Author: Importer

The keel of a big cruise ferry was laid in Aker Yards, Rauma on 22 April, 2008. The vessel, built under working name ?Cruise 5?will be delivered to Tallink in spring 2009.The…

Following the recent completion of Australia?s 14-vessel Armidale class patrol boat fleet, Austal has won a contract to build six 30 metre aluminium fast patrol craft for the Government of the Republic…

Executives from leading shipping companies, class societies and shipyards are alarmed by falling construction standards in the rush to meet a record demand for new ships. "We have to do something now…

Sea Trucks' new pipelay/hook-up vessel ?Jascon 25? is undergoing final construction at Kim Heng Marine's shipyard in Singapore. The yard is contracted to build the deck of the pipelayer, while the hull…

Singapore-based Ezra Holdings has taken delivery of an 18,000 bhp anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel ?Lewek Trogon? from Drydocks World Singapore. The newbuild AHTS is equipped with Rolls Royce engines and…

Two multi-year contracts, worth $760 million in total, to upgrade Canada?s 12 Halifax-class frigates are expected to be announced today at Victoria and Halifax shipyards.Victoria Shipyards, owned by Washington Marine Group, will…

Employees at Korea's top three shipbuilding companies receive an annual salary of almost 70 million won according to recent data. Annual salary for workers at Samsung Heavy Industries, Hyundai Heavy Industries and…

Min Keh-sik, vice chairman of Hyundai Heavy Industries, recently said that Russia plans to purchase an LNG ship built with Korean design technology. Although Korea dominates global LNG carrier orders, it has…

Norwegian gas shipper Golar LNG has won a contract worth about $450 million to provide a floating gas storage and regasification unit to Dubai on a 10-year charter. The contract with Dubai…

MSC Cruises has denied rumours that it is actively helping South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) break into the cruise ship construction business. This follows reports in the Italian…