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UK-based BG Group has exercised its options with Samsung Heavy Industries of Korea for the delivery of four new LNG carriers. The 145,000 cubic-metre ships are scheduled to be delivered in 2007…

Hyundai Heavy Industries manufactured the largest propeller in the world for installation on a 7,800TEU container ship ordered by Conti in Germany. The propeller, weighing 106.3 tonnes, has a diameter of 9.10…

Wärtsilä Corporation has received a contract to supply main diesel generating sets for a 19,500DWT product/chemical tanker being built at Shanghai Edward Shipbuilding in China. Delivery of the ship is scheduled in…

The long-term future of shipbuilding in Glasgow is uncertain again after confirmation the two Clyde yards, Govan and Scotstoun, could be sold. BAE Systems is reviewing its naval business which is thought…

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, (MOL) has placed orders for an additional 12 new post-Panamax containerships to upgrade its fleet. Four of the newbuildings are 8,100TEU with a speed of 25 knots and will…

Reefership Marine Services, the Dole Food in-house vessel management group, was responsible for the installation of C-MAP charts on Polish-built reefer vessels in 1994. The contract with C-MAP was terminated at the…

DNV has passed the 100 million-gross tons mark by taking Danaos Shipping?s container ship P&O Nedlloyd Caracas into class on delivery from Korea?s Samsung Heavy Industry yard. "This is an important milestone…

Dalian New Shipbuilding Heavy Industry (DNS) in China has started operating a new 600 tonne gantry crane. China Shipbuilding Industry (CSIC) said at a press release that DNS expects the new 600…

LEADING international classification society Bureau Veritas has launched a unique Condition Assessment Programme for LNG carriers. The CAP works in asimilar way to existing Harmonised CAP programmes for oil tankers, but has…

COSCO in China will build a new shipyard facility in Zhoushan involving an investment of $36 million for the first phase which will be completed at the end of this year. In…

Reederei Claus-Peter Offen in Germany placed four 2,824TEU container ships plus two more options at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard for a total value of $260 million. The newbuildings will measure 222.14m in length,…

The Royal Fleet Auxiliary Orangeleaf arrived at A&P Tyne?s number 4 dock at Wallsend last week for a 68 day refit. Orangeleaf has been a regular visitor to A&P?s Falmouth yard and…

Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea reveals massive new order of 10 ships valued at $900 million. The orders comprise of two 145,000 cbm LNG carriers option from Malaysia International Shipping for…

DFDS Tor Line has ordered newbuilding number six in the so-called flower series from Flensburg Shipyard. DFDS also negotiated an option for a seventh unit.Recently, DFDS has secured a number of substantial…

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has achieved savings of W 20 million ($17,240) per new ship by adopting a spray-on technique for thermal insulation materials. The Ulsan-based shipbuilder recently applied the spray technique to…

In a presentation made at the ?new technology seminar? held on the first day of Sea Japan 2004 trade show, JSMEA (Japanese Marine Equipment Association) made the case for using authentic ship…

IHI Marine United will recommence in-house design and development of marine turbochargers following a 14-year break during which time the company had either procured fully built units or manufactured units according to…

V.Ships Leisure, the passenger ship arm of V.Ships, the Monaco-based ship manager and marine services group, has been nominated by easyGroup as the manager for it?s new easyCruise venture. This new cruise…

In 2003, ships completed in China reached 6.05 million dwt, an increase of 31% over 2002 ( 4.61 million dwt), while new orders received reached 18.5 million dwt, an increase of 174%…

Wärtsilä Corporation has been awarded a contract to supply a 31.5 MW diesel power plant for a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for the Mutineer-Exeter field of Santos Ltd off…

Kobe Diesel will start building works on a new marine diesel engine production facility on part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries? (MHI) plant in Futami, Japan, for completion in April 2006. It will…

The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) issued a notice amending the schedule for submittal of competitive proposals for construction of new product tank vessels under the National Defense Tank Vessel Construction Assistance Program.…