In a move that will add to its offshore vessel building expertise and give it an edge over competition, ABG Shipyard, the country’s largest private sector shipyard, is looking at building sub-sea vessels, which can be employed underwater for exploration and production (E&P) activities.
According to the Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen KK, the tanker Takayam was attacked early Monday morning by a small vessel off the northern Somali coast. The tanker began to lose fuel after being hit by a rocket, but it was still able to head towards Saudi Arabia.
The ship carrying weapons to Zimbabwe may return to China after being prevented from unloading in South Africa, a Chinese official has said. Zambia’s president has called on other African countries not to let the ship enter their waters, in case the arms escalate post-election tensions.
Three of the grandest ships ever to have set sail on the oceans are to meet for the final time later. The Cunard fleet of Queens – Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth 2 – will be in their home port of Southampton, Hampshire.
Wärtsilä today opened new offices and a workshop in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates to meet the rapidly growing market demand from marine and power plant customers in Dubai and in the Gulf in general. The new workshop premises enable Wärtsilä to offer a wide range of services for engines, ships, a
State-owned shipbuilding company PT PAL Indonesia has received orders from a Thai shipping company for four container ships measuring 50,000 deadweight ton (DWT).
South Korea’s third-largest steelmaker Dongkuk Steel Mill said on Tuesday it would raise prices of steel plates used in shipbuilding by 23 percent to pass on soaring global raw material prices.
The world’s first fixed dual-beam gantry crane was officially launched at a naming ceremony held at Yantai Raffles Shipyard last Saturday. Named after a famous sacred mountain in China’s Shandong Province, the 20,000-tonne (22,000 tons) Taisun was also presented a certificate by the American Bureau
A new $351-million frigate upgrading contract — the largest in Victoria Shipyards’ 15-year history — will create 110 new jobs and provide economic stability for 450 workers already at the Esquimalt site. ‘What it really means is a real future in the shipbuilding industry again,’ said Bill Morrison,
Somali troops stormed a Dubai-flagged ship on Tuesday that had been hijacked by pirates off the Horn of Africa nation, releasing its crew and arresting the pirates, an official said.
Accident investigators have identified 12 other ships that could suffer the same failure as the container ship Napoli which was beached off Devon. Urgent strengthening of the ships has been ordered by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB).
Following the recent completion of Australia’s 14-vessel Armidale Class Patrol Boat fleet, Austal announces the contract to build six 30 metre aluminium fast patrol craft for the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. This significant order includes additional contracts for scheduled & u
The Sabine Pass liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification terminal (Louisiana, on the Gulf of Mexico) built by Cheniere Energy, Inc. was inaugurated today. Total is pleased that the terminal has now come on stream. The Group had reserved rights to 10 billion cubic meters a year in regasification ca
The 107 metre high-speed vehicle-passenger ferry ‘Alakai’, built for Hawaii Superferry, has recommenced its daily service between Maui and Oahu following a period in drydock. Annual dry docking of the vessel was brought forward by Hawaii Superferry due to inclement weather, allowing inspection of th
