Month: February 2007

Media reports suggest that the Indian Navy is all set to float an international bid for the acquisition and construction of a second line of conventional submarines. The navy has already contracted…

A 53,000 dwt Diamond class bulker was launched recently at Ha Long Shipbuilding facility, an affiliate of the Vinashin. Named ?Blue Diamond?, this vessel is the second of a series of fifteen…

Swissco Offshore Pte Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Swissco International Ltd, has recently added 2 more vessels to its offshore support fleet worth a total of $4.2 million. This is part of…

The `Maridive ? 212` is the second AHTS vessel being delivered by ABG shipyard in Mumbai to Maridive & Oil Services in this financial year out of the total seven vessel ordered…

The Chennai-based shipbuilder Good Earth Maritime Ltd, will build a shipyard at Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu on the East coast of India, with an investment of $228 million. The project will be…

Quintana Maritime Limited, based in Athens, took delivery of the 82,300 dwt bulk carrier ?Iron Lindrew? from Japanese shipbuilder Tsuneishi. Together with four other vessels, ?Iron Lindrew? is employed under a master…

Marine Works Co Ltd has signed a partnership with the Authority of King Abdulaziz Port in Damman to build the shipyard at a cost of $80 million. Intended for the fabrication of…

Vietnam's largest shipbuilder Vinashin will build two VLCCs for state oil group Petrovietnam, the first of its type to be built in Vietnam, for delivery around 2010. In addition, the shipbuilder has…

Sembawang Shipyard Pte Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SembCorp Mar in Singapore, has secured a contract estimated at $98 million from Bluewater Energy Services B.V. for the FPSO conversion of newbuild Aframax-size…

The ship-building and ship-repairing industry in Malaysia chalked up a commendable performance last year when exports of ships, boats, hovercrafts and floating structures rose to $945 million against $630 million in 2005.…