Author: Importer

Damen Shipyards Gorinchem, Netherlands, and the Brazilian shipyard of Wilson Sons, have signed a contract and licence agreement for the construction of a Damen Platform Supply Vessel 7216. The 72 metre long…

The 2,800 workers at BAe?s Barrow shipyard have been told that it is more than likely they will build blocks of up to 10,000 tonnes for the Royal Navy?s future aircraft carriers.The…

Qatar Shipping Company (Q-Ship) has signed a $1.4bn contract with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) of Korea to design, build, launch, equip and deliver four Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) vessels, each of…

The keel was laid down for the US Navy?s first Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) at Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wis. The 116.3 metre warship, to be named USS Freedom (LCS 1), represents the…

Hundreds of jobs at Ferguson's shipyard in Port Glasgow are at risk because the Scottish Executive (SE) doesn't understand EU rules, it was claimed today. The yard is fighting for a contract…

Samsung Heavy Industries has developed a new robot which will automatically bond triplex insulation in LNG carrier. Triplex maintains temperature in LNG cargo tank at the level of -163 degree and prevent…

Two subsidiaries of Singapore?s ASL Marine Holdings, ASL Shipyard and PT ASL Shipyard Indonesia, have secured shipbuilding contracts worth a total of $60 million. The orders are for a total of eight…

In a development that could significantly shore up the fortunes of Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), the Ministry of Shipping has initiated a move to provide block approval to the company's $1…

The French shipping giant CMA CGM is reported to have placed an order for five 1,600TEU feeder boxships with Daehan Shipbuilding in South Korean for delivery in 2007 and 2008. No price…

Teekay Shipping Corp and a group of Japanese owners have won contracts to lease 12 new LNG tankers to Qatar Gas according to industry sources. Mitsui OSK Lines, Nippon Yusen KK, Kawasaki…