CNG Carrier Construction Contracts to Come
ABS has given full design approval for the class of the compressed natural gas (CNG) carrier designed and developed by Canadian-based Sea NG Corporation. Sea NG…
Konecranes Receives Harbour Crane Order
Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), U.S.A. and Konecranes have closed a contract for the delivery of four Super Post Panamax Ship-to-Shore (STS) container cranes and…
BV Yacht Rules Benefit New Designs
re-engineer its Rules for Classification and Certification of Yachts. framework for yachts of all sizes. yacht market poses enormous safety challenges. pragmatic limits on safe outcomes.
Demand rises for C-MAP weather forecasting service
C-MAP Norway reports increased demand for the weather forecasting service developed by C-MAP Marine Forecast, a business unit of C-MAP Norway. C-MAP Norway confirmed today that Green Charter…
Fort Lauderdale Grounding Update
The U.S. Coast Guard said that more than 1,200 tons of the cargo of bauxite ore have been removed from the freighter grounded off Fort Lauderdale. Removal of an…
Turkey Eases International Flag Requirements
Turkey has made key changes to the requirements for registration on its international ship register. The changes will make it simpler for both shipowners and financiers…
BV Yacht Rules Benefit New Designs
International classification society Bureau Veritas has joined forces with yacht designers and builders to completely reengineer its Rules for Classification and Certification of Yachts.
SMM Showcases Containership Propeller
Visitors to SMM 2006 won't be able to miss the enormous exhibit, symbolizing shipbuilding, displayed in front of the East Entrance of Hamburg Trade Fair. It will…
Quintana Maritime Takes Delivery of Sixth Kamsarmax Vessel
Quintana Maritime Limited priced its two remaining Kamsarmaxes, Iron Brooke (ex Bulk 16) and Iron Manolis (ex Bulk 17), under its master time charter with Bunge S.A.
Northrop Grumman Names Farrell Sector VP
Northrop Grumman Corporation has appointed Tim Farrell sector vice president and general manager of U.S. Systems sector, effective October 2. all aspects of the sector’s U.S. interface.
Ship’s Ballast Water Target of Ruling
A federal judge called invasive species possibly stored aboard the ballast water of ships an "irreparable" degradation to the nation's coastal environment, and ordered…
Report: Repsol YPF, Gas Natural to Tender Contract for Five LNG Ships
Repsol YPF SA and its affiliate Gas Natural SDG SA plan shortly to put out for tender a contract to build a fleet of five ships for transporting liquid natural gas…
Flir Systems Gets $6.7M Navy Order
Flir Systems Inc., a maker of thermal imaging systems, on Tuesday said it received an order worth $6.7 million from the Navy. The order is the first under a $35…
'Genius grant' Awarded to Deep-Sea Explorer
A technologist, a deep-sea explorer and a computer scientist are among 25 people to each receive a $500,000 US so-called "genius grant" for exceptional talent and creativity in their fields of study…
China to Cap Foreign Investment in Shipbuilding
China plans to limit foreign investment in the country's ship makers to no more than 49 pct, the Commission of Science Technology & Industry for National Defense said.
Cebu Shipbuilding Facility Set for $100m Expansion
Cebu-based shipbuilding company Tsuneishi Heavy Industries Cebu Inc. (THICI) has committed to invest US$ 100 million or roughly P5 billion in the expansion of its…
Global Oceanic Carriers Acquires Two Ships
Global Oceanic Carriers Ltd, the AIM-listed Greek dry bulk shipping company, said it is acquiring two more ships and is proposing to enter into new ship management…
BP Delays Thunder Horse Again
BP PLC (BP) reported that its Thunder Horse Gulf of Mexico project faces another setback, as a metallurgical failure will delay first production for at least 18…
Diana Shipping Takes on Carrier Contracts
Diana Shipping Inc. assumed shipbuilding contracts from two unnamed parties for construction of two Capesize dry bulk carriers for $120.8 million. The carriers, priced at $60.4 million each…
