Author: Importer

In the latest of a series of setbacks, Ferguson Shipyard in Port Glasgow has lost out on an order from the Aberdeen-based Fisheries Research Services for a new fisheries vessel. Once again,…

Daesun Shipbuilding in South Korea has won a $44 million order for two 1,000TEU container ships from an unspecified Korean shipping company for delivery in 2008.

Daeyang Shipping in South Korea plans to build a ship repair facility in the Dagoshan Zone of Dalian Development Area in China. Total space of Dalian Daeyang Shipbuilding Corp will be 550,000…

Hudong Zhonghua (HZ) Shipyard in China clinched two 75,000DWT bulk carriers from the Greece shipping company Cardiff Marine. They will be delivered in March and June 2008. Ship particulars are 225m in…

Meyer Werft has, today, handed over the 93,500 gt cruise ship ?Norwegian Jewel? to the Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) in the Dutch port of Eemshaven. The handover took place one day ahead…

The Malaysian shipbuilder, NGV Tech Sdn Bhd, has secured a contract worth about $1.8 million to build two passenger vessels for the Union Territory of Lakshadweep Administration Kavaratty in India. The two…

The deep-sea drilling vessel ?Chikyu?, which will be used to drill to the deepest depths of the ocean to shed light on the mysteries beneath the planet's crust, was delivered to the…

Fairmount Heavy Transport N.V. will be acquiring the semi submersible barges BOA 19 and 20 from BOA Offshore AS in Trondheim, Norway, and convert them to self propelled transportation vessels. The work…

Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) has delivered its latest semi-submersible drilling tender, ?West Setia?, to Smedvig Tender Rigs Pte (Smedvig) today. The delivery places Keppel FELS as the leader and pioneer in…

A local ship repair entrepreneur has teamed up with other investors in a bid to buy some of the dry docks at the former Cammell Laird shipyard. The Mersey Heritage Ship repair…