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Solstad Offshore ASA (SOFF) in Norway has received a Letter of Intent from Subsea 7 for the hire of a large construction service vessel for a fixed period of six years with…

The Hong Kong-based Titan Petrochemicals Group has entered a contract for the purchase of up to ten 6,500 dwt double hulled bunker barges, at $8.67 million each, as part of its plan…

Daewoo Shipbuilding in South Korea has clinched orders valued at $1.84 billion comprising of a semi-submersible drilling rig, a drillship, a LNG carrier and four 4,800TEU container ships.Pertoserv S.A. in Brasil ordered…

The US conglomerate Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded type approval by the U.S. Coast Guard for the Sperry Marine VoyageMaster II Simplified Voyage Data Recorder (S-VDR). The Coast Guard type approval…

Bureau Veritas has awarded approval in principal to the Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbine power station for LNG carrier propulsion in conjunction with electric drive. The MT30, producing 36MW, is an aero-derived gas…

The Dutch heavy lift ship operator, Jumbo, exercised an option for the fourth 1,800 tonne lift capacity J-class vessel with Damen Shipyards in Romania. The first two J-class vessels, the 1,600 tonne…

Adding to its stealth capabilities, the Indian Navy is on the verge of ordering three more 4,000 tonne Talwar-class frigates from Russia in a deal that could cost upwards of $650 million.…

Kristen Navigation Inc., Greece's biggest owner of oil tankers, ordered three tankers from South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries for about $234 million. The three 159,000 dwt ships are due to be delivered…

Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard in China clinched two 1,700TEU container ships from an unspecified German owner. Price and delivery dates are not revealed.

Hong Kong-based Seaspan Corporation exercised its option to build four 2500 TEU vessels at Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (YZJ), one of the largest private shipyards in China. This option was part of the…