Month: August 2006

Aker Yards has finalized the transaction with Kleven Maritime to acquire Kleven Flor? AS and Kleven Design AS. The previously announced joint venture with Damen Shipyard Group in Ukraine creates an opportunity…

The private Indian shipyard Bharati Shipyard has firmed up plans to foray into oil rig construction. The company, which operates three yards, has tied up with a major US-based oil manufacturing company…

The King Abdulaziz Port in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia can now repair offshore drilling rigs and is encouraging rig operators to use its facilities. "Repairs of drilling rigs have been…

Celebrity Cruises announced cancellation of yet another cruise, this one a 10-night Alaska voyage a month from now on the cruise ship ?Infinity?, as a result of a new variant of the…

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) contracted with Shanghai Shipyard & Chengxi Shipyard for the supply of nine sets of marine propulsion engines (MAN B&W 7K90MC-C) and 68 diesel generating sets (HiMSEN 7H21/32), which…

US and Italian shipyards are rumoured to be favourites to win tenders to build 19 ships and patrol boats for the fledgling Iraqi navy to enable it to take over security of…

The Odense Steel Shipyard recently delivered its latest newbuilding, an 11,000 TEU container vessel, to the A.P. Moller ? Maersk Group. Named ?Emma M?rsk?, the world?s largest container vessel she will set…

Cochin Shipyard Limited (CLS) launched three vessels last week at a brief function held at the Shipyard. The vessels were a bulk carrier for Clipper group of Bahamas, a fire-fighting tug for…

Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), through Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS), has secured a groundbreaking contract to design and build its first drilling rig for deployment in Brazilian waters. The…