Hitachi Zosen joins the family of licensees of Wärtsilä Corporation to manufacture Wärtsilä RT-flex electronically-controlled common-rail marine engines. Hitachi Zosen was awarded a contract in March 2007 by Wärtsilä Corporation to build four six-cylinder Wärtsilä RT-flex50-B engines for ships to be
On March 30th 2007, the Damen Container Feeder ‘Jork Reliance’ was handed over to her Owners, a single ship KG under management of Reederei Becker from Jork, Germany. For Reederei Becker she is the fifth and last vessel out of a series of five and she is the twelfth vessel out of this successful Dam
The Navy and its shipbuilders have repeatedly underestimated the cost of major shipbuilding programs, sticking taxpayers with the bill when a ship’s final price runs higher than advertised, the service’s top civilian complained Tuesday.
The European Union has told China that it will face a growing threat of trade penalties unless it curbs its capacity expansion in steel and shipbuilding, EU diplomats said on Tuesday. The diplomats, who declined to be identified, said EU Industry Commissioner Guenter Verheugen had delivered the warn
On March 31, 2007, the Municipal Government of Fujian Province and COSCO Group signed a strategic partnership framework agreement in Fuzhou, Fujian Province. Mr. Huang Xiaojing, Governor of Fujian Province and Capt. Wei Jiafu, President and CEO of COSCO Group signed the agreement on behalf of each p
Northrop Grumman Corp., the world’s largest warship builder, reached a tentative agreement with workers at its Pascagoula, Miss., shipyard to end a 27-day strike.
Nakilat, a Qatari company, has signed an agreement with Keppel Offshore and Marine Limited of Singapore to jointly develop a $450 million shipyard in the Gulf state, a statement from Keppel has said.
It was another difficult day to be racing on the waters off Valencia. The wind was strong, but still very shifty, and no lead was safe until the finish line had been crossed. But in these very difficult conditions, it was the Defender of the America’s Cup, Alinghi, who excelled, earning two race vic
After Years of False Starts, Smooth Seas Ahead for Latest Purpose-Built Sportfisher They say good things come to those who wait. If the length of the delay is any indication of the reward, the passengers of the all-new sportfisher Intrepid are in for more than your average boat ride.
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (MES with president Mr. Takao Motoyama) has been successfully receiving the order of 56,000 dwt bulk carriers, as its main sales products, reflecting the booming shipping market, and the total order number of such 56,000 bulk carriers already exceeded 100
The Qatar National Navigation & Transport QSC, a marine freight transportation and industrial investment company, will pay Daesun Ship-building & Engineering Co QR87mn ($24mn) for a new container ship.
Federal authorities will investigate the cause of an explosion on a coal ship moored off Newcastle, in NSW, which left three Filipino sailors with serious burns. The three men suffered burns to their faces and arms when the boiler on the Shirane, a bulk carrier from Panama, exploded at about 12.30pm
South Korean shipbuilders racked up large overseas orders in the first quarter of the year on continued demand for oil tankers and liquefied natural gas (LNG) ships, leaving them on course to exceed their yearly targets, industry sources said Tuesday.
Mr. John C.S. Lau, President & Chief Executive Officer of Husky Energy Inc., today announced that the company has received regulatory and government approval to increase production to 140,000 barrels per day at the White Rose oil field, 350 kilometres southeast of St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrad
