Dubai Ports Authority (DPA) has achieved a remarkable accomplishment in handling large container vessels, which have capacities between 4,000-8,000 twenty foot equivalent units (TEUs), in a record time.
The fate of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard could be decided tomorrow, when four members of the Base Realignment and Closure Commission hold a hearing in Boston to decide whether to accept the Pentagon’s recommendation that the shipyard be closed.
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering, the world’s second largest shipbuilder, said on July 4 it has won a 260.4 billion won (RM959.5 million) order from Belgium to build a liquefied natural gas carrier. The delivery would be made by March, 2008, the company said in a brief public disclosure.
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Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard workers are in disbelief the yard may be added to a federal closure list. While the workers we met are disappointed the government is eying the shipyard for cutbacks, they hope to have the chance to be lifelong employees.
Shares in China Cosco, the Chinese shipping giant, today sank 10 per cent on their debut in Hong Kong amid fears that the maritime sector is heading for stormy waters and raising a question mark over China’s economic prospects.
The new shipbuilding consortium Bulyard and Cyprus-registered Bulcon have signed a letter of intent for an order of 2 vessels worth USD 35 M. Bulyard will have to construct one 9,300 tonner and one 42,000 tonner. Bulcon has already made upfront payments on the USD 35M contract, which will be finalis
San Francisco police are trying to figure out what caused a powerboat carrying eight people to crash into a concrete pier at the Hunters Point Shipyard in San Francisco.
Russian Naval Export Potential at IMDS 2005
KITTERY, Maine — The imperiled Portsmouth Naval Shipyard on the Maine-New Hampshire border will be recognized on Thursday for outstanding work. Shipyard leaders will be presented with a Meritorious Unit Commendation, acknowledging the shipyard’s “invaluable contribution” to national security.
Bluewater (Dyphavet) BV, a member of the Bluewater Group of Companies, and the Norwegian company Standard Marine Nordsjo AS, an affiliate of Exxon Mobil Corporation, have formed a partnership (PR Jotun DA), for the purchase of the FPSO Jotun A from its current owners being the participants in the Jo
P&O, Britain’s largest ports operator, has ended its 40-year association with container shipping after selling its entire stake in Royal P&O Nedlloyd, the Dutch container line, to Denmark based shipping group AP Moeller-Maersk for
Husky Energy Inc., Calgary, is preparing to move its SeaRose floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel at the Cow Head Fabrication Facility in Marystown, Newf., to White Rose oil field on the Grand Banks.
The Government of Canada today announced it is joining international negotiations to curb government subsidies to the shipbuilding industry, as part of a drive to enhance the competitiveness of Canadian shipbuilding companies in the world market.
