Northrop Grumman Corp. has received a $1.45 billion U.S. Navy shipbuilding contract for the construction and further development of a new San Antonio (LPD 17)-class ship.
Diana Shipping Inc. Announces Long Term Time Charter Agreement for MV Sideris GS and Signing of Loan Agreement for Pre-Delivery Financing of Two Previously-Announced Capesize Newbuildings.
A Devonport-based frigate has been involved in a drugs bust which found more than a tonne of cocaine. HMS Argyll helped intercept the offshore supply vessel MV Orca II off west Africa on Monday.
The global demand for recreational boats is estimated to reach (US) $26.4 billion in 2006 and is projected to grow at a 7% annual rate, reaching $37.1 billion in annual sales by 2011, according to new research from E-Composites, a leader in composites industry market intelligence. Given the size of
Samsung Heavy Industries was recently honored with the
The Defense Ministry
Anglo-Dutch oil giant Royal Dutch Shell Plc. has awarded a contract for a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) platform to SBM Offshore.
A FAULT in the German power grid plunged millions of people into darkness across Western Europe and provided a reminder of the fragility of the Continent
SEADRAGON, a new oil servicing company, has said that it plans to build deep-sea rigs worth $1.5 billion (
Shipping Corporation (Q, N,C,F)* of India (SCI) is planning to place a USD 502.90 million contract with Korean shipbuilding yards, reports Business Standard. Out of this, SCI has already signed contracts with South Korean yard STX Shipbuilding Co for building six new long range-I size product tanker
Speaking in advance of its regional debut at the Seatrade Middle East Maritime (SMEM) exhibition in Dubai this December, a representative of the St. Kitts & Nevis International Ship Registry (SKANReg) said ocean-going trade would dominate the Gulf’s rising export industry. ‘As the Middle East’s poli
About 50 firefighters were needed to tackle a blaze on two privately-owned boats on the East Sussex coast. The crews were called to Brighton marina on Sunday evening and took almost three hours to control the fire, with help from three lifeboats.
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has successfully completed the construction and load-out of two units of ultra-huge LNG tanks for Adriatic LNG Terminal. Mr. Goo Ja-moon, senior vice president of HHI, and many delegates from ExxonMobil, Aker Kvaerner, and Whessoe Oil and Gas attended the ceremony to c
State-owned China Ocean Shipping (Group) Co., commonly known as COSCO Group, said it plans to nearly double its fleet of large oil tankers to meet booming demand for crude oil imports in the country. “We need at least 15 VLCCs (very large crude carriers) to meet our current needs,” COSCO Group presi
