Month: June 2009

MAN Diesel has commenced the construction of a brand new multi-million pound Head Office at its PrimeServ UK location in Stockport. The factory, formerly the home of the Mirrlees Blackstone business in…

US shipyard Alaska Ship & Drydock (ASD) has won an order to construct a new ferry to serve Ketchikan International Airport. The shipbuilder's Ketchikan Shipyard will complete and deliver the 'Ken Eichner…

Cochin Shipyard in India recently delivered a platform supply vessel, the 11th built at the shipyard and the third in the Rolls Royce UT755 LN series, to an America-based owner. The 3,240…

Russia's Gazprom subsidiary Gazflot is preparing a contract for construction of special-purpose vessels at Amur Shipyard (Komsomolsk-on-Amur). Details of the number of vessels and value of the order have not been revealed…

The Community of European Shipyards' Associations (Cesa) has backed calls for the resurgence of international shipbuilding talks at a scheduled meeting of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development in July. In…

Grand China Shipping unit Grand China Logistics has gone into partnership with Zhoushan Jinhaiwan Shipyard to build 18 Capesize and 12 Kamsarmax bulkers worth $2bn for delivery in 2012. It is also…

According to local industry sources, Wuchang in China has recently signed an agreement with Xinzhou, Hubei Province government authorities regarding establishment of a shipbuilding base for building specialized vessels and heavy weight…