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Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), the wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Corporation Limited, has acquired from the PEM Setal Group the latter?s entire 17.25% interest in FELS Setal S.A. The…

The Korea Shipbuilder's Association recently presented a report that Chinese shipbuilders are likely to overtake Korean yards in the construction of large container ships within the next five years. It also claims…

With reference to a letter of intent (LOI) announced on 20 October 2004, Aker Yards has now received a confirmation in the form of a firm contract for building of three container…

China Shipping Development Co, a subsidiary of China Shipping Group, has ordered a 298,000dwt VLCC from Dalian New Shipyard. Ship particulars are 333.5m in length, 58m in breadth, 31m in depth, a…

Costa Crociere, a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation, has ordered a 112,000gt cruise ship from the Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri at a cost of $630 million. The new Concordia class ship will be built…

Three Puget Sound shipyards are competing to build four new state ferries worth in total $200 million. J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding of Tacoma, Nichols Brothers Boat Builders on Whidbey Island and Seattle's Todd…

Aker Yards has signed a LOI with Fjord1 to build five gas powered ferries with delivery scheduled for second half of 2006. The value of the contract is approximately $193 million. The…

Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has ordered a new 2,400 passenger cruise ship from Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany, for delivery in February 2007. This 93,000 GT newbuilding will be a sistership to…

Samsung Heavy Industries announced it has secured orders for two 153,200 cubic metre LNG carriers and four post-Panamax container ships from a European ship owner for delivery by April 2009. Even though…

Lauritzen Kosan, the gas arm of Danish Shipowners J. Lauritzen A/S, has signed a newbuilding contract for a series of four semi-pressurised gas carriers with ethylene capacity at INP Heavy Industries in…