The Indian ministry of shipping unveiled its vision document for Coastal Shipping, Tourism and Regional Development on Monday at Dona Paula, Goa at the 16th meeting of Maritime States Development Council (MSDC), reports Times of India. The…
Indian Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, has said that the Ministry has prepared a scheme to offer subsidy to the shipbuilding industry, says Press Information Bureau of the government. The proposal has been sent to the Cabinet Ministry for approval…
ESAB has launched its 2015 “A Cut Above” student contest open to students in welding, cutting and related programs (e.g., Ag Mechanics) at secondary and post-secondary schools. ESAB will award more than $30,000 in equipment and cash prizes as part of the contest…
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus hosted a ship-naming ceremony today to announce that SSN 799, a Virginia-class attack submarine, will bear the name USS Idaho.The submarine will be named to honor the history its namesake state has with the Navy…
Registration opened for Third annual International Student Design Competition for Safe Affordable Ferries. Today the Worldwide Ferry Safety Association (WFSA) announced its latest competition for a Safe Affordable Ferry, with entries…
The Navy will lay the keel for the second Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) Saturday, August 22, 2015 at 10 a.m.John F. Kennedy, designated CVN 79, is the second aircraft carrier to honor President John F…
Dorian LPG Ltd. a leading owner and operator of modern Very Large Gas Carriers ('VLGCs'), reported today that it took delivery of the ECO VLGC Constitution from Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries. Constitution, Dorian LPG's eighth newbuilding delivery, will be operated in the Helios LPG Pool.
Incat Crowther has delivered Wavelength 4, a 19m catamaran tour vessel claimed by its operator to be “the cleanest tour vessel on the Great Barrier Reef”.Built by Aluminium Marine in Queensland, Wavelength 4 features Incat Crowther’s…
Ultra Deep Group (UDS) signed another contract with China Merchants Heavy Industry to build a Ultra Deep Installer – Multipurpose Diving Support Construction Vessel. Even though the oil market remains in the doldrums, Singapore-based UDS is…
Fresh from commissioning festivities in Boston, Coast Guard’s newest National Security Cutter, James, made its first port call to Baltimore, Tuesday.Starting Wednesday until Thursday, the cutter will be open for free public tours at the…
A new masterpiece from Beiderbeck Designs: in Taiwan, the yacht designers from Bremen are using the technical platform of a 33-metre long Horizon motoryacht for their latest commission for an experienced German owner. They are combining maximum…
Jiangsu Hantong Ship Heavy Industry Co.,Ltd. (HT) has signed 4+2 115,000DWT Aframax Oil Tankers contract with Cardiff Marine. The Chinese shipbuilder said the tankers will be designed by Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI)…
A Brazilian judge sentenced Nestor Cervero, former international chief of state-run oil firm Petrobras, to just over 12 years in prison on Monday for corruption and money laundering related to a bribe allegedly paid to the speaker of Brazil's lower house of Congress…
Drydocks World, a provider of maritime and offshore services to the shipping, oil, gas and energy sectors, informs it has serviced a record number of 40 vessels in its Dubai yard. With 40 vessels simultaneously in Drydocks World facilities—more than ever before in Drydocks World’s history—the 9…
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has been contracted by Chinese shipbuilding group Yangfan to deliver comprehensive RoRo access equipment packages for a series of five post-Panamax 7,800 CEU pure car/truck carriers (PCTCs). The vessels are under construction for Italian operator Grimaldi Group…