General News

Construction of a shipyard project, believed to be the largest of its kind in China, commenced recently at Haixiwan Bay in Qingdao, a port in east China's Shandong province. Covering an area…

Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited, an affiliate of Chevron Corporation, has commenced the construction of the FPSO vessel for its Agbami Field, valued at $1.1 billion. The vessel is being built at…

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Japan clinches a 145,400 cbm moss type LNG carrier from Cygnus LNG Shipping, a joint venture of Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line) together with the Tokyo Electric Power…

Sources in Germany report that the country will sell Israel two AIP-equipped SSK Dolphin class submarines for a total of EUR 1 billion ($1.17 billion), with the German government picking up one-third…

The net profit of the Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard Company (Asry) is expected to reach $6.4 million this year while the net operating income is projected to reach $106m, compared with…

Aker Yards and Viking Line have signed a letter of intent for delivering a passenger ferry in January 2008. The contract value is within the range EUR 110-130 million.The agreement includes options…

Prosafe ASA's wholly-owned unit Prosafe Production Services Pte Ltd has won a $178m contract from New Zealand Overseas Petroleum Ltd. The New Zealand company will lease a Flotation Production Storage and Offloading…

Daehan Shipbuilding in South Korea will start the construction of a 29.97 acres new shipbuilding facility in Haenam and the development will consist of two stages. The first stage will cost W…

Martek Marine Ltd (UK) have secured the world¹s first contract for supply ofNOx/SOx/CO2 emissions monitoring systems for a series of new LNG carriers under construction at DSME in South Korea. The vessels…

Bermuda has signed a contract for the construction of a 350-passenger high speed ferry for a new Hamilton to St. George's route. The 38.15 metre-long vessel, which is being built by Derecktor…