Month: August 2009

Drydocks World - Dubai, the region?s premier ship repair, conversion and new building company under the Drydocks World group, has successfully carried out its first operation on the advanced 6,000-tonne ship lift…

Commodity and global logistics service supplier, the Noble Group, has allocated $320 million towards expanding its bulk fleet through newbuild vessels ordered at COSCO Dalian shipyard in China. The arrangement for four…

The combined active fleet operated by the top 24 container carriers has declined by4% over the last 12 months, according to an exclusive survey by Alphaliner. The active fleet operated by the…

Brazil's Petrobras has contracted the construction of 13 offshore service vessels but has left deals for another 11 unsigned. The newbuildings are part of the group's ambitious plans to contract up to…

The latest Chinese shipyard to benefit from the renewed flow of newbuilding orders is Jiangsu Hantong Ship Heavy Industry. An undisclosed shipowner from Southeast Asia has placed an order for seven 57,000…

The 55,100dwt bulk carrier 'Queen Kobe' was recently launched at Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation's Kobe shipyard in Japan for San-E Maritime Corporation. The carrier, identified as Kawasaki hull No. 1617 and the 28th…

A Serbian businessman, Philip Zepter, said to be one of Europe's richest men, has reportedly bought tender documents for Brodotrogir, Kraljevica and Split, three of the five Croatian shipyards being privatized by…

The Greek shipping company Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. has taken delivery of the Kerkyra, a 6,290 dwt double-hull bunkering tanker newbuild from Qingdao Hyundai Shipyard in China. The vessel is expected…

South Korean shipbuilder Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has secured a contract with Brazil's mining company Vale for the construction of four 180,000 dwt bulk carriers for around $250m. The newbuildings will…