Month: June 2009

Malaysia's first fully-automated shipyard will be in operation at the Tanjung Agas Oil and Gas and Maritime Industrial Park in 2013. It will be part of a RM4.8 billion project that comprises…

Brazilian construction group WTorre has confirmed talks with Singapore's Keppel Corp over selling a stake in a new shipyard project. "We're in advanced, but not conclusive, talks with Keppel," a spokeswoman said.WTorre's…

The mysterious buyer of Poland's Gdansk and Szczecin shipyards has provided bank guarantees for the deal. Polish treasury minister Aleksander Grad said United International Trust (UIT) has given proof it can pay…

Customers of Wadan Yards in Rostock-Warnemünde and Wismar have used the shipyard's insolvency to cancel containership orders. Wadan Yards filed for bankruptcy on June 5. At the time the company had 12…

The IMO's Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) agreed on revised guidance on combating piracy and armed robbery against ships when it met at the organisation?s headquarters in London for its 86th season from…

The Japanese companies of NYK and Kawasaki have signed an agreement to jointly lease deep-sea drillships in Brazil. The two companies, along with Mitsui, have placed a major order with a South…

GENOA-based classification society RINA has introduced new voluntary standards which will allow ships to connect to shore-based electricity while in port, reducing harbour air pollution. And at the same session of its…

Japan's Hokodate Shipyard, part of the Namura Shipbuilding group of companies, has been hit by the cancellation of an order for five handysize bulk carriers but the shipbuilder is confident it will…

The European Commission struck a deal with Croatia on the restructuring of its ailing shipyards, a reform sought by the EU as part of membership talks with Zagreb, a spokesman said. "There…