General News

The MacGregor Group, part of the Cargotec Corporation, has announced a new joint venture production partnership with Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group (Vinashin). The joint venture has been established as part of Vinashin's…

Danaos Corporation has signed shipbuilding contracts for four 6,800 TEU container ships with China Shipbuilding Trading Company, Limited. The vessels will be built by the Shanghai Jiangnan Changxing Heavy Industry Company Limited…

Seacor Marine, the subsidiary of SEACOR Holdings, has taken delivery of its latest vessel, the crewboat John G McCall. Built by Gulf Craft Shipyard in Patterson, Louisiana, the 190ft John G McCall…

Colombo Dockyard (CDL) is reporting a full order book until 2008 for new ships, after building seven fast patrol boats for the Sri Lankan Navy and two tugs for Saudi Arabia which…

It now looks certain, following meetings held on Monday at the Clyde shipyard of Ferguson Shipbuilders, that the vast majority of the workers employed there are to lose their jobs. Out of…

Mizho Bank in Japan expects that new order volume in 2007 will be 55 million GT. The bank said that Korean shipbuilders will take new orders at attractive prices because they have…

Hyundai Heavy Industries clinched four PCTCs from Eukor. The 7,900 unit car carriers will be delivered during 2010. Hyundai Samho won a new order for a 1,700TEU container ship from a French…

Shanghai-based China Shipping Development Co. Ltd. (CSD) plans to build six oil tankers worth $307.56 million for delivery in 2009 and 2010 to help expand its ocean shipping business. CSD has signed…

A mass meeting of the workforce of Ferguson shipyard at Port Glasgow in Scotland is planned following threats that two thirds of the workers could be made redundant and threatening the survival…

Aker Yards ASA has won a 4 billion nkr vessel deal from newly-formed sister company, Aker Oilfield Services (AOS). The contract involves the construction of four large well intervention/construction vessels, and includes…