China Orders Merger Between Two Biggest Shipping Companies The government of China has reportedly ordered the merger of two of the country’s largest state-owned shipping companies – China Ocean Shipping Group (Cosco) and China Shipping Group – to tr… Read more Tianjin Port Explosions Kill at Least 5
China Orders Merger Between Two Biggest Shipping Companies The government of China has reportedly ordered the merger of two of the country’s largest state-owned shipping companies – China Ocean Shipping Group (Cosco) and China Shipping Group – to tr… Read more Tianjin Port Explosions Kill at Least 5
Norwegian shipbuilder and ship designer Vard Holdings Limited has secured contracts for the construction of one stern trawler and one coastal fishing vessel with a combined value of NOK 410 million (USD 50m). Vard will build the stern trawler for a new and unnamed Canadian client. The value of the c
Norwegian shipbuilder and ship designer Vard Holdings Limited has secured contracts for the construction of one stern trawler and one coastal fishing vessel with a combined value of NOK 410 million (USD 50m). Vard will build the stern trawler for a new and unnamed Canadian client. The value of the c
China’s Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) has won unanimous approval from the country’s Acceptance Expert Group to move forward with its unmanned ship development project. The “Unmanned Multifunctional Maritime Ships Research and Development Project” started in 2012, and has been implemented and
China’s Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) has won unanimous approval from the country’s Acceptance Expert Group to move forward with its unmanned ship development project. The “Unmanned Multifunctional Maritime Ships Research and Development Project” started in 2012, and has been implemented and
The German-Danish ferry operator Scandlines has sent two of its hybrid ferries – the Berlin and the Copenhagen, intended to serve the company’s Rostock to Gedser service – on ”an extreme slimming diet” to G+H Marine GmbH, as the 169-meter ferries would not be able to enter Denmark’s port of Gedser w
The German-Danish ferry operator Scandlines has sent two of its hybrid ferries – the Berlin and the Copenhagen, intended to serve the company’s Rostock to Gedser service – on ”an extreme slimming diet” to G+H Marine GmbH, as the 169-meter ferries would not be able to enter Denmark’s port of Gedser w
South Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has received an order to build four MR product tankers for an unnamed European client. The value of the contract is KRW 168.9 billion (USD 143.9m), the shipbuilder said in a stock filing. The vessels are scheduled to be delivered by the end of the first half of 20
South Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has received an order to build four MR product tankers for an unnamed European client. The value of the contract is KRW 168.9 billion (USD 143.9m), the shipbuilder said in a stock filing. The vessels are scheduled to be delivered by the end of the first half of 20
After eighteen months spent at Meyer Werft’s covered building dock II, the 164,600-gt cruise ship Norwegian Escape is now only three days away from its scheduled float out. The float-out of the ship, which is built for the U.S. cruise operator Norwegian Cruise Line, will commence around 8.30 am loca
After eighteen months spent at Meyer Werft’s covered building dock II, the 164,600-gt cruise ship Norwegian Escape is now only three days away from its scheduled float out. The float-out of the ship, which is built for the U.S. cruise operator Norwegian Cruise Line, will commence around 8.30 am loca
South Korean shipbuilding giant Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) is moving forward with recently considered plans to sell its non-core assets and terminate non-essential departments as part of restructuring process following dismal financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2015
South Korean shipbuilding giant Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) is moving forward with recently considered plans to sell its non-core assets and terminate non-essential departments as part of restructuring process following dismal financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2015
