Author: Importer

The 160-metre motor vessel Rocknes capsized off Bergen on Monday evening with 30 crew. Only twelve survived.Rocknes was being towed into shallow waters when rescuers head tapping from inside the hull.Captain Malvin…

Pratt & Whitney won a $40milliom contract with Norwegian shipyard Umoe Mandal to supply gas turbine propulsion systems for the Royal Norwegian Navy?s six "Skjold" Class Fast Patrol Boats over the next…

Genoa-based Costa Cruises, a unit of Carnival Corporation, has signed a letter of intent with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri to construct a 112,000 gt cruise ship for delivery in summer 2006. To be…

Hyundai heavy Industries, Daewoo Shipbuilding, Samsung Heavy Industries and Korea Gas Corporation will be developing their own proprietary LNG cargo tank containment system. The three year project will $13.5 million. At present,…

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard recently named the 100th ship since it entered the newbuilding market in 1996. The 35,000DWT product carrier was named Cape Bruny and was ordered by Schoeller Holdings Ltd today.…