General News

Carnival Corporation has signed a memorandum of agreement with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri for the construction of two 3,600-passenger cruise ships for its Princess Cruises brand.

Wärtsilä has been awarded a contract by DSD Shipping AS of Stavanger, Norway, to retrofit the main engines on four DSD Shipping vessels with the Wärtsilä retrofit pulse lubricating system (RPLS).

Last year, the Tuzla shipyards, located at the southern tip of Istanbul, saw production plummet by 90 percent while employment declined 75 percent. The shipyards have received just one order for 2012.

SPP Shipbuilding in South Korea has won a contract to build five bulk carriers for Greek shipowners.

A series of fast response cutters being built for the US Coast Guard (USCG) will be protected against hull corrosion and marine pipework bio-fouling with a system manufactured by Cathelco Ltd.

MAN Diesel has announced a series of significant orders for its two-stroke, electronic ME-engines in Brazil.

STX Europe has entered into a newbuilding contract with Simon Møkster Shipping in Norway for the building of a Platform Supply Vessel (PSV).