Fuel testing agency Lintec Testing Services has warned that three fuel oil samples taken recently from vessels that have bunkered in Riga, Latvia, have shown the presence of Dicyclopentadiene (DCPD), a synthetic…

South Korea's STX Group has completed building the first vessel made by its shipyard in China's northeastern port city of Dalian. The new 58,000 dwt was delivered to STX Pan Ocean Co.,…

The naming and launching ceremony of a new 3,735 lane metres RoRo freight ferry took place today in Flensburg, Germany. She is the thirteenth of fourteen RoRo vessels Flensburger is building for…

The credit crunch has taken its first Japanese shipyard to the wall with Tsuji Heavy Industries filing for bankruptcy. Tsuji and four of its group companies filed debts of $834m with the…

India?s largest private sector ship builder ABG Shipyard is running the risk of cancellation of orders for three seismic surveyor vessels worth Rs 1,000 crore ($213m) by the prospective Norwegian buyer due…

Six shipbuilders from South Korea, two from China and one from India are competing for a contract estimated at $540 million to build four 318,000 dwt VLCCs for the state-run Shipping Corp.…

Japan?s NYK Line plans to cuts back on spending for new ships by about 15% for three years in response to the sharply deteriorating global shipping market. The largest Japanese shipping firm…

China has witnessed a decline of 44% in new shipping orders on a yearly basis during the January-November period, compared with a fall of 37% worldwide, and analysts predict a continuation in…

Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has developed a guide outlining major methods and procedures involved in ship lay-ups. The guide gives technical assistance to shipowners focussing on the maintenance of class, ship's safety as…

Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) and STX France Cruise SA, STX Europe's French shipyard, have reached an agreement and are moving forward with the construction of a new third generation Freestyle Cruising project…