General News

The Belgian shipping company Cobelfret NV has declared two options for Flensburger?s ConRo 220 type. The German shipbuilder will deliver the first 14,800 DWT vessel in November 2010 with the second unit…

COSCO, China?s major shipping company, has released its first Annual Sustainable Development Report. The report, verified by DNV, covers the three critical aspects of sustainability ? economic performance, environmental protection performance and…

The idea of launching a truck ferry between Oswego and Hamilton, Ontario, is slowly coming to fruition and could materialize by 2008. "We had a meeting two weeks ago with Marine Link…

Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea said this year?s orders for new vessels and offshore platforms may fall as much as 21% as demand weakens from a record 2006. New contracts may…

ABG Shipyard in Mumbai, India, has secured a repeat order from Gujarat Ambuja Cements (GACL) for the construction of a 4,000 DWT self-loading & unloading bulk cements carrier at a price of…

Western India Shipyard Ltd has diversified into the lucrative areas of offshore rig repairs and ship building with a view to fully utilize the facilities of its dry dock and wet repair…

Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea will more than double purchases of steel plate from China next year because it can't get enough from suppliers in South Korea and Japan. The company…

Maersk Supply Service has confirmed that it has signed a contract for construction of four multi-purpose anchor handling tug supply vessels (AHTS) with Volkswerft in Stralsund, Germany.The four vessels will be upgraded…

Kleven Verft in Ulsteinvik, Norway, has signed a new contract with Siem Offshore Inc for the building of one new, sophisticated vessel. The contract has a value of $56 million. The vessel…

Venture Production plc (Venture), the Aberdeen-based UK independent oil andgas production company, has awarded Sevan Marine ASA in Norway a contract for the provision of a second FPSO to be deployed in…