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Cosco Ends FY15 in the Red

Feb 15, 2016

COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited has posted net losses of S$570 million for FY2015, compared with the earnings of S$20.9 million in FY2014. The company is hurt by writedown of inventory and possible non-payment by some of its customers…

Six New VLCCs Marks the Start of a Busy Delivery Year

Feb 11, 2016

2016 is off to a flying start when it comes to delivering brand new VLCCs from shipyards in South Korea and China to owners and investor across the globe, says a report BIMCO.  The six new VLCCs were delivered in a strong winter market…

MAN to Equip Unique Sailing Vessel

Feb 10, 2016

MAN Diesel & Turbo  received an order for an MAN 6L21/31 engine to power a newbuilding cadet training sailing ship for the Defence Ministry of the Republic of Indonesia. The engine will be used to power the 110m ‘Kri Bima Suci’ and up to 200 persons on board when not propelled by sail power…

US Contract for Next Generation Nuclear Sub Planning Program

Feb 10, 2016

The US Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $23.6 million contract to continue development work on the Ohio-class replacement nuclear submarine, General Dynamics said in a press release. 'Under the terms of the modification…

Elbit Systems Introduces Seagull

Feb 09, 2016

Israel’s Elbit Systems unveiled a prototype of what it claims is the world’s first unmanned system for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) missions. Developed in less than three years with technical and performance input from the Israeli Navy and Israel’s Ministry of Defense…

Edison Chouest Opening Mississippi Shipyard

Feb 08, 2016

Edison Chouest Offshore locating shipbuilding operations, TopShip, LLC, in Gulfport, Miss. Gov. Phil Bryant and officials from Edison Chouest Offshore, an offshore energy service and supply company, officially announced today the company…

Maritime India Summit Road Show Kick Starts

Feb 04, 2016

Kolkata, 3rd Feb, 2016: Industry leaders, corporate heads, policy makers and senior executives took part in the very first road show which served as a run up to the Maritime India Summit’16.Maritime India Summit is being organized by the…

Another Brutal Year for Korean Shipyards?

Feb 03, 2016

2016 could be a brutal year for Korean Shipyards. Yonhap reports that the country's shipbuilders failed to clinch any new orders in January, underscoring the protracted slump in the global shipbuilding segment. 'January is usually an off-season for shipbuilders…

Cosco Bags Contract for Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger

Feb 03, 2016

COSCO (Guangdong) Shipyard Co., Ltd, has secured a  contract from a European buyer to build one 15, 000m 3 Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger.  The Singapore-listed shipbuilder COSCO Guangdong and the buyer have agreed  to keep the contract price  confidential…

Newport News Shipbuilding Rings in 130 Years

Feb 02, 2016

Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division kicked off its 130th anniversary celebration January 28. Newport News, the sole designer, builder and refueler of U.S. Navy aircraft carriers and one of two providers of U…

AIDA Prima on Fire - Third Time!

Feb 02, 2016

AIDA Prima, a new ship for Carnival Corp.'s AIDA Cruises brand, was damaged by a fire early Sunday at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.’s shipyard in Nagasaki, the Japan Times reports.  The fire reportedly was quickly extinguished by workers…

MSC Ships Get Bigger

Feb 02, 2016

MSC Cruises, the 4th largest cruise line, confirmed the existing STX France options to build an additional two ships in the Meraviglia class.  The ships, valued by MSC at $1.7 billion, will be longer and bigger versions of the Meraviglia-class ship…

Safety Milestone for Maydon Wharf Infrastructure Upgrade

Feb 01, 2016

Transnet Capital Projects (TCP) – which is overseeing Transnet National Ports Authority’s project to reconstruct the quay walls and deepen berths at Maydon Wharf – recently achieved a safety milestone of 1,000,000 man hours without a lost time…

India Seeks Merchant Banks for Cochin Shipyard IPO

Jan 30, 2016

Indian Government has initiated procedures for sale of shares of Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) by seeking expression of interest (EoI) from merchant bankers to manage the initial public offering (IPO). The listing will involve the sale of some 33…

VARD's LNG Tank gets DNV GL Approval

Jan 29, 2016

VARD’s new LNG tank design has been granted General Approval for Ship Application (GASA) by DNV GL. The new LNG-type B-tank design is based on vertical cylindrical-shape geometry and has a patented support design.The tank is the result of…

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