Month: August 2007

Mumbai-based ABG Shipyard is all set to take over Western India Shipyard (WISL) in a $48 million deal to be announced in a few weeks. ABG will get management control of WISL…

The Indonesian shipping business leader Oentoro Surya has said he will build a shipyard and heavy equipment factory at a cost of $230 million in Batam, just south of Singapore. "I want…

Around six firms including Bharati Shipyard, Hindustan Shipyard and other international firms have queued up for Shipping Corporation of India?s (SCI) plan to acquire four anchor handling tug supply vessels (AHTS) with…

Derecktor Shipyards in Bridgeport, USA, has launched the second of two ferries for the Bermuda government. The Bridgeport shipbuilder won the contract for the second ferry late in 2006, shortly after it…

Oslo-based I.M. Skaugen (IMSK) recently took delivery of a second pressurized 3.200 m3 LPG carrier, named ?Qin Shi Huang? which has been fixed on a 12 months time charter contract. This follows…

Med Offshore (MO) has ordered a Damen 6615 AHTS from the Damen Offshore series. This is the second time MO has ordered an AHTS from Damen, following the AHTS 6114, Med Otto,…

Abu Dhabi Ship Building Co (ADSB) in Dubai, the Middle East?s largest naval builder, may set up a new shipyard for commercial vessels to tap demand from the region?s booming offshore oil…

Some 100 trade unionists from Gdansk Shipyard will picket the headquarters of the European Union (EU) in Brussels later this month to protest against plans of a decision on capacity reduction in…

ABG Shipyard in Mumbai, India, has delivered one vessel each to UAE-based Lamnalco Group and Norway-based Deep Sea Supply ASA. An anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel was delivered to Lamnalco Group…

Samsung Heavy Industries plans to resolve its shortage of production facilities in light of the dramatic increase in orders it has experienced in recent years, by building a new mega block assembly…