Ocean Wilsons Holdings Ltd. (OWH) reaffirms its growth strategy by investing in the construction of a new shipyard in Rio Grande. The company said Conselho de Autoridade Portuia (CAP), Rio Grande do…

GE Marine announced that its LM2500+ marine aero derivative gas turbines have been selected by Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding (NGSB), Pascagoula, Miss., to power the US Navy?s new LHA 6 amphibious assault ship.…

According to Bao Zhangjing, chief researcher from China Ship Marketing Research Centre, "Against the background of global economy recession, cancellation of new ships has already aroused serious attention from shipbuilding industry all…

A two-way competition is poised to heat up between Hyundai Heavy Industries and Hanwha Group for the acquisition of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., with a final winner likely to be…

EU competition chief Neelie Kroes has rejected Polish restructuring proposals for the state-controlled yards of Gdynia and Szczecin and the privatised Gdansk yard, a move which would bankrupt them. Instead, Kroes is…

A "new look" Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard Company (Asry) is to undergo a $188 million expansion over the next 30 months. Asry chairman Shaikh Daij Bin Salman Bin Daij Al Khalifa…

ABS, ConocoPhillips, Sovcomflot, and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) are jointly participating in a pioneering study measuring the effect of ice loads on Arctic class shuttle tanker performance. Owing to the newness of…

Two major players in the safety business are joining forces to help customers simplify their life raft compliance issues. Through this agreement with the Survitec Group, Wilhelmsen Ships Service is introducing Unitor-branded…

At the Intercargo Annual Meeting, asociation members endorsed the planned succession of Secretary General from Roger Holt to Rob Lomas with effect from today?s meeting, with Holt staying on for a further…

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk met with the head of the European Commission Tuesday evening to discuss the future of the Polish shipbuilding industry. The fate of the yards is in the…