Samsung Heavy Industries has completed the world?s largest offshore rig to be installed in seas off Russia?s Sakhalin Island. The rig, called ?Piltun B?, is 100 m wide, 105 m long and…

Dubai Dry Docks and Shipping Company (DDDSC) is keen on setting up a shipyard in the vicinity of the deep-water port in Kakinada. Two technical teams of the company have already visited…

Orient Overseas Container Line (OCCL) has taken its total order for Panamax ships at South Korea?s Samsung up to ten after announcing another addition to the series at a cost of $66.2m.Though…

After the announcement that Acergy?s joint venture Seaway heavy Lifting is to build a new 5,000 tonne crane ship, the Singapore shipbuilder Sembawang Shipyard has also received an order to build a…

The UK-based Acergy S.A. announced the placing of an order by Seaway Heavy Lifting Engineering BV in Holland, its long term joint venture, with the Merwede shipyard in the Netherlands to build…

Lloyd?s Register (LR) and International Paint (IP) have teamed up to offer shipyards in China step-by-step advice on how to prepare to meet the requirements of the new Performance Standard for Protective…

Dubai Drydocks World (DD World) will take over 70% of Singapore shipyard operator Pan-United Marine (PUM) in a deal valuing PUM at $424million. The deal marks DD World's first international acquisition. Like…

Bharati Shipyard in India bagged an order worth $103 million from Germany?s Man Ferrostaal AG for two large platform supply vessels.The 105 m vessels will be diesel electric and fitted with two…

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. (HHI) successfully completed a trial run with the world?s biggest electronically controlled marine engine, the Hyundai-Wartsila 14RT-flex96C-B. The 14RT-flex96C-B engine has 14 cylinders and a maximum capacity…

ABG Shipyard, in India, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for acquisition of Vipul Shipyard, situated adjacent to the company?s existing shipyard at Magdalla Port, District-Surat, Gujarat. With this acquisition the company…