Month: May 2010

Rolls-Royce has confirmed the continued expansion of its global marine servicing network with the signing of a long term lease with the Port of Gdynia, Poland, where a new service facility will…

During a recent ceremony held in Tokyo, Lloyd’s Register was confirmed as the first foreign classification society to be formally authorised by the Japanese government to carry out surveys on ships flying…

With the continued growth of MaK diesel engine sales around the world for marine, power generation, and petroleum applications, Caterpillar has launched a new logistic center located in Henstedt-Ulzburg, near Hamburg, Germany.

Drydocks World has entered the livestock carrier conversion sector with a $60 million order from Saudi Arabian company Hmood Al Ali Al Khalaf Trading and Transportation. The contract is to convert a…

Samsung Heavy Industries is going all-out to further sharpen its competitive edge in high-value, high-tech vessels, a lucrative field which few shipbuilders are allowed in due to high technological entry barriers.

Austal has announced what it terms “a rationalization of its Australian operations and workforce as a result of the impact of changed market demand for smaller sized vessels.”

Korea’s Hanjin Heavy Industries’ shipyard in the Philippines, HHIC-Phil, has signed a newbuilding contract with an unspecified European shipowner to build eight 205,000 dwt bulk carriers worth around $500m in total.