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Statoil and Aker Kv?rner have signed a contract worth approximately $1.26 billion for the semi submersible platform to be located at the Gj?a field offshore Norway. The scope of work to be…

Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft has delivered the first of two vessels for the Belgian customer Cobelfret NV. The newbuilding, named ?Pauline?, represents the largest and most flexible ConRo ferry of its type and also…

Ships operating in the North Sea will have just one year to demonstratecompliance with stringent new exhaust emission standards following theentry into force of new air pollution regulations on 22 November 2006.The…

Höegh Autoliners in Norway signed orders for two more large flexible Pure Car Truck Carriers (PCTC) from Daewoo Shipbuilding for delivery in 2009. The vessels? carrying capacity will be some 6.100 cars…

South Korea has chosen Samsung Thales to develop weapons and radar systems for a new fleet of 2,300-ton frigates over the next five years, the country's defence procurement agency said. The country…

Norwegian marine coating producer Jotun has agreed to invest $29 million to establish a factory in the Busan-Jinhae Free Economic Zone in South Korea. A joint venture between Jotun A/S and Chokwang…

Italy, a limited supplier of military equipment to India, has proposed the two countries join forces to develop defence products. During a recent visit to India, Lorenzo Forceri, Italian deputy defence minister,…

Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries received orders from Liquimar in Greece for a 166,000 dwt crude oil tanker and from Metrostar in Greece for three 165,000 dwt crude oil tankers.The Liquimar vessel will…

Malaysian shipbuilder NGV Tech Sdn Bhd has secured a $70 million contract to design, build supply seven vessels to Saudi Arabia-based Bakri Navigation. The orders are for two units of the 35.8…

Formosa Plastics Marine, the shipping arm of the Taiwan oil and petrochemical company Formosa Plastics, has ordered two containerships of 1,118 TEU ('CV 1100' design) at the Qingshan Shipyard in China.