Author: Importer

After a steep drop in activity during the first three months of the year, Hellenic ship owners have been busy ordering newbuildings at a pace similar to that of 2007. According to…

The Ananda Shipyard and Slipways Ltd (ASSL) in Bangladesh has signed a $67 million agreement with Hermann Lohmann Bereederunges GmbH & Co, Germany, to build four sea-going vessels. Under the deal, ASSL…

Germanischer Lloyd (GL) continues its growth strategy of previous years. The classification society presented its financial figures for 2007 and announced a turnover of 421.7 million Euros. This is a gain of…

Ezra Holdings Limited in Singapore has placed orders for two new offshore service vessels totalling S$95 million. The first contract, worth S$69 million, was awarded to Keppel Singmarine Pte Ltd, to construct…

The fourth in a series of 74,999 dwt 1A Ice class product tankers has been delivered by the Brodosplit Shipyard in Croatia to Marinvest of Gothenburg, Sweden. The vessel, named Mariann, which…

The company responsible for building New Zealand's four inshore patrol vessels will close by the end of this year. Manager Alistair Taylor confirmed Tenix Shipbuilding New Zealand Ltd would close its Whangarei…

Offshore shipping and shipbuilding group Jaya Holdings plans to expand its shipyards in Indonesia and China to take advantage of the perceived continuing strong demand in the offshore shipping sector. The group…

Russia's United Industrial Corporation (UIC) and South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) have signed a memorandum on interaction in shipbuilding projects, local media in St Petersburg report.The document envisages cooperation,…

The dockyard, on 1.8 million m2 of land in Gunsan, North Jeolla Province at the west coast of Korea, with 1.2 trillion won ($1.18 billion) investment, will be equipped with a number…

Interferry and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) have extended the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on their joint campaign to reduce ferry fatalities by 90% in developing nations. The original two-year MOU has…