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Bremerhaven-based shiprepair and conversion specialist MWB is to open a third floating dock to meet increasing demand.

Guangzhou has received the go-ahead to begin construction on a big ship-production base that could help advance the southern China city?s status as a major Chinese ship producer.The first phase of Longxue…

Eitzen Chemical ASA in Norway has declared an option to build two additional vessels with Jinse Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. in Korea. The vessels are coated 13,000 dwt chemical carriers and will be…

Lifeboat and davit manufacturer Schat-Harding has significantly strengthened its European service network with the acquisition of major independent service company Willem Pot BV. The Rotterdam-based Willem Pot is the largest independent lifeboat…

BP has chosen Aker Kvaerner to perform the detail engineering, procurement and construction management assistance (EPcma) for the Skarv field development in the Norwegian Sea. Since November 2005, Aker Kvaerner has been…

The German company Linde has formed a Global Alliance with Single Buoying Mooring Inc. (SBM) to develop and market FPSOs for the growing LNG industry, based on Linde's proprietary natural gas liquefaction…

Singapore- based Ezra Holdings Limited has awarded a contract worth approximately $108 million for the design and construction of a large 27,000bhp Multi-Functional Support Vessel (MFSV) to Karmsund Maritime Service AS in…

Indian shipbuilding companies APJ Bharti Shipyard and Essar have expressed interest in setting up two shipyards in West Bengal. Principal industry secretary Sabyasachi Sen told media that the representatives of the two…

Höegh LNG has entered into agreements with major contractors and formally started the engineering and design for its first LNG FPSO unit. "Our strategy is to develop Höegh LNG's business model from…

Samsung Heavy Industries has won a $1.2 billion contract to build two drillships for an unidentified company for delivery by March 2011.