Author: Importer

The 'A' rated 65 million GT North of England P&I club has published a new guide for its members and the wider shipping industry on how to avoid problems and disputes arising…

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will travel to China later this month to strengthen energy ties between the two countries, and is expected to sign contracts worth more than $1 billion. Chavez will…

India?s fourth largest private sector shipowner, Varun Shipping Co, plans to raise $536 million in an effort to expand business, mostly in the carriage of liquefied natural gas.Varun, a leading player in…

PT ASL Shipyard Indonesia, a subsidiary of Singapore-based ASL Marine Holdings Ltd, has commissioned the 150,000 dwt graving dry dock at its shipyard in Batam, Indonesia. The new dry dock, measuring 260m…

Seaspan placed an order for five 5,100TEU container ships with Hyundai Heavy Industries for delivery during 2009.

Korean representatives will arrive in Baku to hold talks on the creation of a new shipbuilding and ship-repair facilities in Azerbaijan. It is expected that talks on this project will also be…

The first of two Con-Ro vessels for the Belgium customer Cobelfret was launched at Flensburger Schiffbau in Flensburg, Germany. Delivery is planned for November 2006. The new vessel will be named after…

Aker Yards has finalized the transaction with Kleven Maritime to acquire Kleven Flor? AS and Kleven Design AS. The previously announced joint venture with Damen Shipyard Group in Ukraine creates an opportunity…

The private Indian shipyard Bharati Shipyard has firmed up plans to foray into oil rig construction. The company, which operates three yards, has tied up with a major US-based oil manufacturing company…

Celebrity Cruises announced cancellation of yet another cruise, this one a 10-night Alaska voyage a month from now on the cruise ship ?Infinity?, as a result of a new variant of the…