Author: Importer

Renaissance Services, in the Sultanate of Oman, plans to acquire a platform supply vessel and a rescue ship to support its oil service contract business in the Caspian Sea. The PSV called…

The Tuticorin Port Trust (TPT) in Southern India plans to construct a shipyard at an estimated cost of $215 million said its chairman N K Ragupathy.Detailing the proposed plan of setting up…

A major shipbuilding contract worth hundreds of millions of dollars could be heading to Whangarei in New Zealand. The Whangarei District Council will be discussing an offer from Culham Engineering to buy…

TTS Marine ASA has entered into a letter of intent (`Heads of Agreement`) with Umoe Industri regarding the takeover of Umoe Schat-Harding, which supplies lifeboats and other life-saving equipment to the shipping…

For years, the Gulf of Mexico, which is the birthplace of offshore drilling and a very active region for underwater exploration, dictated global contract terms for drilling equipment. In 2001, about 148…

The New Brunswick department of transportation in Canada has issued a request for qualifications for the operation of vehicle passenger ferry services to the islands of Grand Manan and White Head. The…

Bharati Shipyard in Mumbai, India, has bagged a contract from Reliance Industries for the construction of six vessels, including one diving support vessel, for its offshore terminal at Jamnagar. The contract value…

The former Australian Submarine Corporation (ASC Pty Ltd) will be sold under a competitive tender by the South Australian federal government. The tender would most likely begin in late 2007, with a…

KY Heavy Industries in South Korea delivered first ship of 13,000DWT chemical tanker to the Greek Unibros Shipping Corp which ordered three ships at a total value of $55 million. Ship particulars…

Coastal Contracts Bhd in Sabah, Malaysia, will focus on building oil and gas (O&G) logistics vessels to capitalise on the current high crude oil prices and increase in O&G exploration as well…

The 'A' rated 65 million GT North of England P&I club has published a new guide for its members and the wider shipping industry on how to avoid problems and disputes arising…

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will travel to China later this month to strengthen energy ties between the two countries, and is expected to sign contracts worth more than $1 billion. Chavez will…

India?s fourth largest private sector shipowner, Varun Shipping Co, plans to raise $536 million in an effort to expand business, mostly in the carriage of liquefied natural gas.Varun, a leading player in…

PT ASL Shipyard Indonesia, a subsidiary of Singapore-based ASL Marine Holdings Ltd, has commissioned the 150,000 dwt graving dry dock at its shipyard in Batam, Indonesia. The new dry dock, measuring 260m…

Seaspan placed an order for five 5,100TEU container ships with Hyundai Heavy Industries for delivery during 2009.

Korean representatives will arrive in Baku to hold talks on the creation of a new shipbuilding and ship-repair facilities in Azerbaijan. It is expected that talks on this project will also be…

The first of two Con-Ro vessels for the Belgium customer Cobelfret was launched at Flensburger Schiffbau in Flensburg, Germany. Delivery is planned for November 2006. The new vessel will be named after…

Aker Yards has finalized the transaction with Kleven Maritime to acquire Kleven Flor? AS and Kleven Design AS. The previously announced joint venture with Damen Shipyard Group in Ukraine creates an opportunity…

The private Indian shipyard Bharati Shipyard has firmed up plans to foray into oil rig construction. The company, which operates three yards, has tied up with a major US-based oil manufacturing company…

Celebrity Cruises announced cancellation of yet another cruise, this one a 10-night Alaska voyage a month from now on the cruise ship ?Infinity?, as a result of a new variant of the…