Author: Importer

Timor-Leste has become a member of IMO, following its deposit, on 10 May 2005, of an instrument of acceptance of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization, as amended, with the Secretary-General…

Aker Yards has been awarded contracts to build five container vessels of the newly developed type Aker CS 1900. The ships will be managed by NSB Niederelbe Schiffahrtsgesellschaft, in Germany and each…

Aker Yards has signed a contract with the Italian company Augusta Offshore SpA for the construction of an offshore supply vessel to be delivered in January 2007. The contract value is around…

Fesco in Russia has ordered another 1,730TEU container vessel for delivery in April 2008 from Stocznia Szczecinska Nowa in Poland which is already building two similar feeders for the same owner. The…

Xiamen Shipbuilding in China has started to build a new 80,000DWT shipbuilding berth at a cost of $20 million. Due for completion during 2006, it will enable Xiamen to build at least…

China wants to become a motorcar exporting powerhouse, but even if overseas demand for its cars soars, its ambitions may be constrained by a global shortage of car-carrying ships. These PCTCs (pure…

The Port Glasgow yard of Ferguson is facing an empty order book and is hoping to receive a life-saving order for two new link-spans from the private ferry operator Western Ferries. There…

QATAR Shipping Company (Q-Ship) inked the largest deal in its history by signing a letter of intent with Hyundai Heavy Industries, Korea, to build four identical 82,200 cbm very large gas carriers…

Seastate, the Australian supplier of complete motion control solutions to luxury yachts, high speed ferries, military and para-military markets, is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Austal. Seastate will join with the…