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Hyundai Mipo Dockyard is converting the 9,216g roro/lolo ship Astana into a cable layer/repair vessel for Canadian owner Secunda Marine Services. Conversion work involves the fabrication and installation of four cable tanks,…

Cambridge Refrigeration Technology has opened a new training facility at its UK HQ. Two rooms are available, both with audio visual facilities. New courses on offer from the company are: ATP- Introduction/Requirements/ATP…

Abu Dhabi Ship Building has placed an order with Syncrolift for a 2,100t nominal lift capacity shiplift as part of its yard expansion plan. The additional facility will allow ADSB to compete…

Having completed its debt-for-equity deal Daewoo Heavy Industries (DHI) is now 56 per cent owned by the Korea Development Bank and the Export-Import Bank of Korea (EIBK) with the remaining shares owned…

In September Japanese yards took orders for 38 ships (including 33 bulkers) totalling 1,350,000g bringing the total to 133 (4.8 million gross) since April. Order levels are running at twice the rate…

Increasingly, yards are turning to single-source `turnkey` contractors for diesel electric propulsion machinery, say manufacturers. Vendors are assuming responsibility not just for the supply and installation of propulsion and power generation equipment…