General News

When Davie shipyard located in Levis, Canada, went into receivership this time last year, the outlook for the old yard was bleak. However, the new Norwegian owner, Teco Management AC, a company…

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea won an order for four product carriers from a European ship owner for delivery by July 2010. The total contract price is $190 million.

Penang Shipbuilding and Construction Sdn Bhd (PSC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the PSC Industries Bhd (PSCI) in Malaysia, has secured a contract to build three chemical tankers valued at $42 million for…

Dubai Dry Docks recently inaugurated the new extension to its ship repair and shipbuilding facilities. The new extension - the fifth dock - is to be added to the four existing dry…

Wärtsilä Switzerland Ltd and Yichang Marine Diesel Engine Plant (YMD) of Yichang, China, jointly signed an agreement in January 2007 to extend the existing licence agreement for the manufacture and sale of…

The first of two coastal protection vessels has been delivered to Spain?s Maritime Safety Authority SASEMAR. The main role for 220-ton bollard pull ?Don Inda? is emergency towing of a tanker, for…

Russia failed to report sea trials of its latest nuclear icebreaker in the Gulf of Finland in contravention of a bilateral agreement requiring advance notification. The Russian shipyard Baltiisky Zavod, based in…

Honolulu-based naval architect Navatek has landed a $2 million contract from the US Navy to design a prototype ship to deliver heavy equipment onto beaches. Navatek's T-Craft design uses an amphibious transporter…