HHI?s Engine & Machinery Division has maintained its steady annual growth sine starting up the production of medium-speed (4-stroke) diesel engines in 1990. The company has rapidly increased its capacity since 2000,…

A delegation of shipbuilders from Denmark is currently in Vietnam to discuss investment in that country.Two conferences on shipbuilding technology will be organized in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. A Vietnam-Denmark…

Austal and New World First Ferry Services (Macau) Limited (First Ferry (Macau)) have announced the order of two new high-speed catamarans for operation between Macau and Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong.With five…

The Myklebust Verft shipyard in Gurske, Norway, has signed a contract with Aries Offshore Services (formerly S. Ugelstad Rederi AS) in Ålesund for the building of one platform supply vessel.The PSV type…

Pakistan is eager to co-operate with Turkey in the area of shipbuilding and, in particular, the building of four corvettes for the Pakistani navy. Informed sources say that Turkey is expected to…

NGV Tech Sdn Bhd, a Malaysian shipbuilder specialising in aluminium-hulled fast patrol boats, plans to double its present production capacity to 20 units from its present 10 to 12 units. Managing director…

The Singapore-based shipbuilder, Pan-United Marine (PUM), said it expects to increase revenue and improve its operating margin in 2007 thanks to higher-value orders and a 50% jump in vessel deliveries.The company's two…

Mike Turner, chief executive of the UK?s defence company BAE, recently said that the firm was "looking very hard" at acquiring the Devonport-based naval support firm DML as part of its plans…

Hyundai Heavy Industry?s (HHI) Engine & Machinery Division recently successfully completed operational tests for a side thruster with a capacity of 2,000kW. The side thruster will be installed in a 145,000m3 LNG…

The Vietnamese government has given the green light for STX Shipbuilding to build a $500 million shipyard covering 300 hectares in the central region. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung had approved ?in…