COSCO Pacific, the terminal operating arm of China's COSCO Group, saw its global throughput rise 30.9 percent in December to 3.9 million TEUs, which is an improvement from 3 million TEUs handled in the same month in 2006. For all of 2007, COSCO Pacific handled 39.8 million TEUs at its 19 terminals (16 of which are in China), up 20.5 percent from th...
COSCO has signed an agreement with the Jiangsu Qidong municipal government to expand its rig-building capacity. The new yard will be located at the entrance of the Yangtze River. It will cover an area of two million square metres. The yard will focus on offshore projects, including the construction of oil and gas related equipment. These include s...
The Cochin Shipyard Ltd has received orders worth over Rs 2,000 crore for constructing 21 platform supply vessels for European and American clients. The vessels would be ready in two to three years, Shipyard sources said. The yard is also constructing the prestigious Air Defence ship for the Indian Navy. CSL delivered another platform supply v...
Kochi, Jan. 16 Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) today delivered a Platform Supply Vessel Ship to M/s Deep Sea Supply, Norway. This is the fifth in a series of eight ships being built for the Norwegian company. This platform supply vessel is of the popular UT-755-L design for the offshore industry, a statement from CSL said. The vessel is for transport of deck...
Kochi, Jan. 16 Having completed its first year of successful operations, the 24-hour free-to-air global maritime television channel Marine BizTV has announced the first International Conference on Ship Building and Conversion Technology along with the 10th anniversary of Aries Marine to be held here on April 29-30. Announcing the event, Mr Sohan Roy, ...
Northrop Grumman Corp. is restructuring its shipbuilding and missiles businesses in a move that officials said will enhance customer support, make better use of capabilities and resources and accelerate operating improvements. Beginning Jan. 28, Northrop Grumman’s two shipbuilding units, Newport News and Ship Systems, will be combined into a single se...
Navy Secretary Donald Winter welcomed on Tuesday a decision by Northrop Grumman Corp to consolidate its two ship sectors into one unit and said it could lead to better oversight of Navy contracts. "He sees this as a positive step and trusts that the unification of the sectors will improve the oversight of Navy contracts, and streamline business practic...
Environmentalists gave warning of an impending marine catastrophe after a 6,395-tonne cargo ship sank in the Channel yesterday with more than 300 tonnes of oil on board. The Ice Prince disappeared beneath the waves 28 hours after being abandoned by her crew when her engines failed. For several hours all that was visible of the 100-metre (328ft) vessel...
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