General News

Chinese shipbuilders' orders during the January-September period plunged 70% from the same period last year to 16.92 million DWT, the Chinese Association of National Shipbuilding Industry (CANSI) said in a report. The…

Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has upgraded and extended its "Rules for Underwater Technology". The revision of the rules reflects the growing demand for sophisticated regulations covering subsea innovations, in particular down to depths…

ABG Shipyard in India has delivered the AHTS vessel Sea Weasel to its owner, Deep Sea Supply. The newbuilding is the 3rd in a nine-ship series ordered from ABG.

Hyundai Vinashin in Vietnam has handed over a 56,000 dwt bulk carrier to the German shipping company E.R. Schiffahrt. The $50 million ship is being handed over 2 months ahead of schedule.The…

South Korean shipbuilder STX Offshore & Shipbuilding said it was in talks with the Korea Development Bank (KDB) to sell a stake in STX Heavy Industries Co. STX Offshore said in a…

Today a ceremony is being held to celebrate the first engine shop test at the newly built two-stroke engine factory of Hefei Rong'An Power Machinery Co Ltd (RPM), a member of the…

Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S, an independent Danish shipowner operating a fleet of tankers and bulk carriers, has taken delivery of the first in a series of six new medium range (MR) product tankers…

Aberdeen-based North Star Shipping, part of the Craig Group, has taken delivery of its latest vessel, an Offshore Ship Designers (OSD) IMT978 PSV design, named ?Grampian Talisker?.Built by Astilleros Balenciaga in Northern…

Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) has outlined a $4 billion capex to expand its fleet of vessels by 2012. The company, which had put new acquisitions on hold pending correction in the…