Month: June 2008

Following on from compatriot Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction's foray into the country, Samsung Heavy Industries is identifying potential land in the Philippines in which to expand. Hanjin became the first Korean…

STX Shipbuilding in Korea has won a 122 billion won ($119 million) deal to build three LPG carriers for a European shipping company to be delivered by January, 2011.

Norwegian naval architect firm Vik-Sandvik has confirmed that the Cyprus-based company Norwegian Shipping Ltd (NSL) has declared options for an additional two AHTS at Bharati Shipyard Ltd in India. NSL now has…

The recent launching of the 4,000 m3 LPG tanker ?Syn Zube? at the Cantiere Navale di Pesaro (CNP) shipyard in Italy marked another step in the fleet expansion programme of specialist Italian…

Italian owner ILVA Servizi Marittimi Spa has ordered a 300,000 dwt Very Large Ore Carrier (VLOC) to be built at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry in China that will be the largest ship ever…

Dubai-based Polarcus has ordered 6 advanced seismic vessels from Dydocks World-Dubai and all will be classed by DNV. Right technology, right competence, and right timing are just some of the key elements…

Azerbaijan Caspian State Shipping Company (ASCSC) placed a newbuilding order with the Russian shipbuilding company ?Krasnoye Sormovo? (part of MNP Group) to build a 13,000 dwt oil tanker for delivery at the…

Aker Yards has delivered a new fast day ferry for Oslo Line AS, part of Color Line. The vessel built at the Rauma yard is the second in the series of two…

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) have won a combined $4.9 billion worth of deals in the past week to build 30 vessels, including oil tankers and…

Poland has asked the European Commission for several months leeway to work on the privatisation of its shipyards. In early May, the EU executive threatened to demand the return of Polish government…