Author: Importer

The DD(X) national team, led by Northrop Grumman and in partnership with Raytheon, General Dynamics, United Defense and Lockheed Martin, has successfully completed the underwater explosion (UNDEX) testing on the DD(X) quarter…

The Australian Federal Government has chosen ASC Shipbuilding as the preferred shipbuilder for the Australian Navy's air warfare destroyers (AWDs) worth up to A$6 billion ($4.5 billion). The government made the decision…

Keppel Singmarine Pte Ltd (Keppel Singmarine), a wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), the offshore and marine arm of Keppel Corporation Limited, has entered into an agreement…

Aker Yards and Color Line have signed a contract to build a sister vessel to ?Color Fantasy?, the worlds largest cruise ship with car deck, that was delivered in December 2004. The…

Samsung Heavy Industries is examining a proposal to set up an LNG ship repair yard in conjunction with Malaysia International Shipping Corporation Berhad (MISC), a subsidiary of Petronas. The South Korean shipbuilder…

ABG Shipyard in India (ABG) has concluded a $32 million equity funding. The private sector shipyard would use the funding to expand its shipbuilding facilities to meet the anticipated demand for new…

Keppel FELS Ltd, the wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Corporation Limited through Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) has secured a contract to build two semi-submersible drilling platforms at S$780 million…

MOL in Japan, together with Tokyo Gas Co, has ordered a 145,000 m3 Moss type LNG carrier from Kawasaki Shipbuilding for delivery in March 2008. Including those under construction, MOL operates a…

Shipbuilding enterprises in east China's Shandong province are presently holding orders for 120 new ships with a contract value totalling $566 million. About $430 million of the shipbuilding orders are for export…

Bharati Shipyard in Mumbai, India, has bagged contracts from Sea Cargo Skips AS and Nor Lines AS, both from Norway, to supply two multi-purpose container vessels each, with an option for eight…