shipbuilding

By Joyce Lee GEOJE, South Korea, June 1 (Reuters) – Geoje Island, off the southeastern tip of the Korean peninsula, appears as prosperous as ever:

By Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — South Korean shipbuilder STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co. filed for court protection, the latest trouble to surface in

By Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., the world’s second-biggest shipbuilder, posted a first-quarter loss

ULSTEIN has designed an innovative new cable lay vessel capable of carrying 12,500 tonnes of power cable that can be laid as one single piece. The vessel,

Japan Marine United Corp. recently delivered the 14,000 TEU container ship NYK Blue Jay to shipping company Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK). The vessel, which

By Ma Jie (Bloomberg) — Chinese shipbuilders are under so much financial strain that one of them is literally being turned into a parking lot. China

By Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd., China’s biggest private shipbuilder, won a $510 million order to build six very

A big weekend for the world’s largest cruise company as Carnival Corporation finalizes contracts with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri to build five

Svitzer selected Damen Shipyards to provide four ATD 2412 tugs as part of its ongoing fleet renewal program. The four new tugs are of Damen’s 24-metre

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) announced that it has delivered the fuel-efficient AIDAprima cruise ship to AIDA Cruises at a ceremony held at Nagasaki

Rolls-Royce will supply a liquefied natural gas (LNG) propulsion package for a cargo vessel, which will deliver fish food on behalf of BioMar Group. A $6.5

Incat Crowther said it received a contract to design a 20m catamaran passenger ferry, taking tourists in search of monster Nessie in the waters of Loch Ness in

A new report by NGO Shipbreaking Platform reveals that more than 60% of 768 ships sold for scrap last year were broken on the beaches of India, Pakistan

Jensen Maritime has been selected to design two new escort/rescue tugboats for McAllister Towing. The boats, to be named Brian A. McAllister and the

Vard Marine will design an Antarctic icebreaking vessel for the Chilean Navy. Operating throughout the Southern Ocean, the 125-meter long ship will provide

Philly Shipyard announced that it has started construction on the first product tanker in a four vessel order for American Petroleum Tankers (APT). The

Netherlands-based Vroon said it has taken delivery of VOS Primrose, a KCM-80m platform-supply vessel (PSV). VOS Primrose, which will be managed by Vroon

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — New orders received by Chinese shipbuilders fell by nearly half last year from 2014, suggesting more consolidation is in

By Kyunghee Park and Jonathan Burgos (Bloomberg) — For many Asian shipyards, 2015 was a brutal year. This year could be even worse. With oil prices

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Europe’s second-highest court gave clearance on Thursday to a Spanish tax lease scheme in the