General News

Edison Chouest Offshore has expanded into the shipyard sector in Brazil with the inauguration, early in October, of Estaleiro Navship in Navegantes in the south of Brazil. The yard will be capable…

The North Carolina-based EnSolve Biosystems has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) to supply a PetroLiminator Oil Water Separator for treating bilge water from its fleet service craft…

Shipyards of South Korea are set to make all-out efforts to develop offshore facilities in a bid to stay ahead of the field despite hot pursuit from rivals in Japan and China,…

VT Halter Marine landed $500 million in sales of new ships in September and, just as the Island Home ferry is nearly ready to head for its homeport in New England, another…

Astilleros y Servicios Navales S.A. (ASENAV) shipyard at Valdivia in the South of Chile has launched a small cruise ship destined for Chile?s Patagonia area. Named ?Atmosphere?, the new 45m long by…

Chinese yards are going through an unprecedented growth in activity in offshore construction. ABS China Country Manager Wing Kee Ho reports that with the demand for deepwater ships and rigs, the Chinese…

Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) has placed orders for 2 cellular container vessels of 4,400 TEU capacity at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries, Korea. The public sector shipping major is also planning to…

Scientists at the University of California-Santa Barbara have developed a new technology for cleaning oil spills on oceans, lakes and other waterways. They have constructed and successfully field tested an improved version…

Soaring repair bills and more frequent service interruptions can be expected with Marine Atlantic?s ageing fleet of ferries, the union representing navigators, engineers, electricians and radar technicians aboard the vessels warned. Owned…

Bureau Veritas (BV) has announced it intends to combine its strengths with those of Germanischer Lloyd (GL) and has made an offer to all GL?s shareholders to acquire their shares. Once completed,…