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Dubai Drydocks is the largest ship repair facility in the Middle East. Built in the late 1970s, with the aim of capitalising on Dubai?s geographical proximity to the major oil terminals in…

Chilean ship owner Ultragas has taken delivery of the latest addition to its fleet, the 22,700m3 chemical carrier Guanaco. Built at Izar?s shipyard in Gijon, this 161.23m long double hulled vessel is…

Some of our readers with good memories may recall that a few years ago there was an announcement that a new shipping company transporting vehicles between Hawaii and the mainland would be…

If they were sure they could, they probably would. Ordering of very large containerships has resumed this year and talk has resurfaced of the potential to build vessels with unprecedented carrying capacities…

Despite pods suffering from their problems, there has been no let up in the advance of this technology. There have been a number of interesting developments of late, such as the two…

It was a big summer for what has become the pivotal yard-line relationship in cruising. Carnival group took two ships from Fincantieri, and the handovers of Carnival Cruises? Carnival Glory (built at…

Austal Ships is claiming that its success in making the short list for the preliminary design of the US Navy?s $10 billion Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) project represents further proof of the…

The next stage in the evolution process of cutting technology is laser hybrid welding, which uses a YAG laser combined with an arc system to offer high penetration welds with little distortion.…

Shanghai Shipyard in China has netted orders for five ships of 123,600 dwt in the first half of 2003, over 60% of its annual new order target and nearly 30% more than…

Jiangnan Shipyard in China has recently secured orders for 15 ships, including an FPSO, totalling just under 1 million dwt. As at the end of June this year, the shipbuilder?s order book…

Kawasaki Shipbuilding in Japan delivered the 2,500 cu m LNG carrier to joint ship owners, Shinwa Chemical Tanker and Corporation for Advanced Transport & Technology (CATT) on July 30. Named Shinju Maru…

Daewoo Shipbuilding in South Korea delivered the first ice classed tanker for Sovcomflot on August 29. Sea trials of the 115,000DWT tanker Nevskiy Prospect were carried out from 21 to 26 July…

Nord Capital in Germany is believed to have placed an order for five 8,200TEU box ships with Hyundai Samho Shipyard in Korea. The total order is valued at W 431.9 billion ($367m)…

As predicted in the July issue of The Motor Ship by Klaus Marek, technical superintendent at Hapag Lloyd, the Hamburg shipowning community has started to follow his company?s lead in ordering electronically…

FPSO design and construction has evolved over time to respond to the industry?s demands for safe and efficient facilities to operate in an ever more challenging environment. However, there is always room…

The Norwegian offshore operator Farstad Shipping earlier this year entered into a contract for two newbuildings from the Ulstein stable of designs. This consisted of one unit each of the newly developed…

Pure Car & Truck Carrier (PCTC) operators are turning green. Not with envy, but through environmental management. As reported in last month?s issue of The Motor Ship, Mitsui OSK Lines is to…

St Petersburg bunker company ECO Phoenix Holding is boosting its ability to deliver marine fuel to customers throughout the year with the introduction into service in March of an ice class double-hull…