Rodriquez Cantieri Navali, Sultanate of Oman Sign Contract
Rodriquez Cantieri Navali on April 11 signed a contract for the supply of five catamarans for the Sultanate of Oman. Rodriquez Cantieri Navali will build five fast…
Bill Sets $8.7B Spending for USCG
Lawmakers have reached agreement on a law authorizing $8.7b spending by the U.S. Coast Guard this year. The bill, H.R. 889, the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006…
Mitsui & Co., Petrobras to Sign MOU
Mitsui & Co., Ltd., reached an agreement with Petrobras (Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.) to jointly carry out a feasibility study for promoting the production of bio-ethanol…
Portable Robot Tested in Undersea Lab
As part of the April 3-20 NEEMO (for NASA Extreme Environmental Mission Operation) 9 project, a joint effort of the U.S. space agency NASA, the Canadian Space Agency, the U.S.
Northrop Grumman Awarded Submarine Work
Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Navy for maintenance work on the nuclear-powered submarine USS Oklahoma City (SSN 723). Northrop…
Series to Feature Ships Lost at Sea
"Andrea Doria: Dive to Adventure and Danger" is the first in a three-part lecture series, "Lost at Sea," that highlights Penn State research on shipwrecks. The "Andrea…
ABG Shipyard Wins Orders from Sea Tankers
ABG Shipyard Ltd has bagged a repeat order for construction projects from Sea Tankers Management Company Ltd. The company would construct six anchor handling tug…
BW Group Aims to Double its Size
BW Group aims to double its value to $10 billion by 2010, and may fund its growth by listing its business units, NDTV.com reported. Increased supply deals with Chinese…
Artificial Island Needed for Proposed LNG Terminal
According to Asbury Park Press, an investment group proposing to build an offshore liquid natural gas terminal 19 miles east of Sea Bright is preparing specific…
Overseas Shipholding, Tesoro Maritime Sign Time Charter
Overseas Shipholding Group signed time charter agreements with Tesoro Maritime for two more of the 10 Jones Act commercial product tankers being built at Aker Philadelphia Shipyard.
Aker Yards to build four PSV’s
Nordcapital Holding GmbH & Cie. KG in Hamburg, Germany and Aker Yards announced that it has signed an agreement to build four Platform Supply Vessels (PSV's) of…
Frigate Delivered to Royal Norwegian Navy
On April 5, Navantia delivered to the Royal Norwegian Navy in the Fene-Ferrol shipyard, the Fridtjof Nansen frigate, the first of five that Navantia was contracted to build.
Deltamarin, Shandong New Shipbuilding Create Joint Venture Company
The Finnish private-owned company Delta-Sigma Ltd (owner of Deltamarin Ltd and Deltamarin Contracting Ltd) and the Chinese state-owned company Shandong New Shipbuilding Heavy Industries Co.…
Wärtsilä Engines to Power Viking Line Ferry
The new high-speed RoPax ferry by Viking Line will be equipped with Wärtsilä main engines and generating sets. Wärtsilä Corporation was awarded a contract in March…
Lockheed Martin Awarded Study Contract for Israeli Navy LCS Design
The U.S. study for the Israeli Navy. naval requirements. the U.S. Navy. requirements. contracts to design and build one or two ships for the Israeli Navy. Shipyards in the United States.
Italia Marittima adds to Shortsea Services
Italia Marittima is to launch a new service linking its Mediterranean hub, Taranto Container Terminal, with Algiers. The so-called ALS service is expected to commence on 9 May.
Young Brothers to Invest $186m
Young Brothers Ltd. announced it will spend $186 million over 10 years on a new fleet of barges, tugboats, shipping containers, lifts and other equipment. The 106…
Qatar Gets 3 Korean Shipbuilders $7b Jackpot
Qatar is becoming a goldmine for Korean shipbuilders as the top three companies won orders for liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers worth $7 billion. Hyundai Heavy Industries…
Wärtsilä to Supply for New Viking Ferry
The new high-speed RoPax ferry by Viking Line will be equipped with Wärtsilä main engines and generating sets for low operating costs and increased payload capacity.
MacGregor Relocates U.S. Center to Virginia
Reports indicate that a Swedish company that supplies cargo handling equipment has relocated its U.S. parts and service center from New Jersey to Chesapeake, Va. MacGregor has leased 9,600 sq. ft.
