DNV and Intertek announced that they are in discussions regarding a potential to unite their business assurance activities, thereby consolidating its position as a world leader in certification, inspection and testing. DNV?s…

France has become the first country to sign, subject to ratification, the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009. The country?s ambassador to IMO signed…

The naming ceremony of Polarcus Nadia and Polarcus Naila for Dubai-based shipowner Polarcus took place at Drydocks World Dubai recently.In 2008, the offshore shipowner Polarcus ordered six seismic vessels of Ulstein SX124…

With the recent Dry Bulk Index managing to remain above 2009-high, some owners are looking to speed up deliveries of their newbuildings.Clarkson said that "we are now even starting to hear of…

Eight investors have entered eleven bids for the sale of assets of the Gdynia and Nowa Szczecin shipyards, said Roma Sarzy?ska, from the Poland?s Industrial Development Agency. The agency has chosen not…

DSEC Co., the shipbuilding engineering subsidiary of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) in Korea, has received a $167 million order from a shipyard in the Middle East. The order calls for,…

South Korean shipbuilder STX is shedding over 350 jobs in France through voluntary departures at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard. The yard employs around 2,410 people and has received no new orders for civilian…

The Singaporean Keppel Offshore & Marine Company has recently signed a memorandum of understanding in Baku, Azerbaijan, for the construction and operation of a new shipbuilding yard.The facility will be built near…

Bangladesh shipbuilders said a number of joint venture investments are likely to come from Denmark, Germany, France and few other countries that would help reduce the dependence on overseas firms ranging from…