Sandwich plate technique reduces bulker repair timescale In a breakthrough project, SPS Overlay (sandwich plate system) has been used for the first time by a Greek shipping company. In an 18 day project completed in June at China Shipbuilding Industry Corp’s Shanhaiguan yard, tanktops were reinstated on board the 150,940 DWT Capesize bulk carrier ... 29 Jun 2009 | Read				Star Ypsilon, which recently received the SPS Overlay treatment

	Carbon fibre for fast ferry construction
	Fintry Marine Design AG and Kockums AB, part of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, have reached an agreement to co-o... 29 Jun 2009 | Read

	New UK facility opens for shiprepair
	A Southampton, UK-based ship repairer has taken over a 1,000 tonne lift facility in Portsmouth harbour. 29 Jun 2009 | Read

	MAN Diesel's new UK facility gets underway
	MAN Diesel has commenced the construction of a brand new multi-million pound Head Office at its PrimeServ UK l... 29 Jun 2009 | Read

	Grand China expanding fleet
	Grand China Shipping unit Grand China Logistics has gone into partnership with Zhoushan Jinhaiwan Shipyard to ... 26 Jun 2009 | Read

	Ketchikan yard catches ferry order
	US shipyard Alaska Ship & Drydock (ASD) has won an order to construct a new ferry to serve Ketchikan Internati... 26 Jun 2009 | Read

	Cesa supports revival of OECD shipbuilding talks
	The Community of European Shipyards' Associations (Cesa) has backed calls for the resurgence of international ... 26 Jun 2009 | Read

	Wuchang constructs new shipbuilding base
	According to local industry sources, Wuchang in China has recently signed an agreement with Xinzhou, Hubei Pro... 26 Jun 2009 | Read

	Indian shipyard delivers another PSV
	Cochin Shipyard in India recently delivered a platform supply vessel, the 11th built at the shipyard and the t... 26 Jun 2009 | Read

	Amur to build special-purpose vessels
	Russia's Gazprom subsidiary Gazflot is preparing a contract for construction of special-purpose vessels at Amu... 26 Jun 2009 | Read