Author: Importer

Aker Ostsee in Germany, a part of Aker Yards, has been awarded contracts to build two container vessels of the type Aker CS 2700 for Reederei F. Laeisz GmbH in Rostock (Germany).…

China Ocean Shipping (COSCO) and Anshan Iron and Steel Company (AISC) have become strategic partners to minimise the effects of iron ore price hikes. Under the joint venture agreement, COSCO will provide…

Korean shipbuilders will maintain their No. 1 position in the world until 2015 with a market share of over 40% in terms of completion volume, according to an announcement by Korea Shipbuilder?s…

Color Line AS and Aker Yards have signed a letter of intent (LOI) for the order of a second ship, a sister vessel to ?Color Fantasy?, the world's largest cruise ship with…

Lauritzen Kosan, the gas arm of Danish shipowner J. Lauritzen A/S, has signed a newbuilding contract for a series of four semi-pressurised gas carriers with ethylene capacity at INP Heavy Industries in…

Italian shipbuilder, Fincantieri, has delivered the 40,000 gt cruise ferry ?Sharden? to Tirrenia Navigazione. Built at Fincantieri?s shipyard in Castellammare di Stabia, this newbuilding completes the ferry company?s modernization programme. Measuring 214…

The decision on the winner of the Australian $6 billion contract for naval air warfare destroyers has been delayed by at least three weeks following demands made by the Defence Department for…

Hyundai Heavy Industries has won orders for container ships worth $1.1 billion from shipowners in Kuwait and Iran. United Arab Shipping Company in Kuwait ordered eight 6,800TEU vessels to be delivered by…

VT Halter Marine has delivered its largest newbuilding, the pure car and truck carrier Jean Anne, to its owners Pasha Hawaii Transport Lines. The 178 metre long vessel has a capacity of…

Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCCL) and Aker Yards have signed a LoI for the order of a third ship in the Freedom class, the world's largest cruise ship. The contract value is at…