Author: Importer

Most vessels in Vietnam?s shipping fleet have been rated as weak and obsolete in terms of both transport capacity and technology, according to the Vietnam Shipowners Association and the Government Decree 14/CP…

The hulls for two Aker Kvaerner designed H6e semi-submersible drilling rigs, designed for deep sea drilling in harsh environment and arctic conditions, is to be built by Dubai Drydocks. The Contract includes…

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has successfully developed Korea?s first marine hydraulic pump through in-house technology after two-year research and development commitment. To develop this hydraulic pump, HHI faced technological difficulties since it…

Posco in South Korea has cuts thick steel plate price by W 30,000 per tonne and, as a result, the price to Korean shipbuilders will be W 615,000 ($604.48) per tonne from…

South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has canceled an order, received in October, for two semi-submersible drilling vessels worth $402 million. The order had been placed in October by Singapore's Frigstad…

Aker Yards has signed a contract in excess of $30 million to build an Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessel (AHTS) for Finarge de Navega??o do Brasil, a company of the Rimorchiatori Riuniti…

At its December meeting the California State Lands Commission (SLC) is expected to approve the report to the Legislature titled "Recommendations for Performance Standards for the Discharge of Ballast Water into the…

The State of California Clean Coast Act comes into effect on 1 January 2006 and prohibits incineration onboard oceangoing ships operating within three miles of the California coast. The law also prohibits…

Owners have reported encountering difficulties with the new Brazilian ballast water management requirements issued by the Directoria de Portos e Costas (DPC). The new regulations came into affect on October 15, 2005…

IACS Council has unanimously adopted the Common Structural Rules for implementation to Tankers and Bulk Carriers contracted for construction on/after 1st April 2006. At its December meeting the Council received presentations from…