Author: Importer

The Gdansk shipyard in Poland wants to acquire part of the assets of its former owner to compensate its debts. This, however, may deter potential investors for Stocznia Gdynia shipyard. The first…

With oil exploration and production on the increase, Indian shipbuilder ABG Shipyard is planning to foray into offshore jack-up rig manufacturing. The company is setting up a facility for the production of…

The state-owned Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) will seal a deal later this month to r acquire six ships at an estimated total cost of over $1 billion. Sources close to development…

China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) and the government of the Fengxian District of the Municipality of Shanghai have signed an outline agreement to establish the country?s largest yacht building facility, in the…

Japanese multimodal shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has planned major investment in Vietnam?s port and shipping industry with the focus on major services such as port logistics, shipping, marine human resource training…

Intertanko, the association of independent tanker owners and operators ofoil and chemical tankers, is planning to propose that the world's shippingindustry switch from residual fuel to distillate fuel to further reduceseaborne air…

Amendments to MARPOL Annex II and the International Bulk Chemicals (IBC) Code1 come into force on 1 January 2007. The requirements are applicable, to varying extents, to all new and existing ships…

Keppel Kazakhstan LLP (Keppel Kazakhstan), a unit of Keppel Corporation Limited through Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), has launched the transportation barge AKKU1, built for Agip Kazakhstan North Caspian Operating…

Kuwait Oil Tanker Company (KOTC) plans to build four new crude oil tankers with a total capacity of 1.2 million tonnes. According to the report, each tanker will cost between $120 million…

National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) has ordered six oil tankers for carrying oil from Caspian Sea littoral states to the northern port of Neka, announced head of the company. Three of the…