Month: December 2006

The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) has presented a paper to IMO?s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) advising that current proposals relating to the mandatory supply and carriage of Material Safety Data Sheets…

Wärtsilä in Finland and the German company Becker Marine Systems have entered into a co-operation agreement on the optimization of ship propulsion systems. Hamburg-based Becker Marine Systems has annual net sales of…

The number of 110,000dwt Aframax crude oil tankers currently under construction for Navigazione Montanari S.p.A. has risen to six.The Italian company has commissioned the construction of another two 110,000dwt crude oil tankers…

Northrop Grumman Corporation and Aluminum Chambered Boats, Inc. (ACB), both in the US, have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore future combat system requirements and capabilities for the U.S. Navy's anticipated…

Islamic Republic of Iran?s Shipping Lines (IRISL) is negotiating with Iran Marine Industrial Co. (SADRA) over the building of four general cargo ships. The National Iranian Tanker Co., Caspian Oil Co. as…

Bulgarian shipbuilder MTG Delfin has opened a new shipyard in the port of Varna, on the Black Sea. The 7.9 ha. Region 2 shipbuilding and repair facility, the second in the Varna…

Frontline has declared an option with COSCO Shipyard, China, to convert ?Front Target? to a heavy-lift vessel. The conversion will begin in May 2007, and completion is expected in August 2007. By…

The Genoa-based cruise operator Costa Crociere has confirmed an option with Fincantieri for a 92,700 gt cruiseship for delivery in March 2010. This newbuilding will be the second of two sister ships…

Emden based shipbuilder Nordseewerke, a company of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, has won the contract to build two revenue cutters for the Procurement Agency of the German Federal Customs Administration. The first vessel…

Jurong Shipyard, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SembCorp Marine in Singapore, has signed a contract with Noble Drilling Holding LLC of the US, to construct, convert and outfit a new ultra-deepwater dynamically positioned…