General News

The Brazilian shipyard Atl?ntico Sul Shipyard (EAS) held its first keel laying ceremony earlier this month when it commenced the construction of a Suezmax oil tanker, the first of the Transpetro fleet…

In its third significant commercial order this year, the Western Australian shipbuilder Austal will design and construct four 41 metre high speed passenger catamaran ferries for the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.Designed…

New fixed price safety agreements from safety equipment manufacturer Viking Life-Saving Equipment are hoped to appeal to shipowners looking to control servicing expenses, streamline management and predict future costs.The company says that…

Severnaya Verf shipyard, a part of United Industrial Corporation (OPK), has launched a new platform supply vessel, known as project VS485PSV.The ship is equipped with an open deck for transport of hazardous…

Rolls-Royce has announced that it has won two significant contracts from the French and Korean navies.The French Navy has ordered podded propulsion equipment and stabiising fins worth £7.5 million. The equipment is…

Australian shipbuilder Strategic Marine has signed a contract with a local West Australian marine operations company, Bhagwan Marine, to build a 48.5m landing craft for use in the Australian offshore oil and…

The latest report from research analyst Clarksons says that China has now overtaken Japan to become second in the world shipbuilding market.In the first six months of 2009 China?s market share rose…