Vessels & Shipyards

The construction of Zvezda shipyard in far eastern Russia is set for delays after oil giant Rosneft has asked the national government to double its contribution to the project.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is to increase its focus on commercial vessels at its Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works Koyagi Plant, establishing two new companies for ship construction and the manufacture of hull…

Arab Ship Repair Yard (ASRY) of Bahrain has signed one of its biggest block repair deals with Kuwait Oil Tanker Company (KOTC), taking exclusive maintenance rights for 19 vessels over the next…

Meyer Werft has told its 3,100 workers it will not leave home base in Papenburg for at least 15 years, writes Tom Todd. The company has also revealed a new shipbuilding process…

Oman Drydock Company (ODC) is looking to significantly increase its market share of global shiprepair work after completing its first major conversion job.

Kned E Hansen, CS Marine (Shanghai) and Bo Hai Shipyard have delivered the first ro-pax vessel designed for the Chinese market, ‘San Sha No 1’, commissioned by the Hainan government.

Shipbuilder Keppel Singmarine has been awarded a contract to build an ice-class, multipurpose vessel for Maritime Construction Services valued at around US$265m.