South Korean January Ship Orders Increase
New orders received by South Korean shipbuilders in January totaled 1.06 million gt, up 165 percent from the same month a year earlier, provisional figures from…
Singapore Shiprepair Yards To Report Only Modest Gains
Singapore's two ship-repair yards, Keppel Hitachi Zosen Ltd. and SembCorp Marine Ltd., are expected to report modest profit growth after almost two years of restructuring and consolidation.
France Wants Tighter Rules For Ships Near Europe
France plans to press for tougher maritime safety rules within a 200-mile radius of Europe, said French transport ministry officials, adding that they would like…
RINA Says Hull Crack Caused Erika's Doom
Italian ship safety inspector RINA, which passed the tanker that sank off France in December and caused an oil spill that polluted beaches, said the vessel broke…