Month: April 2009

The AHTS 'Sea Eagle 1' was recently delivered from Jaya Shipbuilding & Engineering Pte Ltd in Singapore. Deep Sea Supply Plc has a 15 month firm bareboat charter agreement with owners, Java…

Taiwan International Shipbuilding denied reports that its business had collapsed after a prominent shipping line from Israel had cancelled its orders. Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. did cancel a plan to buy…

Failure to take the bold steps required to eliminate unwanted containerships will drive some lines out of business. That is the verdict of Drewry Shipping Consultants in a report that urges ocean…

Hitachi Zosen has officially inaugurated Zhongji Hitachi Zosen Diesel Engine Co. (ZHD), its joint venture with Shanghai Zhongji Group (SZG), the parent company of Chinese shipbuilder Zhoushan Jinhaiwan Shipyard. ZHD already held…

STX Europe has, through its subsidiary STX France Cruise SA, signed a contract to build a third Projection and Command Vessel (BPC) for the French Navy. STX France Cruise SA, in which…

China?s National Development and Reform Commission approved a 20 billion yuan ($2.9 billion) shipbuilding-industry investment fund. The fund will have a registered capital of 200 million yuan, of which 100 million yuan…

Swedish company Alfa Laval has today announced the introduction of a new bilge water treatment system, known as PureBilge. The system is claimed to exceed IMO requirements using only a single centrifugal…

The establishment of the United Shipbuilding Corporation in Russia is now completed with a total of 33 companies in the field of ship design and shipbuilding included in the new grand state…

Sembcorp Marine announced that an important client to its wholly-owned subsidiary Jurong Shipyard has gone bust. Singapore-based Petroprod, a member of Norway's Larsen group which specialises in mobile production and field development…