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The ?A? rated, 100 million GT North of England P&I club starts a major 18 month construction project today, expanding its freehold headquarters building in Newcastle-upon-Tyne by over 50%. The first stage…

Addressing the annual Navy Day news conference in India, Adm. Nirmal Verma, India's Navy chief, said, "We need to revisit the building strategies of the defence shipyards. There is a need to…

China should delay its bid to pass South Korea as the world?s biggest shipbuilder to prevent a flood of new vessels prolonging and extending industry wide losses, said Clarkson Plc?s managing director…

The San Diego-based shipbuilder NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, has delivered the third ship of its State-class of product carriers to American Petroleum Tankers, LLC, a joint venture of…

South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has won a $300 million order from a unit of German utility firm RWE Innogy to build two wind turbine installation vessels. The two vessels…

International Register of Shipping (IRS) has signed another international bilateral agreement of collaboration, reinforcing its commitment to promoting the highest standards in the maritime industry.The agreement with Ships Classification Malaysia (SCM) will…

Intertanko is shocked and appalled by the report of the Chief Officer who lost his life during a pirate attack on the tanker Cancale Star off Cotonou on 24 November. The association…

China, the world's second- biggest shipbuilding nation, will face a capacity glut from 2011 after yards work through existing orders and shipping lines slow new orders, according to a government official. Insufficient…

This Saturday, the fourth Havyard 832 CD PSV designed by Havyard Design AS will be ready for her naming ceremony in Bergen, Norway. The vessel is Havyard Leirvik AS? Yard No. 104…