Month: January 2007

Salvors are seeking a meeting with EU Fisheries and Maritime Affairs Commissioner Joe Borg to present their case for the adoption of new measures to reduce the risk of another spill disaster…

The Finland-based AC drives manufacturer Vacon strengthens its global presence by opening a subsidiary in Chennai on the southeast coast of India. With a subsidiary in one of India's largest commercial and…

Another container ship for the Hamburg shipowner E.R. Schiffahrt was officially named at the Hyundai Mipo shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea. The ?E.R. Martinique? is a 2,824 TEU sub-Panamax class newbuilding that…

Wärtsilä and Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd (HHI) signed an agreement to set up a 50/50 owned joint venture in Korea to manufacture dual-fuel engines for LNG carriers. The total investment in…

Namura Shipbuilding in Japan clinched a 228,000DWT bulk carrier from MOL. Scheduled for delivery in early 2009, the Cape size bulker will have a length of 319.6m, a breadth of 54m and…

Dockwise Yacht Transport (DYT), the world's only float-on/float-off yacht transport service and a subsidiary of Dutch company Dockwise Transport, has launched its newest ship which will provide yacht owners with faster and…

QinetiQ in the UK has been awarded a four-year MOD contract to design, construct and carry out test and evaluation trials on a technology demonstrator vessel, which will be a contender for…

Vinashin, Vietnam's state-run shipbuilder, plans to privatize all its subsidiaries this year to raise funds for expansion, a recent government report said.The report quoted Vinashin executive Pham Thanh Binh as saying privatisation…

Another important milestone in the development of Austal USA was achieved recently with the successful launch of Hull 615, a 107 metre high speed ropax catamaran for Hawaii Superferry.Austal USA?s facilities in…

Taiwan's China Shipbuilding Corp (CSC) ranked the fourth in the world in terms of accumulated container ship orders last year. The ranking was designated by the London-based Clarkson PLC which placed CSC…