General News

Two Chinese shipbuilders, Dalian Shipbuilding Industry and Jiangsu Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group, have just announced that they would enter into the LNG carrier market.

More than 30 regions have called on the EU institutions to establish an emergency programme supporting the European shipbuilding industry, where every second job is at stake.

Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (MES) completed and delivered a 56,000 dwt type bulk carrier ‘Nord Angel’ at its Tamano Works on 9 April, 2010 to Helios Navigation, Liberia.

Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction - Philippines (HHIC-Phil or Hajin’s Subic shipyard), the overseas corporate unit of HHIC, has received new orders to construct four Suezmax 160,000 dwt oil tankers and four…

Aker ASA, the company controlled by Kjell Inge Roekke, can’t rule out selling or finding merger partners for Aker Philadelphia Shipyard ASA and Aker Drilling ASA, its chief executive officer said.

The 4th European conference on production technologies in shipbuilding (ECPTS) will address all topics concerning the outfitting in ship production. It will take place in Papenburg, Germany, April 29-30, 2010.