Author: Importer

Finnlines has ordered six new roro vessels from the Chinese Jinling shipyard. Each of the ice-class vessels will have about 3,200 lane meters and a service speed of 20 knots. The contract…

Drydocks World Dubai recently completed the construction of a 16,300 tonne drilling rig hull. The 120 metre long, 77 metre wide and 37.5 metre high ?Alpha Aker Spitsbergen? hull is currently being…

The Indonesian shipping business leader Oentoro Surya has said he will build a shipyard and heavy equipment factory at a cost of $230 million in Batam, just south of Singapore. "I want…

Derecktor Shipyards in Bridgeport, USA, has launched the second of two ferries for the Bermuda government. The Bridgeport shipbuilder won the contract for the second ferry late in 2006, shortly after it…

Around six firms including Bharati Shipyard, Hindustan Shipyard and other international firms have queued up for Shipping Corporation of India?s (SCI) plan to acquire four anchor handling tug supply vessels (AHTS) with…

Oslo-based I.M. Skaugen (IMSK) recently took delivery of a second pressurized 3.200 m3 LPG carrier, named ?Qin Shi Huang? which has been fixed on a 12 months time charter contract. This follows…

Med Offshore (MO) has ordered a Damen 6615 AHTS from the Damen Offshore series. This is the second time MO has ordered an AHTS from Damen, following the AHTS 6114, Med Otto,…

Abu Dhabi Ship Building Co (ADSB) in Dubai, the Middle East?s largest naval builder, may set up a new shipyard for commercial vessels to tap demand from the region?s booming offshore oil…

Some 100 trade unionists from Gdansk Shipyard will picket the headquarters of the European Union (EU) in Brussels later this month to protest against plans of a decision on capacity reduction in…