Top Stories of the Week (Apr 15 – Apr 20, 2013)

April 27, 2013

SHI to Build Seven Boxships for CSAV

South Korean-based Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores S.A. (CSAV) of Chile entered yesterday, April 15th, into a shipbuilding contract worth approx $576.5 Mln.

Royal Caribbean Presents Next Generation of Quantum Ships

Building on a legacy of more than 40 years of innovation and creative design, Royal Caribbean International yesterday unveiled first details of the next generation of cruise vacations – Quantum cruising.

The Quantum class of ships will take …

MES Delivers 155th Ship of Its Mitsui’s 56 Series

Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (MES) completed and delivered a 56,000 dwt type bulk carrier M.V. “IONIC SMYRNI” (MES Hull No. 1846) at its Tamano Works on 18th April, 2013 to IONIC SMYRNI INC., Marshall Island.

This vessel is a handy-max type bulk carrier …

Video: Damen Announces Major New Defence Contract

Following a six-year acquisition program, the Government of the Bahamas has announced the signing of a Letter of Intent to acquire 9 vessels for the Royal Bahamas Defence Force. The contract has been placed with Damen Shipyards Group …

Volkswerft Shipyard Rolls Out First of Two DFDS RoRo Vessels

Today early in the morning, the mighty lift gate of ship assembly hall 290 at the Volkswerft shipyard in Stralsund (Germany) opened for the roll-out of the first of two RoRo special ships for the …