Month: February 2007

The product tanker ?Palva? was delivered today from Bordosplit Shipyard in Split. The ?Palva? and her sister the ?Stena Poseidon?, which was delivered from the same shipyard in January, this year, are…

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea won an order for four product carriers from a European ship owner for delivery by July 2010. The total contract price is $190 million.

STX Pan Ocean Co in South Korea placed a new order for a 45,800DWT product carrier with STX Shipbuilding. Ship particulars are 183m in length, 32.2m in breadth and 19.1m in depth…

Dubai Dry Docks recently inaugurated the new extension to its ship repair and shipbuilding facilities. The new extension - the fifth dock - is to be added to the four existing dry…

Wärtsilä Switzerland Ltd and Yichang Marine Diesel Engine Plant (YMD) of Yichang, China, jointly signed an agreement in January 2007 to extend the existing licence agreement for the manufacture and sale of…

Russia failed to report sea trials of its latest nuclear icebreaker in the Gulf of Finland in contravention of a bilateral agreement requiring advance notification. The Russian shipyard Baltiisky Zavod, based in…

With demand soaring and the waiting period for ships extending beyond three years anywhere in the world, engineering major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) plans to make an initial investment of $230 million…

The first of two coastal protection vessels has been delivered to Spain?s Maritime Safety Authority SASEMAR. The main role for 220-ton bollard pull ?Don Inda? is emergency towing of a tanker, for…