ASRY Expands Slipway Development
ASRY completed the final design and specification for the new slipway, to be launched in the last quarter of 2007. The original design called for a single slipway…
Grand Cayman to Build Cruise Ship Dock
The island of Grand Cayman, which has long resisted building a cruise ship dock out of concern about environmental damage that would result from dredging a channel into George Town Harbor…
Vinashin Eyes Future Growth
It has only been a decade since the Vietnam National Shipbuilding Corporation (Vinashin) started operations yet it has been able to accumulate sizeable capital and…
Technology Firms Assist Navy Shipbuilding
According to Pascagoula Mississippi Press, while the welders, fitters and engineers at Northrop Grumman work on the ships that will soon form the nucleus of the Navy's updated surface fleet…
GEM, Hyundai Sign Contract for Five Tankers
Gulf Energy Maritime (GEM) awarded South Korea's Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd. a contract for five high specification double hulled product/chemical tankers for delivery during 2006/2007.
Baker Hughes Announces July 2006 Rig Counts
Baker Hughes Incorporated announced that the international rig count for July 2006 was 921, up 15 from the 906 counted in June 2006, and up 10 from the 911 counted in July 2005.
Green” Ships Call at Port of L.A.
The Hatsu Smart, one of Evergeen Group’s “green” mega ships, recently made its maiden call at the Port of Los Angeles alongside sister ship Hatsu Sigma – the first…
IMOS to Handle Tanker Expansion for NSCSA
The National Shipping Corporation of Saudi Arabia (NSCSA) has licensed Veson Nautical’s complete Integrated Maritime Operations System (IMOS). IMOS will manage NSCSA’s…
NASSCO, U.S. Shipping Partners Finalize Contract
General Dynamics NASSCO has finalized a $1b contract with U.S. Shipping Partners L.P. (USS) to build nine product carrier tankers. The contract includes options for five additional ships.