Author: Importer

The 2009 Motorship Propulsion & Emissions conference, to be held in Copenhagen on 26/27 May, is set to be the best ever in the event's 31-year history. The venue, at the Radisson…

Hempasil X3, a new fouling release coating from Hempel, has won a Seatrade Award for its contribution to Protection of the Marine and Atmospheric Environment within the shipping industry. The award recognises…

Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc., a provider of global marine transportation services focusing on product tankers, has taken delivery of the first of its seven 47,000 dwt newbuildings, the 'Omega Duke'. In May…

Western Marine Shipyard in Bangladesh, has recently signed a contract with Finland?s Lamor Corporation to build a floating reception vessel and pontoon barge and gangway foundation. The vessel will eventually be handed…

The EU-funded CAS project (Condition Assessment System), led by Bureau Veritas (BV) and where SENER was a major player, had the purpose of cutting the time and costs to process thickness studies…

Grandweld, a shipbuilding, ship repair and conversion specialist, and Stanford Marine, an offshore oil and gas industry fleet operator, both part of the UAE-based GMMOS Group, are celebrating the delivery of the…

The Polish government is awaiting the signature of a Caribbean registered company which has agreed to buy the assets of both Gdynia and Szczecin shipyards for about Zloty450m ($136m). United International Trust…

German shipbuilders are facing difficult years due to cancellations and a lack of orders, the country's shipbuilding association VSM warned yesterday at its annual meeting. "The majority of shipyards will not be…

Fredericia Shipyard in Denmark has entered into an agreement with compatriot Odense Steel Shipyard on renting the original dock facilities at Lind? and a number of buildings housing administration, workshops and changing…

It seems that following in the footsteps of their South Korean counterparts, Chinese shipyards have resumed marketing activities for newbuildings. Major yards in South Korea had, this spring, reactivated sales drives for…