Chinese shipbuilder Taizhou Kouan Shipbuilding signed on September 2 a contract with an unnamed German shipowner to construct eight 1,400 TEU container ships, the company disclosed today. Each vessel will be 153.7 meters long, 27.6 meters wide, and will have a draft of 7.4 meters. The first boxship
Chinese shipbuilder Taizhou Kouan Shipbuilding signed on September 2 a contract with an unnamed German shipowner to construct eight 1,400 TEU container ships, the company disclosed today. Each vessel will be 153.7 meters long, 27.6 meters wide, and will have a draft of 7.4 meters. The first boxship
DNV GL and its partners from the Norwegian maritime industry and the Norwegian authorities have presented the five pilot projects that will be pursued as part of Norway’s Green Coastal Shipping Programme. The pilot projects include several different ship types, and infrastructure with an emphasis on
DNV GL and its partners from the Norwegian maritime industry and the Norwegian authorities have presented the five pilot projects that will be pursued as part of Norway’s Green Coastal Shipping Programme. The pilot projects include several different ship types, and infrastructure with an emphasis on
Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of U.S. shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (HHI), has started the layoff process of 480 employees. “While this is a very difficult decision, it is a necessary step to effectively control our costs and successfully manage our business during a decline in w
Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of U.S. shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (HHI), has started the layoff process of 480 employees. “While this is a very difficult decision, it is a necessary step to effectively control our costs and successfully manage our business during a decline in w
Norway’s Bergen Group has started bankruptcy proceedings at one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries citing lack of new orders and failing results in the company’s shipbuilding and offshore departments as the main reasons. Sunde-headquartered Bergen Group Skarveland, a supplier of complete pipe installa
Norway’s Bergen Group has started bankruptcy proceedings at one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries citing lack of new orders and failing results in the company’s shipbuilding and offshore departments as the main reasons. Sunde-headquartered Bergen Group Skarveland, a supplier of complete pipe installa
Tokyo-based floating production systems specialist MODEC Inc. has signed a contract with Maersk Oil North Sea UK Limited to supply a Floating Storage and Offloading (FSO) vessel for the Culzean development project in the North Sea. MODEC is responsible for the engineering, procurement and constructi
Tokyo-based floating production systems specialist MODEC Inc. has signed a contract with Maersk Oil North Sea UK Limited to supply a Floating Storage and Offloading (FSO) vessel for the Culzean development project in the North Sea. MODEC is responsible for the engineering, procurement and constructi
Croatian shipbuilder Uljanik signed a contract with Livestock Transport & Trading Co. of Kuwait for the construction of one livestock carrier. The contract was signed on September 1, according to the company’s announcement on Zagreb Stock Exchange. The 13,700 dwt livestock carrier will be 181 meters
Croatian shipbuilder Uljanik signed a contract with Livestock Transport & Trading Co. of Kuwait for the construction of one livestock carrier. The contract was signed on September 1, according to the company’s announcement on Zagreb Stock Exchange. The 13,700 dwt livestock carrier will be 181 meters
International classification society Bureau Veritas is classing the 27,000 cbm JS Ineos Insight, the first in a series of eight multi-gas Dragon-class multigas carriers being built at Sinopacific, China, for Denmark’s Evergas, and the first ship ever to run on ethane. JS Ineos Insight was named on J
International classification society Bureau Veritas is classing the 27,000 cbm JS Ineos Insight, the first in a series of eight multi-gas Dragon-class multigas carriers being built at Sinopacific, China, for Denmark’s Evergas, and the first ship ever to run on ethane. JS Ineos Insight was named on J
