Month: September 2006

The Polish government said it will revise plans for restructuring its shipyards, seeking to save 16,000 jobs. Under pressure from the European Commission, Poland said it will come up with a new…

Doha-based Halul Offshore Service Company (HOSC) received their latest new anchor handling tug supply vessel (AHTS), the Halul 24, which was built by Bharati Shipyard in India. This vessel is the first…

A new set of guidelines is now available summing up all the steps necessary to design, create, inspect and repair all types of bonded joints in ships. Cruise ships and other high-tech…

According to an exclusive report by Fairplay, the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) is to make recommendations to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) that revisions be made to the ISM Code in particular…

Chevron has awarded Transocean a drilling contract for the construction of an enhanced Enterprise-class drillship, the third such contract award for Transocean in 2006 and the second contract award from Chevron, following…

The European Commission is still awaiting details from Poland on government subsidies for shipyards after warning Warsaw that failure to reply could force the EU to demand the troubled yards repay the…

Hyundai Heavy Industries has developed a new membrane LNG scaffolding system based on modular design. Until now, the shipbuilder has used 256 scaffolding units when installing the membrane containment system in LNG…

STX Shipbuilding has clinched three product carriers from a Russian ship owner at a total value of $160 million. They will be delivered by May 2009.

Nordcapital Holding in Hamburg, Germany, and Aker Yards have signed a contract to build another two Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs) of the type UT 755 LN. The two newbuildings are scheduled for…

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is expanding in Europe and Latin America by purchasing Pullmantur, the largest cruise ship operator in Spain with five cruise ships.In addition to its cruise ships, Pullmantur has…