Diesel,…

Three Letters Of Intent have been received by Atlantia Offshore Limited, a fully-owned subsidiary of SBM Offshore N.V., from several Brazilian drilling contractors in the wake of major drilling contracts recently awarded…

Dutch-based offshore survey company Fugro N.V. has placed an order for a new vessel (Geo Caribbean) with the Bergen Mekaniske Verksted (BMV) shipyard in Norway. The vessel will be owned by Fugro…

Swiss-based ABB has won a contract to provide an electrical power plant and podded propulsion system for a train ferry between the eastern Chinese cities of Yantai and Dalian. Construction of the…

A new shiprepair business has been launched in Bromborough, Wirral in the UK, which aims to build new vessels and could bid to break up toxic "ghost ships".The Merseyside Slipway Company is…

Cosco (H.K) Shipping Co., Limited places new order of two 300,000DWT bulk carriers with the Chinese shipbuilder NACKS. The new order also attaches two options. Ship price and delivery dates are not…

Daewoo Shipbuilding has developed scaffoldings to be used in all large LNG carriers? cargo containment tanks using an original design, manufacture and installation for the first time in Korean shipbuilding. In the…