Organised by the Japan Ship Centre (JETRO), a seminar presentation is being made on the ?Mega-Float technology and its future potential?. The ?Mega-Float? was born from a Japanese R&D project initiated in…

Man B&W will transfer technology for the assembly and manufacturing of hydraulic machinery to the Viet Nam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (Vinashin) to assist in the modernisation of its production lines. The aim…

The Canadian government has awarded a $69.7 million contract to Victoria Shipyards Company, a West Coast shipbuilder, to build six vessels to be used for basic naval training and development of junior…

Turbomeca, part of snecma group, has developed the TM 1800, a gas turbine genset, which is designed for sea propulsion and electricity generation, railways applications, combined heat and power (CHP), emergency power…

STX Corporation, the Korean holding company for STX Shipbuilding and diesel engine manufacturer, said it bought 67% of Pan Ocean Shipping, one of the world's 10 largest bulk carrier shipping companies, for…

The big three Korean shipbuilders have secured a $3.5 billion order to build 8 LNG carriers which form part of the second phase (Qatar Liquefied Gas II) of a huge gas development…

Following earlier announcements, Aker Yards will combine its entities in Finland into one organization and, in order to cover the costs of this restructuring, a non-recurring provision in the level EUR 18-20…

The Shanghai-based Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (HZ) facility is the first Chinese yard to win a contract for post-Panamax container ships with a five-ship deal from China Shipping. China's largest domestic built container ships…

Vietnam needs over $1.4 billion to develop its shipbuilding industry by 2010, according to local sources. Under a national shipbuilding development plan, the industry needs this amount of funding to upgrade its…

MacGREGOR continues to develop successful production partnerships in China, and its latest venture is a new hatch cover production plant in Nantong, in partnership with Rainbow Heavy Industry (RHI). The factory is…