Month: June 2008

Wartsila has announced a new partner for trials of its new marine engine that is capable of significantly reducing emissions, without restrictions on the fuel specification. The marine engine manufacturer has joined…

The Polish government has met an EU deadline for plans on restructuring three shipyards, the treasury minister said on Friday. The shipyards at Gdansk, Gdynia and Szczecin received state subsidies after Poland…

The maritime industry needs to be proactive, not reactive, to issues facing it and shouldsee new challenges as opportunities and not as threats, according to Dimitrios Theologitis, head of unit, Maritime Transport…

Australian fast-vessel builder Austal Ships Pty Ltd. has prolonged its long-standing technical and commercial partnership with classification society Germanischer Lloyd (GL). Austal shipyard entrusts GL exclusively with the newbuilding classification of all…

A 50.4% stake in DSME is due to be put up for sale later this year and Doosan Group?s expected bid for a controlling stake in South Korea?s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine…

Italy's minister for economic development Claudio Scajola aims to list state-owned shipyard Fincantieri SpA "if possible by the fall", according to a report in Sunday's La Stampa that quoted the minister. The…

Sealion Shipping Ltd in the UK has, on behalf of Toisa Ltd, placed an order with the ABG Shipyard in India for the construction of three new, large multi-purpose offshore support vessels.…

The European Commission has refused to extend the deadline for the privatisation and restructuring plan for three Polish shipyards. EC Spokesman Jonathan Todd confirmed that today marks the deadline for Poland to…