Author: Importer

The Romanian shipbuilder Severnav Drobeta Turnu Severin made 840,000 Euro profit in the first nine months of the year, against about 73,000 Euro in the corresponding period of last year.However, the company's…

A shipyard which came back from the brink of death is celebrating fresh contract success. McNulty Offshore has clinched another lucrative order to help safeguard some of the 850-strong workforce at its…

A new design of expedition vessel for worldwide cruising has been created by Abeking and Rasmussen (A&R). The German yard has received an order from a private yacht owner for this new…

China's major ocean shipping business, China Shipping Group Company (CSGC), signed a contract to build four VLCCs. The four 308,000 DWT vessels will be built by China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC). CSGC…

The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) says that moves to further tighten air emission controls on shipping through changes to IMO?s Marpol Annex VI must be based on a multiple solution approach.Speaking…

Northrop Grumman Corporation in the USA has been selected to supply simplified voyage data recorders (S-VDR) for 59 Teekay Shipping vessels. Northrop Grumman?s Sperry Marine business unit is supplying the S-VDR hardware,…

The Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) has signed a $500 million contract with Iranian shipbuilders for 16 cargo vessels and plans to enter the LNG market. IRISL is waiting for…

Qingdao Hyundai Shipbuilding (QHS) has won an additional newbuilding contract for seven 5,500 DWT product carriers with the Greek shipping company Agean Bunkering Services Inc. Agean has already ordered 9 similar product…

Aker Yards has entered into a contract with Farstad Shipping ASA to build four AHTS vessels with a value of approx $321 million. The multifunctional deep water anchor handling tug supply service…

The first two platform supply vessels with the ULSTEIN X-bow design will be named at Ulstein Verft. The two ULSTEIN PX105 vessels were ordered by Bourbon Offshore Norway and are on long-term…