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Nam Trieu Shipbuilding Company (NASICO), part of the Vinashin shipbuilders group, began work on a vessel that will be Viet Nam?s biggest container ship. The 700 TEU ship is 133.60 metres long,…

Singapore company Labroy Marine Ltd is preparing a site on Indonesia's Batam Island for a new rigs and FPSO conversion yard, which would be partially managed by Labroy Offshore Ltd. The 40-ha…

Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany, has cut the first steel plate for the lead-ship in a four-ship series of LEG/LPG tankers ordered by Norwegian shipowner Solvang AS. The 17,000 cubic metre gas…

Exports of ships, boats (including hovercrafts) and floating structures in 2005 (January-November) recorded an increase of 66% to $565 million compared with the corresponding period in 2004. During the same period, the…

The Davie shipyard near Quebec City is expected to be sold to the Quebec-based ship repair company, Navamar. The trustee for the bankrupt shipyard announced it has accepted Navamar's purchase offer, considered…

CMA CGM of France placed a new order of four 4,300TEU container ships with Hanjin Heavy Industries at a total price of $250million. The first unit will be delivered in the second…

Siem Offshore in Norway has awarded a shipbuilding contract to Kleven Maritime AS for a multi-functional field & ROV support vessel for delivery June 2007, at a cost of approximately $50 million.…

A large container vessel insured with Gard has recently experienced a serious loss of containers. Whilst investigating the incident they learned of similar events with several other new, large vessels covered by…

A significant milestone for the protection of the marine environment will be reached on 24 March 2006 with the entry into force of the 1996 Protocol to the Convention on the Prevention…

Qatar Gas Transport Company and Qatar Shipping will use a joint venture company to own and operate four LNG vessels. The ships are being built by Hyundai Heavy Industries at a cost…