Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (Nasdaq:EGLE), a global marine transportation company specializing in the Supramax segment of the dry bulk shipping industry, today announced that it has signed contracts with IHI Marine United Inc., one of Japan’s pre-eminent shipyards, for the construction of two ‘Future-5
China’s shipbuilding industry was once weak and backward. When the first ship with a capacity of 10,000t made in China was launched, shipbuilding powers in the word were building ships with a capacity of 100,000t. Recently the reporter has visited Dalian with the Brand Promotion Program organized by
Holland America Line will name its new 2,044-passenger Signature-class ship, ms Eurodam. To be delivered in summer 2008, the new Eurodam marks Holland America Line’s next class of vessels and the largest ever constructed for the premium line.
FLIR Systems, Inc., a leader in thermal imaging and stabilized camera systems, has announced an affordable new thermal imager for the recreational maritime market. The FLIR Navigator series empowers boaters with the ability to safely and confidently navigate at night and during other hazardous low-v
The biggest shipyard of the Black Sea region will be built in Surmene town of Trabzon. The foundation of the “Yenicam Shipyard” will be laid this month. The shipyard where 5,000 people will be employed, will cost 41.4 million YTL.
Work on replacement vessel for Queen of the North begins December A new contract with the BC Ferry Corporation will keep workers busy at Victoria Shipyards. The company based at the Esquimalt Graving Dock will soon begin work on a $9-million contract for work on a ferry from Greece purchased by B.C.
Haverton Hill shipyard in the North East of England has won a
The Dung Quat Shipbuilding Industry Corporation and the Oil and Gas Shipping Investment Joint Stock Co on Tuesday signed a contract to construct ten 54,000-DWT freighters in a deal worth about US$200 million. The vessels were designed by the Shipbuilding Science and Technology Institute, and are 190
Hunt Yachts is pleased to announce the appointment of three additional sales agents: Black Pearl Yacht Sales (Marco Island, Florida), JK3 Nautical Enterprises (San Diego, California) and Yachting Solutions (Camden, Maine). This addition is part of Hunt
Hotchya Shipyard company having recently successfully released the project of 35-meter-length mega-yacht
Mitsui Babcock Energy, the global engineering firm which employs 500 workers in Renfrew, has been sold to South Korean conglomerate Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction for around
Camper & Nicholsons Marinas is pleased to announce that Grand Harbour Marina, Malta has achieved International Ship and Port Facility Security certification (ISPS). ISPS Code certification is aimed at protecting ships, crews, ports and port facilities from terrorist activities or attacks.
A Turkish dry cargo ship, which ran aground off Novorossiisk in the Black Sea on Tuesday, is no danger to the local environment, the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry’s press service announced on Wednesday.
The UAE-flagged ship MV Veesham I, which was hijacked on November 1 off the coast of Somalia, was yesterday got freed by soldiers of the country’s new Islamic Movement government.
