Author: Importer

Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard, a unit of Japan's Onomichi and the country's sole listed shipbuilder, has won two new orders from Greatship (India), for bigger and more expensive vessels. Greatship is a…

Mumbai-based Varun Shipping Co Ltd plans to invest $300 million to buy at least four new vessels in the offshore segment this year, a top official said at a recent conference.Varun, which…

The economic situation of the Gdynia Shipyard in Poland has taken a turn for the worse and, if there?s no financial support from the state, the shipyard may go bankrupt soon according…

After a steep drop in activity during the first three months of the year, Hellenic ship owners have been busy ordering newbuildings at a pace similar to that of 2007. According to…

The Ananda Shipyard and Slipways Ltd (ASSL) in Bangladesh has signed a $67 million agreement with Hermann Lohmann Bereederunges GmbH & Co, Germany, to build four sea-going vessels. Under the deal, ASSL…

Germanischer Lloyd (GL) continues its growth strategy of previous years. The classification society presented its financial figures for 2007 and announced a turnover of 421.7 million Euros. This is a gain of…

Ezra Holdings Limited in Singapore has placed orders for two new offshore service vessels totalling S$95 million. The first contract, worth S$69 million, was awarded to Keppel Singmarine Pte Ltd, to construct…

Hindustan Shipyard Ltd (HSL) in India delivered the third vessel of the four trader series, the 30,000 DWT bulk carrier ?Good Pacific?, to Goodearth Maritime Ltd (Chennai). The last vessel of the…

The fourth in a series of 74,999 dwt 1A Ice class product tankers has been delivered by the Brodosplit Shipyard in Croatia to Marinvest of Gothenburg, Sweden. The vessel, named Mariann, which…

The company responsible for building New Zealand's four inshore patrol vessels will close by the end of this year. Manager Alistair Taylor confirmed Tenix Shipbuilding New Zealand Ltd would close its Whangarei…