Month: August 2013

Zamakona recently launched the ‘Ocean Osprey’at its yard in Pasajes , northern Spain.

Container shipper Evergreen Group has held a naming ceremony for its first L-type vessel built by CSBC Corporation in Taiwan, which was named ‘Ever Living’.

Palfinger Dreggen is setting its sights on the booming offshore market in Asia with the purchase of Korea’s MCT Eng’s assets for the production of marine and offshore cranes.

Prominent German ship operator Reederei Ahrenkiel has said it is seeking investors in order to survive the current “unprecedented” shipping crisis amid media reports that a fleet sale is being negotiated, writes…

Dutch company VStep says that, following a compliance audit, the simulation centre at Varna Technical University in Bulgaria (TU Varna) has received official certification from the European Maritime Administration in Bulgaria.

Vard Holdings Limited (VARD) has secured a new NOK800m contract for the design and construction of an Offshore Subsea Construction Vessel (OSCV) for Farstad Shipping.

Japan’s Fukuoka Shipbuilding is to build four 25,000 tonne IMO 2 eco-design product and chemical tankers for Ardmore Shipping, as part of a US$118m contract.