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The Glasgow-based shipbuilder Ferguson is once again waiting to hear if the Scottish Executive will give it work and keep the yard going. Ferguson's 118-strong workforce hopes to learn next week if…

The European Commission has launched an investigation into proposed government subsidies of euro5.8 million ($6.9 million) to two German shipyards to ensure it complies with EU rules on state aids. The probe…

The Italian shipowner, Navigazione Montanari S.p.A., declared the option for the construction of two more 37,000 DWT product/chemical tankers for a total investment of ?81 million. The option was provided by a…

The Genoa-based tug company, Rimorchiatori Riuniti, has ordered a AHTS vessel from Fincantieri for delivery in December 2007. The 3,000 DWT vessel is of a MOSS 424 design and will have a…

Last November, Bollinger Shipyards did something completely out of character. The shipbuilder backed out of a $700 million contract it had worked for years to land and passed on another worth $150…

Aker Yards has signed a contract with Island Offshore VIII KS, a company within the Island Offshore Group in Ulsteinvik, Norway, to deliver a 3,500 DWT UT 755 LN platform supply vessel.…

A consortium of MOL, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. and Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) signed an agreement with New Delhi-based Petronet LNG Limited (PLL) for a long-term time…

Vela International Marine Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, signed a contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) to build six VLCCs at its Okpo yard in South Korea.…

Daewoo Shipbuilding won six VLCCs from Vela with delivery of 2009. Shina Shipbuilding won four 41,000DWT product carriers from Ocean Tanker in Singapore. IHI MU in Japan won a new order of…

Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (MOMAF) in South Korea is selecting a shipbuilder to construct a 6,950 tonne ice breaking research vessel for the Antarctic. Delivery of the $102 million vessel…