Month: March 2008

Following a spate of fatal accidents at the shipyard of Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Co. in Subic, Philippines, the shipbuilder decided to form a special committee that would monitor compliance of…

The Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) may soon forge a mega shipyard JV with India?s leading shipbuilding company ABG Shipyard. Some sources close to the development say that South Korean shipping major…

Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) expects demand for LNG carriers to slow this year because of delays in LNG projects. Daewoo may get orders for between 10 and 15 LNG carriers…

Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) aims to more than double earnings from its shipbuilding operations next fiscal year. Operating profit at the Tokyo-based company's shipbuilding and marine business is expected to climb…

The late delivery of a new cruise ship under construction for an American owner at the Irving-owned Halifax Shipyard in Canada has caused the cancellation of a summer sailing schedule and led…

Vietnam has been listed as one of the top five shipbuilders in the world by Fairplay magazine. Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group (Vinashin) President Pham Thanh Binh said the country's shipbuilding sector is…

Six container vessels are being built with Germanischer Lloyd (GL) class at Ha Long Shipyard and Bach Dang Shipyard. The contract signings for three 1,730 TEU and two 1,800 TEU container vessels…

Christopher J. Wiernicki, President and Chief Operating Officer of ABS and Dr. Jan Jankowski, President of the Board, Polish Register of Shipping (Polski Rejestr Statkow) have signed a wide-ranging cooperative agreement that…

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has won a deal worth $602 million to build eight container ships. The deal with a European shipping company calls on Daewoo to deliver the vessels…