The naming ceremony of the Damen Stan Tug 2608, ‘DMS HAWK’ took place in Gorinchem on the 25th of October performed by Mrs Catrina Nijboer. ‘DMS HAWK’ will soon depart for the Arabian Gulf where she will be towing rock barges for the next years, supporting many projects under construction in the reg
An international exhibition on maritime equipment and shipyard industry, Maritime Viet Nam 2006, opened in Ho Chi Minh City on November 7. The exhibition, the first of its kind held in Viet Nam, attracts 200 enterprises from Viet Nam and 20 countries and territories, including the Netherlands, the R
The Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard (Asry) yesterday delivered the $5 million service vessel NAKILAT-VI, built for the Kuwait Oil Tankers Company (KOTC). The vessel is 35m long and 9m wide and is powered by two main engines driving twin screws, built to LRS Class. It is fitted with a bow thruster
This report not only makes an in-depth study on supply-demand, competitive pattern and latest market changes in Chinas shipbuilding industry, but also presents and analyzes the development and operating strategies, competitiveness and the prospect of major manufacturers in details. At the last part,
Dung Quat Shipbuilding Co. in central Quang Ngai province on Tuesday signed a US$200-million contract to build ten 54,000-ton cargo ships for Vinashin Oil and Gas Investment and Transport Joint-stock Co. The 190-m long and 32.26-m wide ships, estimated to cost some $20 million each, will be designed
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Transas Denmark has won the initial order to supply ten vessels (managed by Lauritzen Fleet Management A/S) with the company
Dredging of the mud-laden Petaluma River has begun, although how much progress has been made so far is still murky. Originally set to begin on Oct. 13, the start of dredging work in the downtown Turning Basin was delayed because of problems securing permits from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Mayor David Madden said a dredging of the Fore River in North Weymouth by a Quincy firm will remove excess sediment from the bottom of the channel to prevent oil tankers and large vessels from running aground while going to local ports. “We don’t anticipate the project will have any negative effect
A sailor in the Route du Rhum race has been rescued from his overturned boat in the mid-Atlantic. Falmouth Coastguards co-ordinated the rescue after receiving a distress call via satellite on Tuesday night.
The European Commission has given Turkey until mid-December to open its ports to Cypriot ships, or face unspecified consequences. The warning is set out in a report criticising the pace of Turkish reforms in the year since EU entry talks began.
AISLive.com, the website that shows the real time position of commercial ships in 62 countries, has been shortlisted as a Finalist in the Defence Technology Exchange Innovation Awards 2006.
Europe’s largest shipbuilder, Aker Yards ASA, said Tuesday that a record order backlog will bring in at least 900 new jobs at its shipyards in Finland and France, plus hundreds more in local communities.
The U.S. Navy has awarded a billion-dollar contract to Northrop Grumman Ship Systems for the construction of a new amphibious transport ship and materials and labor to support another, U.S. Sen. Trent Lott announced. Lott said in a Monday news release that the work will be done at Northrop Grumman’s
