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Orders for vessels received by Japanese shipbuilders more than tripled in January to a combined gross tonnage of 1.3 million tons, up 226.7 % against the previous year's 398,640 tons, the Japan…

Indonesian state-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina said Tuesday it has signed a contract to buy two oil tankers together worth $29.16 million from state-run shipbuilder PT DOC & Perkapalan Surabaya.…

Aker Yards has been awarded a contract by Royal Arctic Line A/S in Nuuk (Greenland) to build two ice-strengthened container ships for arctic operation. The contract confirms Aker Yards' position as the…

The Russian bank Vnesheconombank will be financing the construction of an 18 billion-ruble ($733 million) shipbuilding complex in St. Petersburg owned by billionaire Sergei Pugachyov.The state-owned bank signed an agreement last week…

Aker Yards ASA has dismissed a Finnish media report claiming the construction of the world's two largest cruise ships is in danger of falling behind schedule. An Aker Yards' spokeswoman said the…

Norwegian shipowner Odfjell has signed agreements with the Chuan Dong Shipyard in China to build a series of six plus four optional 9,000 dwt stainless steel chemical tankers at a total price…

Hong Kong?s two ship repair yards, HUD and Yiu Lian, are reporting unheard of 90% dock occupancy for the past 18 months. Yet, if this important sector is to continue then the…

Malaysian shipbuilder NGV Tech Sdn Bhd is lining up a string of newbuild contracts for its newly expanded shipyard in Sijangkang, Malaysia. In 2005, the Malaysian shipbuilder expanded the yard to step…

Work on a new order for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary could be coming to the Clyde, it emerged today. A consortium led by BAE Systems has declared it wants to design and…

India?s biggest engineering and construction firm, Larsen and Toubro Ltd, is in talks with a Dutch shipowner for a new building contract valued at more than $100 million (Rs397 crore). "Yes, L&T…