Author: Importer

The second in a series of five supertugs ordered from Niigata Shipbuilders in Japan by Fairmount Marine recently joined the fleet. The 200 tonnes bollard pull anchor handling/salvage/long distance towing vessel ?Fairmount…

The UK-based company, Kittwake, has introduced the ANALEXrs remote sensor range, a new set of instrumentation designed to put lubricant and machine condition information in the hands of the engineer, real-time. Ideal…

Erie Shipbuilding in Pennsylvania, USA, is up and running and more details are emerging about its plans. The shipyard was formerly leased by Metro Machine and is a joint venture between Van…

The New Szczecin Shipyard (SSN), which was formed on the basis of the bankrupt Porta Holding, has finally managed to obtain a loan without any guarantees from the state. "We have signed…

Daehan Shipbuilding in Korea clinched a 10,000 DWT multi-purpose vessel from the Dutch-based Normed Line with delivery of 2007. The company had previously ordered five similar units from the same yard with…

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard won three 47,000DWT product carriers valued at $138 million from a Liberian shipowner for delivery from 2007 to July 2008. Choi Kil Sun, president and CEO of the South…

The Japan Society of Naval Architects and Ocean Engineers (formerly known as The Society of Naval Architects of Japan) has awarded its 15th ?Ship Of the Year 2004? award to the ?Hamanasu?,…

Singapore?s Labroy Shipbuilding and Engineering has won a $24.7 million contract from Norway's Belden Shipping Group to build a 20,200 dwt cement carrier. The Singapore-based shipbuilder, a subsidiary of Labroy Marine Limited,…

The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has inked a contract with Subic Drydock Corp for the construction of a ship repair facility which involves bringing back a former US naval base?s floating…

The US-based Northrop Grumman Corporation has been selected to retrofit new-generation navigation radars on more than 100 German Navy warships. Northrop Grumman?s U.K.-based Sperry Marine business unit was awarded a $4.3 million…