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China is expected to build ships totaling more than 10 million DWT for the first time in its history, said an official in charge of the country's shipbuilding sector. Zhang Guangqin, vice-director…

BAE Systems has officially put up for sale Atlas Elektronik, its German naval systems business thereby ending months of speculation about its intentions for the naval command-and-control and torpedo business. The company…

Details of Japan's drastic new proposals for maritime security measures in areas at risk from piracy and terrorism will be announced at the forthcoming IMO seminar on "Maritime Security Measures for Non-SOLAS…

The government of Oman is going ahead with plans to develop a world-class commercial port and shipyard at Duqm in Al Wusta. Royal Haskoning of the Netherlands, in association with Lebanon?s Khatib…

The state-run China Shipbuilding Corporation (CSBC), based in Taipei, will complete privatization by the end of 2005 as scheduled. According to CSBC President Fan Kuang-nan, the company will hold an investment conference…

The development of key features in ShipConstructor, the AutoCAD based 3D product-modeling software for the design and fabrication of ships, will be funded by the Second-Tier Shipyard Design Enhancement Project II, which…

GE Transportation's marine gas turbine business has launched a program to obtain American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) certification, to the Steel Vessel and the new Naval Vessel Rules, for its LM6000 aero…

China's largest ship-management company plans to launch a global challenge to its competitors. "Our purpose is to catch up with the world's largest V-Ships Company," said Wang Xiangyun, Party secretary of the…

Austal USA has launched a high speed catamaran with advanced hull form technology for the United States Office of Naval Research (ONR). The 31.2 metre vessel was built for American Marine Holdings,…

The global trade in toxic ships for scrap was dealt a serious blow in Geneva last week when the Basel Convention affirmed that ships could be considered toxic waste under international law…

V-T Halter Marine has launched a 178 metre vessel designed to transport more than 3,000 vehicles between California and Hawaii. The M-V Jean Anne is the first of its kind to be…

The maverick Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, who has just received a mandate to continue as president for the next three years, declared at a top-level meeting of Mercosur ministers and leaders that…

In June this year the Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), Miami, announced that the production of the cruise liner Pride of America shall be continued at Germany?s Lloyd Werft in Bremerhaven. The vessel…

GE Infrastructure, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Electric, has begun field testing a cost-effective container security product for use in maritime shipping. The company, headquartered in Wilton, Connecticut, expects to roll…

A report released last month by the American Shipbuilding Association (ASA) paints a gloomy forecast about the future of shipbuilding in the USA. The ?Shipbuilding Industrial Base Survey and Report? centers on…

Austal, the Australian shipbuilder, reported a net profit after tax and outside equity interests of $20.1 million for the financial year ended 30 June 2004. This significantly improved result flows from a…

Norshipco shipyard in Norfolk, Virginia, part of the United States Marine Repair, America's leading non-nuclear ship repair and conversion company, will lay off 400 people in what the shipyard hopes will be…

According to the Philippines? Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), twenty-five of the country?s 120 major ports have yet to comply with the new International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) code…

Top military commanders of Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia are scheduled to meet on July 20 in Batam, Indonesia, to sign an agreement on security patrols in the Strait of Malacca. Under the…

A number of recommendations relating to the marine transportation of compressed natural gas (CNG) have emerged following an international gathering held in St. John, Canada. With support from the Centre for Marine…