General News

The Rotterdam-based dredging company Van Oord has placed an order for a large self-propelled cutter suction dredger which will be built at IHC Merwede's Kinderdijk shipyard. The new vessel will be one…

The Dublin-based research company Research and Markets has recently produced a report on the Chinese shipbuilding industry entitled "In-depth Analysis of China's Shipbuilding Industry 2008". In this report Research and Markets states…

Chinese shipbuilder China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) has gained approval from the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China's top economic planner, to issue CNY 3.5 billion ($ 512.5 million) in corporate…

Northrop Grumman's Newport News shipyard has received a $5.1 billion contract to build the next generation aircraft carrier 'Gerald R. Ford', marking a major milestone for both the yard and the U.S.…

Vessels could be forced to reduce speeds to 12 knots within 24 to 40 nautical miles (nm) off the California coastline if the latest proposals by the California Air Resources Board (ARB)…

German ship manager NSB Niederelbe has denied rumours of financial woes, insisting that the decision to cancel a $610m containership order with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering was taken based on high…

China Shipping Development (CSD), the nation's biggest oil and coal carrier, announced its wholly-owned unit China Shipping Development (Hong Kong) Marine Co has signed an agreement to buy four oil tankers of…

Dubai is studying plans to build a $200 billion mega-canal that would allow oil tankers to bypass the Strait of Hormuz. The Gulf emirate is understood to be considering the idea as…

Poland's cabinet approved yesterday a rescue plan for its debt ridden shipyards but workers and opposition politicians said the proposal would trigger large job losses and harm support among Poles for the…

Southampton councillors have approved a plan to allow US yacht builder Palmer Johnson to begin manufacturing superyachts on the former VT shipyard in Woolston. Local officials say the Palmer Johnson facility would…