General News

Bulgarian shipbuilder MTG Delfin has opened a new shipyard in the port of Varna, on the Black Sea. The 7.9 ha. Region 2 shipbuilding and repair facility, the second in the Varna…

Frontline has declared an option with COSCO Shipyard, China, to convert ?Front Target? to a heavy-lift vessel. The conversion will begin in May 2007, and completion is expected in August 2007. By…

South Korea's Hanjin Heavy Industries has secured a $260 million order from Emarat Maritime in the UAE for four 114,000DWT tankers. These 250m long crude oil carriers will be delivered by the…

Jurong Shipyard, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SembCorp Marine in Singapore, has signed a contract with Noble Drilling Holding LLC of the US, to construct, convert and outfit a new ultra-deepwater dynamically positioned…

Emden based shipbuilder Nordseewerke, a company of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, has won the contract to build two revenue cutters for the Procurement Agency of the German Federal Customs Administration. The first vessel…

The Genoa-based cruise operator Costa Crociere has confirmed an option with Fincantieri for a 92,700 gt cruiseship for delivery in March 2010. This newbuilding will be the second of two sister ships…

Malta?s yacht and "private pleasure craft" owners, as well as the lucrative bunkering and ship repair industries, will see the price of fuel shoot up by at least 25% on 1 January…

Bureau Veritas (BV) is preparing an improved offer for presentation later this week to the shareholders of Germanischer Lloyd (GL), as it pushes ahead with its plan to combine the strengths of…

The option for a second Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) has now been confirmed following the announcement in October 2005 for the first General Dynamics / Austal LCS. Based on the 127 metre…

The first of two Auto Express 88 fast car ferries ?Osman Gazi? was launched at the Austal shipyard. The 88 metre aluminium catamaran is the ninth fast ferry Austal has built for…