Month: April 2007

A Korean newspaper is reporting that the China is planning a 93,000 ton nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to be built at China State Shipbuilding Corp?s (CSSC) Jiangnan Shipyard for completion by 2020. Jiangnan…

Aker has signed a contract with GDV Shipping in Arendal, Norway, to deliver one Aker PSV/ROV 06CD platform supply vessel. The total value of the contract is approximately $66 million. The 94.90…

The Seattle-based naval architect firm Guido Perla & Associates, Inc. announced today that French marine services provider Bourbon Offshore has placed an order for 4 GPA 670 MKII Special Products vessels, thereby…

Aker Yards has signed a contract with MSC Cruises to build a 4th MSC Musica Class Cruise ship. The ?MSC Magnifica? will be built at Aker Yards, Saint-Nazaire in France, for delivery…

Qatar Gas Transport Company Ltd. (NAKILAT) has signed an agreement with Singapore based Keppel Offshore & amp; Marine Limited (Keppel O&M) through its wholly owned subsidiary, KS Investments Ltd., to jointly develop…

Yantai Raffles Shipyard in northern China has been awarded a contract to construct a flexible fall pipe bulk carrier worth approximately $78 million by the Dutch dredging, offshore and marine construction company…

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has ordered another Genesis class cruise vessel from Aker Yards at a cost of approximately EUR 900 million ($1.2 billion). The contract is subject to final confirmation of…

Korea's STX Shipbuilding has made a start on the construction of its new shipyard to be built in Dalian, China which it estimates will generate $3 billion in sales in 2012, similar…

POSCO, South Korea's leading steelmaker, plans to raise the prices of some steel products beginning 19 April to reflect an increase in iron ore costs. The price of steel plates for shipbuilding…

Colombo Dockyard Ltd. (CDL) is having talks with Croatian investors on setting up ship building facilities in Sri Lanka according to a government minister. Investment promotion minister Sarath Amunugama said negotiations on…