Author: Importer

Hyundai Heavy Industries has secured an order for eight tankers from NITC (National Iranian Tanker Company). The contract consists of four 317,000DWT VLCCs and four 164,000DWT Suezmax tankers. Hyundai H.I. will build…

The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) has called on the bunker industry to comply with the spirit of Marpol Annex VI in addition to meeting the specific technical requirements laid out in…

Kvaerner Philadelphia Shipyard (KPSI) on Saturday will be christening the Manulani, a 219 metre, 2,600 TEU container ship. The ship is the third of a four-vessel order for Matson Navigation and the…

ThyssenKrupp AG said it has not made a decision on whether it will bid for BAE Systems' German maritime electronics unit Atlas Elektronik. "If you talk to BAE they will say a…

Timor-Leste has become a member of IMO, following its deposit, on 10 May 2005, of an instrument of acceptance of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization, as amended, with the Secretary-General…

Aker Yards has been awarded contracts to build five container vessels of the newly developed type Aker CS 1900. The ships will be managed by NSB Niederelbe Schiffahrtsgesellschaft, in Germany and each…

Aker Yards has signed a contract with the Italian company Augusta Offshore SpA for the construction of an offshore supply vessel to be delivered in January 2007. The contract value is around…

Fesco in Russia has ordered another 1,730TEU container vessel for delivery in April 2008 from Stocznia Szczecinska Nowa in Poland which is already building two similar feeders for the same owner. The…

Xiamen Shipbuilding in China has started to build a new 80,000DWT shipbuilding berth at a cost of $20 million. Due for completion during 2006, it will enable Xiamen to build at least…

China wants to become a motorcar exporting powerhouse, but even if overseas demand for its cars soars, its ambitions may be constrained by a global shortage of car-carrying ships. These PCTCs (pure…