A company that hoped to build environmentally friendly oil tankers is shutting down its Philadelphia operations after failing to find buyers for the vessel. Metro Machine Corp., based in Norfolk, Va., will be leaving open two dry docks at the old Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, at the foot of Broad Str
The Constanta Shipyard has been building ships exclusively for foreign ship owners since 1990. In 2005, it had revenues of over
In view of a number of LNG vessels needed for the planned expansion projects, Qatargas has initiated a centralised ship acquisition activity under a single integrated team to capitalize on the economies of scale. The Qatar Ship Acquisition Team (QSAT), a Qatargas Operating Company has secured over 5
India has compeletly failed to find a sustainable solution to clean ship breaking operation, with a view to safeguard the interests of both the industry and workers, said the Greenpeace India. It also drew attention to the imminent docking of SS Norway at Alang and said that country like Bangladesh
The UAE ship released by Somali pirates earlier this week after a $25,000 ransom payoff has been forced to halt its long journey home because of bad weather. The MV Al Taj and her crew are somewhere off the Omani coast waiting out a violent storm. The ship is believed to be still unescorted and [&he
ship that sank in 1976 may be leaking oil off the coast of Freeport, said state officials who are considering using divers to pinpoint the source of the leak. Officials have been monitoring the leak since late March. About 300 gallons of oil have leaked into the water, apparently from a ship that sa
The Republic of Singapore Navy ( RSN) launched its sixth stealth frigate, RSS Supreme, at the Singapore Technologies Marine shipyard Tuesday. According to a statement by the Ministry of Defense (MINDEF), RSS Supreme is the final frigate to be built locally, which will undergo harbor and sea trials i
In a major defence deal, the Navy is all set to order three more Talwar-class “stealth” frigates from Russia. To be inducted within five years, these multi-role guided-missile warships will cost well over Rs 1,000-crore each. That’s not all. Faced with rapidly depleting force-levels, the Navy now ha
abcock International, the support services firm which owns the Rosyth shipyard, has bought nuclear and airports services operator Alstec Group for
Grant Wharington, owner and skipper of Brunel has been replaced by Matt Humphries as skipper for tomorrow
Leading international container shipping carrier APL, has strengthened its offering for customers in the Greater China market with its new Pacific China Express (PCX) service commencing early May 2006 . The new weekly service will depart from Ningbo (Mon) and will call at Shanghai (Tues/Weds), Pusan
PLANS to transfer oil ship-to-ship in the Firth of Forth have again come under fire from council chiefs in Fife. Fife Council has submitted its response to the consultation on the plans and the authority says it is still extremely concerned about the proposals by Melbourne Marine Services.
It may look like an enormous earthen bathtub, but a storage basin for dredging spoils in Zilwaukee and Frankenlust townships isn’t nearly as water tight, state officials say. Builders, however, say they have plans to plug the tub. State regulators alerted Saginaw County and the U.S. Army Corps of En
Iran Shipbuilding & Offshore Industries Complex Co. (ISOICO) has managed to conclude an agreement worth US$5 billion on the development of marine industries and shipbuilding with Venezuela, noted Iran’s deputy industries & mines minister Mohsen Shaterzadeh. Also, Iran, Venezuela and Bolivia have sig
