Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd., Tokyo, ("K" Line) has taken delivery of ?Corona Majesty?, a new 88,159 DWT-type coal carrier, from Imabari Shipbuilding, Japan.The vessel?s specifications are length o.a. 229.93m, beam 38m, depth…

Singapore based Ezra Holdings has awarded a contract to Labroy Shipbuilding and Engineering worth $25.5 million, which excludes owner furnished equipment, to build an ultra-large pipe laying, accommodation, well service and maintenance…

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has financed funding for the construction of a shipyard in the country?s coastal village of Limbe in Cameroon. According to the bank?s statement, a grant amounting CFA…

The Russian shipyard of Krasnoye Sormovo in Novgorod has won a contract from Palmali to build two more 13,000 dwt vessels of 'river-sea' class. These double-hulled tankers have 12 tanks with a…

Sri Lankan shipbuilder Colombo Dockyard has emerged the lowest bidder among 13 contenders, including several Indian firms, to build five anchor handling tug-cum-supply vessels (AHTSVs) for state-run Shipping Corporation of India (SCI).…

The Kuwait Oil Tanker Company (KOTC) will float a tender to build four crude oil tankers soon. The budget for the new fleet is between $120 to $130 million and is expected…

The Indian engineering and construction major Larsen & Toubro plans to broaden the scope of its proposed Rs 2,000-crore mega greenfield shipyard in favour of an integrated port-cum-shipyard facility. The company, which…

STX Shipbuilding in South Korea has secured a $257 million order from a South Korean company to build six bulk carriers for delivery by June 2010.

Work on Qatar Gas Transport Company?s (Nakilat) second Q-Max LNG tanker has begun with its managing director Mohamed A Ghannam initiating the steel cutting.Nakilat has placed orders for 14 such tankers, which…