QinetiQ in the UK has been awarded a four-year MOD contract to design, construct and carry out test and evaluation trials on a technology demonstrator vessel, which will be a contender for…

Faisal Mohammed Al Suwaidi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Qatargas Operating Company, yesterday said that Qatargas Transport Company (Nakilat) is expected to order a further 9 to 11 LNG vessels for…

Taiwan's China Shipbuilding Corp (CSC) ranked the fourth in the world in terms of accumulated container ship orders last year. The ranking was designated by the London-based Clarkson PLC which placed CSC…

Another important milestone in the development of Austal USA was achieved recently with the successful launch of Hull 615, a 107 metre high speed ropax catamaran for Hawaii Superferry.Austal USA?s facilities in…

Plans are underway for Daewoo Shipbuilding to invest in facility expansion which includes the installation of a sea crane and building new quays. The planned major investment is considered to be essential…

Princess Cruises' newest ship ?Emerald Princess? completed its first sea trials in preparation for the launch of cruises in April. The 113,000 gt vessel, sister ship to Crown Princess, left its building…

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Ishikajima Harima Industries (IHI) have selected Nexans as the sole cable supplier for 39 new vessels. The French company will be supplying power, control and communication shipboard…

Greek tanker operator TOP Tankers Inc. has exercised its option for two additional 50,000 dwt product /chemical tankers. As with the previously announced four newbuildings, all the vessels will be sister ships…

Two Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs) and one multi-functional Offshore Support Vessel (OSV) will each be equipped with two Voith Schneider Propellers (VSP). The three vessels are owned by the Norwegian shipowner ?stensj?…

RasGas Company (RasGas), the leading player in Qatar?s energy sector, has named another long-term charter LNG tanker into its growing LNG carrier fleet. In doing so, RasGas took another major step towards…