Following on from the delivery of two 165 tonnes bollard pull towing/salvage tugs in early 2004, Semco Salvage & Marine Pte Ltd has taken another step in renewing and enhancing its fleet…

Construction has now officially begun on the 1.2-billion-yuan ($146 million) second phase of China?s largest shipyard, the Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding. The project will further strengthen the shipyard's leading position in China's shipping…

Adsteam Marine, with three Damen ASD Tugs 2411 on order for their UK operation, has ordered another one for their Australian fleet. Adsteam?s first ASD Tug 2411, ?Barunga?, was delivered in 2004…

Ulstein Verft has been asked to build an ULSTEIN A102-type anchor-handling vessel for Bourbon Offshore Norway. The contract contains an option for a sistership. This is the first time a vessel of…

For the first time, India?s defense budget will allow the Navy to allocate funds specifically to upgrade state-owned shipyards so that shipbuilding output can keep pace with service requirements. A senior Navy…

Keppel Shipyard, a wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Corporation Ltd, has secured a FPSO hull conversion contract worth $51million from Marathon Petroleum Company (Norway.The 87,000 dwt multi-purpose shuttle tanker Odin arrived at…

National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO), a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, has delivered the Alaskan Explorer, the second of four Alaska-class double-hull oil tankers being built for BP Oil Shipping…

China Merchant Group (CMG) has started the construction of a huge repair facility at Mahoudao, Shenzhen. The 63 hectare repair facility will be completed by 2006 at a cost of $278 million…

As part of its expansion programme, United Arab Shipping Co. (UASC) has signed a contract with Hyundai for eight 6,500TEU container ships in a deal worth about $840 million. The first newbuilding…