Month: January 2007

Korea's three major shipbuilders have set a target of $36 billion in ship orders this year, slightly down from last year's record $37.4 billion. The figure was calculated based on an expected…

A modern domestic shipbuilding facility will soon rise in Subic Bay Freeport, Philippines, as part of the government?s Investment Priority Plan. Government officials say there is a pressing need to build about…

Tianjin New Harbor Shipyard (TNHS) in China has expanded its use of PTC Shipbuilding Solution, which includes CADDS(R) 5i to improve its overall design capabilities. With the expanded software implementation, TNHS is…

Labroy Marine in Singapore has clinched two shipbuilding contracts worth a total of $37.8 million. Under the contracts, it will build two anchor handling tug supply vessels for a Norwegian customer for…

Norwegian shipping group I.M. Skaugen ASA has confirmed an order for another two 10.000cbm sized Multigas carriers at a total cost of $62 million. These latest newbuildings will have advanced ice-class specifications…

A future for ship working has been guaranteed at the famous former Cammell Laird yard England after the historic Birkenhead site had been acquired by property giant Peel Holdings. The previous owner,…

Carnival Corp., the world's largest cruise operator, will build a new ship for its P&O Cruises brand at an estimated all-in cost of $705 million, delaying delivery of a previously announced vessel…

From 1 January the Barrow in Furness shipyard became BAE Systems Submarine Solutions after the name was selected by the headquarters of the global defence giant. BAE says it was switched from…

With the Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) in India getting orders from reputed offshore operators for building OSVs and AHTSs vessels, it plans to open a Small Ship Division, its Chairman and Managing…

The Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co (SWS), the country's top shipbuilder, churned out 3.11 million DWT of ships last year, making it the world's eighth-largest shipyard. This was the first time a Chinese…