Month: August 2009

According to Lloyds List, analysts believe the price of Chinese newbuildings will continue to decline in the second half of this year despite a 33% surge in the country's steel price between…

Historically, Odense Steel Shipyard (Lind?) has had a very special role in the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group.Due to the expansion of shipbuilding capacity in low cost countries in the Far East…

The Louisiana-based Edison Chouest Offshore plans to design and build a series of twelve 91m, 5,300 dwt deepwater diesel-electric platform supply vessels (PSVs). Currently Chouest is building twelve PSVs based on its…

Nakilat, the Qatar Gas Transport Company, plans to start building commercial and leisure vessels in the first half of next year in a venture with Damen Shipyards Group BN of the Netherlands.…

A shipyard that has laid claim to be the largest in the world in terms of physical size began operation at Changxing Island in Dalian, a coastal city in northern China. STX…

Fincantieri has won orders worth a total ?250 million to build a corvette for the United Arab Emirates Navy and a fleet tanker for the Indian Navy. The contract for the 88…

The Brazilian iron ore producer Vale SA, is considering building 400,000 DWT ore carriers for its own fleet to serve the growing Chinese market and cut costs. Vale?s fleet has helped the…

Athens-based TOP Ships Inc. has taken delivery of the 50,000 DWT product / chemical tanker "HONGBO" from SPP Plant & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd in South Korea. The "HONGBO" is the last of…