Month: May 2011

Dutch company IHC Merwede has announced a contract valued at around $43 million, for the design and construction of a backhoe dredger for the Panama Canal Authority (ACP).

Germany’s Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG), which claims to be the leading builder of ro-ro ships, has named two ships of a new type and handed over one of them at a ceremony in…

Cargotec has recently introduced a new lighting system for cargo holds, MacLux, to its MacGregor range. MacLux is claimed to be resistant to vibration, temperature changes and corrosive environments.

Finnish design office Deltamarin has announced an agreement with Nantong Mingde Heavy Industry to provide the design for seven new Equinox class self unloading and gearless bulk carriers to be built for…

Finnish welding equipment company Kemppi and Danish automation company Inrotech say they have joined forces to offer an improved welding system for shipyards.