Month: September 2008

Aker Philadelphia Shipyard began construction on Hull 013, the ninth product tanker in a series of twelve to be built for American Shipping Company. When completed, the 46,000 dwt vessel will be…

The Arab Ship Building and Repair Yard's (Asry) board of directors has given the green signal for a $188 million expansion project as a part of the strategic plan for the 2008-2012…

Turkey's Cicek Shipyard launched a new 25,000 dwt bulk carrier design at the SMM 2008 exhibition in Hamburg. The current handy-size bulk carrier fleet is now aging and Cicek believes that many…

Four more 24,000dwt multi-purpose, heavy-lift vessels have been ordered for the global services of Rickmers-Linie by Rickmers Group company Polaris Shipmanagement from Chinese shipbuilder Guangzhou Wenchong. Delivery of the first vessel is…

Lockport-based Bollinger Shipyards in the US has won a contract for U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) patrol boats that could be worth as much as $1.5 billion. If fully exercised, it would be…

Vietnam?s state-run shipbuilder Vinashin is reportedly negotiating for its first VLCC contract with state-run PetroVietnam. The largest ships to date that the rapidly evolving builder has on its books are a series…

STX Heavy Industries has won a drill ship contract worth $1.2 billion from Noble Corp., the third-largest U.S. offshore oil driller. The order, the first of its type won by STX, includes…

UAE-based offshore rig building company, Maritime Industrial Services (MIS), is looking to boost its yard capacity through acquisition of land and existing smaller yards in the UAE, said a senior company official.The…