Month: July 2008

A ship, said to be the world?s largest LNG vessel, has been named at Samsung Heavy Industry?s (SHI) shipyard on Geoje Island, South Korea.The Lloyd's Register-classed vessel was ordered by the Qatar…

European Union regulators said recently that time was almost up for Poland to make changes to a government rescue package for three ailing shipyards. EU spokesman Jonathan Todd said the Polish government…

A Chinese inspector sent by a US ship classification society to a South Korean shipyard has been arrested for allegedly stealing key technology, prosecutors said Wednesday.The 35-year-old unidentified man was arrested on…

Aker Yards has signed a contract with DOF ASA for building of three Anchor Handling Tug Supply vessels (AHTS). All the vessels will be of Aker Yards' own design and equipped for…

Sembawang Shipyard Pte Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine in Singapore, has secured an S$100 million ($73 million) contract from Dredging, Environmental and Marine Engineering (DEME) to construct a 19,000 dwt…

Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction has clinched a contract worth 201.1 billion won ($ 194.4 million) from a European shipping company to build two bulk carriers for delivery by December 2010.

Chinese shipbuilding has taken another step towards extending its capabilities with news that Zhejiang Kailing Shipyard is embarking on building the country?s first cable-layer for Zhejiang Zhoushan Electric Power Company. The ship,…

Shipowners and underwriters are forking out "staggering" amounts for engine damage, a leading marine engineer and casualty expert has warned.Both "man?s inhumanity to machinery" and poor products are to blame, the Society…

Rolls-Royce has announced its intention to acquire Scandinavian Electric Holding, a supplier of packages for hybrid and diesel-electric marine propulsion systems. Rolls-Royce will purchase 100% of the equity of the company from…

Jurong Shipyard, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine, has secured a 2nd rig order from Atwood Oceanics Pacific Limited ("AOPL"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Atwood Oceanics Inc. to build a deepwater semi-submersible…