General News – Page 436
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Austal buys Tasmanian shipyard
Western Australia-based Austal Ships has finalized a contract to buy the Margate, Tasmania, shipyard facilities of North West Bay Ships from John Fuglsang Developments Pty. Ltd. and related parties. According to a stock exchange notice published by Austal, the value of the assets is approximately Australian $10 million and Austal ...
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Lifeboat makers applaud GL service stance
Lifeboat and davit manufacturer Schat-Harding and other leading manufacturers say that Germanischer Lloyd is showing its IACS colleagues a sensible lead in the way it will apply the service provisions set out in IMO MSC1206. "Coming ahead of an IMO meeting which will discuss how MSC1206 should be applied, GL ...
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Aker Innovation established
Aker, Aker Kv?rner, and Aker Yards have joined forces to establish the company Aker Innovation. By exploiting the industrial and financial expertise of its three owners, Aker Innovation will identify new industrial projects that it will develop into profitable companies. Aker Innovation is currently developing several potential projects. Together with ...
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TBS orders tweendeckers
Bermuda-based TBS International Limited has entered into agreements with China Communications Construction Company Ltd. ("CCCC") and Nantong Yahua Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. ("Nantong Yahua") to build a newly designed class of larger multi-purpose tweendeck vessel in China. The contract calls for six 34,000 dwt vessels with a 10.9 metre draught at ...
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Bourbon undertakes massive fleet expansion
The French offshore shipping company Bourbon is expanding its fleet with next generation, innovative and high productivity vessels to assist its oil industry clients worldwide in developing their continental and deepwater offshore fields. The newbuilding project comprises of three series of modern offshore service vessels totalling 46 units at a ...
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Austal scoops order for ten ferries
Austal has received a multiple ferry order from Venetian Marketing Services Limited (VMSL) for ten 48 metre passenger catamaran ferriesAdding to its fleet of 36 vessels delivered to China / Hong Kong waters, Austal was able to deliver a proven solution and the best overall package. This included meeting a ...
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Worlds first hybrid tug
The port of Long Beach in California is sponsoring a new hybrid engine tug project to reduce emissions. "This is exactly the kind of innovation we are looking to help fund with our technology programme," said Harbour Commission President James C. Hankla. The port will contribute $500,000 to the $8 ...
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Carnival Freedom delivered
Fincantieri?s Marghera shipyard has delivered its latest cruise ship, Carnival Freedom, ordered by Carnival Group for the brand Carnival Cruise Lines.Carnival Freedom is the fifth sister ship of the ?Carnival Conquest? evolved from the highly successful design of the Carnival Destiny, delivered in 1996 - from which a further 15 ...
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HHI achieved milestone
HHI?s Engine & Machinery Division has maintained its steady annual growth sine starting up the production of medium-speed (4-stroke) diesel engines in 1990. The company has rapidly increased its capacity since 2000, when the division expanded the production facilities for its HiMSEN medium-speed diesel engines in order to meet the ...
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Danish shipbuilders eye Vietnam
A delegation of shipbuilders from Denmark is currently in Vietnam to discuss investment in that country.Two conferences on shipbuilding technology will be organized in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. A Vietnam-Denmark maritime club will be established to promote cooperation and information exchange between the two countries. The delegation will ...
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New World orders Austal ferries
Austal and New World First Ferry Services (Macau) Limited (First Ferry (Macau)) have announced the order of two new high-speed catamarans for operation between Macau and Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong.With five Austal 47.5 metre high speed passenger catamarans already in service in the New World First Ferry fleet, these ...
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Myklebust wins local PSV contract
The Myklebust Verft shipyard in Gurske, Norway, has signed a contract with Aries Offshore Services (formerly S. Ugelstad Rederi AS) in Ålesund for the building of one platform supply vessel.The PSV type VS 470 MK II, has been developed in close cooperation between the yard and the owner, and is ...
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Pakistan wants Turkish help
Pakistan is eager to co-operate with Turkey in the area of shipbuilding and, in particular, the building of four corvettes for the Pakistani navy. Informed sources say that Turkey is expected to submit a bid on building the four warships early next month, stating that a delegation from Pakistan would ...
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NGV aims to double output
NGV Tech Sdn Bhd, a Malaysian shipbuilder specialising in aluminium-hulled fast patrol boats, plans to double its present production capacity to 20 units from its present 10 to 12 units. Managing director Jamalolail Mohd Yatim said the company has submitted its proposal to acquire an additional 4.86ha, and the local ...
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PUM sees higher revenue
The Singapore-based shipbuilder, Pan-United Marine (PUM), said it expects to increase revenue and improve its operating margin in 2007 thanks to higher-value orders and a 50% jump in vessel deliveries.The company's two shipyards - one in Singapore and the other on the Indonesian island of Batam - were due to ...
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BAE eyeing DML
Mike Turner, chief executive of the UK?s defence company BAE, recently said that the firm was "looking very hard" at acquiring the Devonport-based naval support firm DML as part of its plans to drive consolidation in Britain's shipbuilding sector. Europe's largest defence company is already in separate talks with VT ...
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HHI successfully tests thruster
Hyundai Heavy Industry?s (HHI) Engine & Machinery Division recently successfully completed operational tests for a side thruster with a capacity of 2,000kW. The side thruster will be installed in a 145,000m3 LNG carrier for Korea Line Corporation currently being constructed at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering. Successful performance in the ...
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STX gets green light
The Vietnamese government has given the green light for STX Shipbuilding to build a $500 million shipyard covering 300 hectares in the central region. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung had approved ?in principle? setting up the facility in Van Phong Economic Zone in Khanh Hoa province, but there were certain ...
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POSCO ponders DSME
South Korea?s POSCO Group has expressed interest in Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), which is slated to go on sale around September. The world's second-largest shipbuilder is regarded as an attractive target for POSCO as it uses nearly a million tonnes of steel plates annually to build vessels. "Personally, ...
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Daewoo wins drilling rig
Daewoo Shipbuilding has won a new order of a semi-submersible drilling rig from Odfjell Invest at a cost of $430 million. The new order also attaches one more option and delivery is scheduled for June 2010.
