Author: Importer

"A ship is worse than a gaol [jail]. There is, in a gaol, better air, better company, better conveniency of every kind; and a ship has the additional disadvantage of being in…

Exports of new ships built by Chinese shipbuilders last year reached $3.02 billion, up 57% compared with $1.93 billion in 2002. By ship types, this figure comprises of 41 container ships valued…

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has completed the construction of Princess Cruises?s latest cruiseship at its Nagasaki shipyard. A christening ceremony of the Diamond Princess was held yesterday when the ship was officially…

CIMAC, the international organisation founded to promote technical and scientific knowledge in the field of internal combustion engines, last year issued the fourth edition of its recommendations regarding fuel quality for diesel…

Tsuneishi Corporation (formerly Tsuneishi Shipbuilding) will be expanding its Tsuneishi Group (Zhoushan) Marine & Development facility and establish a new company which will manufacture large ship blocs. The shipbuilder said that it…

Hanjin Heavy Industries in South Korea plans to implement a five-day working week from March this year. This is the first time such a move has been introduced in the Korean shipbuilding…

The ongoing collaboration between Napa Steel in Finland and ABS has culminated in the recent release of a new version of SafeHull, called SafeHull Express, which will be used for the design…