Month: May 2009

The Indonesian government may reduce the maximum age of ships allowed for import because of safety concerns and the domestic shipyard industry's increasing ability to manufacture internationally standardized ships. Budi Darmadi, the…

The 43 maritime authorities of the Paris and the Tokyo Memoranda on port state control will begin a joint concentrated inspection campaign with the purpose to ensure compliance with SOLAS Chapter III…

Half of the offshore support vessel newbuildings slated for delivery in 2009 will fail to hit the water this year, ODS Petrodata says. A maximum 200 of the planned 393 anchor handlers…

The US Navy has announced a contract for the construction of a second Austal-designed and built Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). Awarded to prime contractor Bath Iron Works, a General Dynamics company, the…

The new IMO convention for "Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships" aims to prevent hazardous working conditions and to ensure environmental protection during ship recycling operations. Expected to come into force…

The estuary of Narmada river, in Gujarat, India, is all set to become the lifeline for shipbuilding activities of India. In a move with far-reaching consequences, the Gujarat government has decided to…

China Shipping (Group) Co., the nation?s second-biggest sea-cargo company, plans to order dry- bulk ships this year as prices fall on overcapacity concerns and the global recession. "We?ll never give up on…

BAE Systems and VT Group in the UK are poised to sign a ground-breaking joint-venture agreement to merge their shipyards into a national champion. The new entity, to be called BVT Surface…

The ship services network, Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS), has packaged its ships agency services together with its Unitor range of marine products, technical services and maritime logistics into an integrated offer for…

Subsea 7 has started construction on its next pipelay and offshore construction vessel as part of a $1bn investment campaign. The Aberdeen-based ship owner said steel was cut on the Seven Pacific…