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Dubai Dry Docks recently inaugurated the new extension to its ship repair and shipbuilding facilities. The new extension - the fifth dock - is to be added to the four existing dry…

Wärtsilä Switzerland Ltd and Yichang Marine Diesel Engine Plant (YMD) of Yichang, China, jointly signed an agreement in January 2007 to extend the existing licence agreement for the manufacture and sale of…

Honolulu-based naval architect Navatek has landed a $2 million contract from the US Navy to design a prototype ship to deliver heavy equipment onto beaches. Navatek's T-Craft design uses an amphibious transporter…

With demand soaring and the waiting period for ships extending beyond three years anywhere in the world, engineering major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) plans to make an initial investment of $230 million…

The first of two coastal protection vessels has been delivered to Spain?s Maritime Safety Authority SASEMAR. The main role for 220-ton bollard pull ?Don Inda? is emergency towing of a tanker, for…

Russia failed to report sea trials of its latest nuclear icebreaker in the Gulf of Finland in contravention of a bilateral agreement requiring advance notification. The Russian shipyard Baltiisky Zavod, based in…

The government in Bulgaria is considering its strategy for the privatization of the ?Bulgarian Marine Fleet? shipping agency. The government already approved the first draft of the strategy in the beginning of…

Negotiation between Korean shipbuilder and Japanese steelmakers reached conclusion with Japan supplying thick steel plate to Korean shipbuilder at the level of $625 per ton, a $15 hike compared with current price.…