Month: February 2008

Aker Yards has delivered a "superspeed" day ferry for Color Line Transport AS. The vessel built at the Rauma yard in Finland is the first in a series of two. The second…

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security in Turkey announced on Tuesday that three shipyards in Istanbul?s Tuzla district, the site of numerous work-related fatalities in recent years, have been shut down…

Construction of a 6,900 car capacity car carrier (PCTC) for Norway?s Hoegh Autolines began in the northern port city of Hai Phong at Vinashin?s facility of Nam Trieu Shipbuilding Company.The vessel, which…

When state-run Cochin Shipyard Ltd delivered the sixth and last of a series of bulk carriers built for Denmark's Clipper Group late last year, it achieved a first for the Indian shipbuilding…

Havila Shipping ASA has entered into a contract with Havyard Leirvik for the construction of an offshore IRM (inspection, repair and maintenance) vessel, Havyard 855. The vessel is developed by Havyard Maritime…

Last year, Singapore-based Jurong Shipyard exited its joint venture in Maua Jurong, near Rio de Janeiro, and had signed a memorandum of understanding with WTorre Empreendimentos Imobili?rios to establish a yard in…

South China's Jiangmen Yinxing Shipbuilding has plans to invest CNY 228m ($31.9m) to build a 50,000-tonnage shipbuilding addition to the current yard. The 15 hectare expansion is scheduled for completion by 2010…

Bangladesh will enter the international shipbuilding market when the country one of the biggest shipyards in the country, the Chittagong-based Western Marine Shipyard Ltd, will deliver next week two 4,100 dwt dry…

Odfjell's 49% owned joint venture company Odfjell Dong Zhan Shipping (Shanghai) Co. Ltd, has signed a contract for the building of an 8,200 dwt chemical tanker. The ship is a fully coated…

Wilh. Wilhelmsen (WW) and Wallenius Lines (OW) have placed orders with Hyundai Heavy Industries to build four new large car and truck carriers (LCTC). In addition, both shipowners have also ordered four…