Quintana Takes Delivery of Vessel
Quintana Maritime Limited took delivery of a Kamsarmax bulk carrier, Pascha, from Tsuneishi, a Japanese shipyard. Pascha has a carrying capacity of 82,300 deadweight…
S. Korea Tops List in Shipbuilding
South Korea took the No. 1 ranking in the global shipbuilding industry in terms of new orders, order backlogs and the volume of vessels built in the January-November period…
Vietnam President Urges Vinashin to Increase Production
Vietnam President Nguyen Minh Triet said that he expected the Viet Nam Shipbuilding Industry Group (Vinashin) to increase its international profile by producing more ships for the world market.
TOP Tankers Announces New Charter Contract
TOP Tankers Inc has entered into a time-charter contract for the M/T Stormless, a 150,038 DWT double-hull Suezmax tanker, built in 1993 by Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd of Japan.
Plan to Encourage U.S. Mariner Participation in the LNG Industry
SUEZ LNG NA LLC (SUEZ) announced an agreement with the U.S. Maritime Administration designed to begin generating employment opportunities for U.S. mariners onboard…
SLSDC Proposes to Amend Tariff of Tolls
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC), jointly with the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) of Canada, proposes to amend the tariff…
Vinashin and Songsan to Produce Steel
Vinashin has joined forces with Korea’s Songsan Company to form a joint venture to produce steel structures for shipbuilding. The Songsan-Vinashin JV will invest…
Mitsubishi Heavy Orders Increase in 2006
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd, said it has received orders for 23 vessels totaling 1.48m gross tons in 2006, up from 21 vessels weighing 1.08m gross tons a year earlier.
Australia Implements MSIC Program
The Australian Minister for Transport and Regional Services said that the government will implement its Maritime Security Identification Card (MSIC) program on 1 January 2007.
Company Gets $37m Penalty for Oil Record Book Violations
The U.S. Department of Justice said that a U.S. shipping company agreed to plead guilty to deliberate oil pollution and presenting fraudulent oil record books to the U.S. Coast Guard.
ABB to Automate LNG Terminal in China
ABB has won a $4m contract to supply an Integrated Central Control System for a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal in the Peoples Republic of China.
