The Kwazulu-Natal-based heavy engineering firm Duys Engineering has received accreditation for a shipbuilding initiative under the outgoing Strategic Industrial Project (SIP) tax-incentive scheme. CEO Henk Duys believes that there are immense possibilities…

China State Shipbuilding Corp. (CSSC) has delivered 2.87 million tonnes of new ships in the first half of 2005, up 61% on last year. Nearly 80% of the newbuildings were for export.…

With four years of service supporting the operations of the US Marine Corps, the 101 metre aluminium catamaran ?WestPac Express?, built by the Australian shipyard Austal, has been re-chartered by the US…

NorseMerchant Ferries has introduced its latest Ro-Pax ferry, Lagan Viking on its Irish Sea route between Birkenhead and Belfast. The first of two 26,500 GT sisterships being built by the Italian shipbuilder…

The Japanese shipping company K-Line has ordered a 177,000 DWT Capesize bulk carrier from Chinese shipbuilder China State Shipbuilding Corp. (CSSC). This newbuilding, designed in China, is the largest ship of its…

The Dutch company Rotor B.V. has a contract with Chinese OEM?s for the delivery of Rotor NL electric motors. These electric motors will be installed in nine new ships under construction at…

Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding in China delivered 12 ships of 632,000DWT and produced 35 diesel engines of 404,000kW during the first half this year. Total industrial output for the first six months this…

Leith-based company BUE Marine has been snapped up by Topaz Energy and Marine of Dubai in a deal worth some £86 million. BUE, which was formed in 1991 after a management buy-out…

China State Shipbuilding Corporation announced its first half results reporting that its industrial amounted to $1.9 billion, 24% higher than last year?s figure. Orders for newbuildings were up by 33% to $2.37…

Aker Yards has been awarded contracts to build two 1,700 TEU container vessels for an unspecified German ship owner. The vessels are of the newly developed type Aker CS 1700 and the…