Month: June 2007

V.T. Halter has laid the keels for two National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ships at its shipyard in Moss Point, Mississippi. These two high-tech newbuildings will replace ships that are over…

South Korean shipbuilders are expanding their manufacturing facilities abroad on the back of the vibrant market, despite nationalistic criticism that such overseas investments may cause inadvertent technology transfer to strong competitors such…

Washington state moved a step closer to building four new ferries after three shipyards submitted a joint proposal to construct the 144-car vessels. It was a compromise, crafted by the state Legislature,…

Nippon Steel Corp. and Nippon Yusen Co., Ltd. co-developed corrosive-resistant thick steel plate (NSGP-1) to use for the bottoms of cargo tanks in crude oil tankers. Nippon Yusen will proactively adopt this…

The New York-based Ship Finance International Ltd., which operates a fleet of oil tankers and other ships, has signed contracts to buy five new container ships for a combined value of $190…

The development of the WIG (wing in ground-effect) craft, which the government hoped to use as a next-generation marine transport, has stalled since the government has failed to find a private-sector partner.…

Nordcapital, Germany, has signed a contract with Se Kwang Heavy Industries, (the former INP) Ulsan, Korea, to deliver four UT 786 CD anchor handling tug supply vessels (AHTS). The total value of…

The Chinese shipbuilding company Jiangsu Eastern Shipyard has been awarded a contract to build two oil tankers worth $61.49 million by Indonesia's state-run oil firm Pertamina. Jiangsu is expected to deliver the…

Maersk Supply Service has ordered two more 23,500bhp multi-purpose anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels from Volkswerft Stralsund in Germany. The two vessels will be sister ships to the four multi-purpose anchor…

Stavanger-based SeaMetric International AS has signed a contract for the construction, assembly and testing of the first 20,000 tonnes capacity Twin Marine Lifter (TML) system. Developed for installation and removal of such…