The Odense Steel Shipyard in Denmark had their very last container carrier towed out from the shipyard yesterday for sea trial. The construction of this ship and a number of sisters has…

The consequences of the global financial and economic crises have now reached ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems. The yard has been informed by the client that the banks are not going to finance the…

Italthai Marine, a local shipbuilder and repairer under the Italthai Group in Thailand, is optimistic of achieving 200% revenue growth this year thanks to persistently high demand for offshore supply vessels in…

A three-year research project initiated by DNV has led to the development of an ice load monitoring system that provides bridge personnel with real-time information about the actual ice loads on the…

Chinese shipowner Sinotrans Shipping Ltd said it would invest a total of $388 million in new ships over the next three years in anticipation of a better outlook for 2009. "Given the…

STX Shipbuilding has started construction of a 13,000-TEU containership in its Jinhae shipyard and is for the first time the South Korean shipbuilder has embarked on a large-scale containership construction. This vessel…

A steel cutting ceremony of the first F22P Frigate being built for the Pakistan Navy was held recently at the Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works (KSEW). The construction of the first Chinese…

Wärtsilä has signed a design and propulsion system order with Taiwan's Jong Shyn Shipbuilding for a product chemical tanker. The 6,500 dwt vessel, due for delivery in 2011, is for CPC Corporation…

Nordic Ferry Services in Denmark has placed an order with Austal Ships in Western Australia to deliver a ropax catamaran to operate on the route between R?nne, on the Danish island of…

Lindo shipyard in Denmark, which recently deleted two bulk carriers of the already small order book, entered 2009 with a deficit of DKK 562.3 million. While this was an improvement compared to…