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
An unconditional contract has been confirmed for the supply of four fast ferries, consisting of two 69 metre and two 88 metre Austal Auto Express vehicle-passenger catamaran designs. Further customer details cannot be released at this stage.
An injured crewman has been airlifted off a fishing boat in the North Sea and taken to hospital for treatment. The man was on the Golden Promise, which is registered in Fraserburgh, when he was hurt.
STX of the Republic of Korea (ROK), the world’s sixth largest shipbuilder, begun building a shipyard on Changxing Island in northeast China’s port city Dalian on Friday. The company is investing 902 million US dollars in the shipyard which will include engine assembly plants and molding and forging
Scottish fishing leaders have called on the country’s next government to fight for the industry’s future. The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) has published a mini-manifesto of the main points it wants addressed.
Heavily armed pirates have seized an Indian cargo vessel off the coast of Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, maritime officials say. Andrew Mwangura of the Kenyan-based Seafarers Assistance Programme said 14 crew members have been taken captive.
President Vladimir Putin has signed decrees setting up a United Shipbuilding Corporation (known by its Russian initials, OSK) to consolidate large federal companies engaged in shipbuilding. Within the next few months, three regional subholdings will be formed. One of them – the Western Center – will
The vision behind the development of the newly built 48-metre luxury yacht, Hanse Explorer, was to train professional seamen, including officers, engineers and chefs, whilst simultaneously offering up to 12 passengers the opportunity to experience a very different kind of luxury adventure, allowing
The final season of the 32nd America’s Cup opened with racing on a complicated spring day in Valencia. The changeable weather meant the leaderboard was shuffled on each leg of the race course, with a massive wind shift on the final run of the first race denying +39 Challenge a fairytale ending.
STEALTHGAS INC., a ship-owning company serving the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) sector of the international shipping industry, announced today that it has entered into agreements to acquire three second-hand and one new building LPG carriers for an aggregate purchase price of $51 million. Upon comp
