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British Maritime Technology Ltd (BMT) is applying its world-class navigationrisk assessment tools and expertise in a bid to help regional marine authorities mitigate the risks associated with offshore wind farm developments.BMT has…

Aker Langsten, one of the shipyards in the Aker Yards Group, has signed an agreement with Simon M?kster Shipping AS of Stavanger, Norway, to build a PSV (Platform Supply Vessel) for approximately…

Babcock International has made cuts in its workforce at its Rosyth dockyard in Fife, Scotland, as part of a company shake-up. The news came as a surprise since only four days ago…

US buyout firm, Carlyle Group, has expressed an interest in buying BAE Systems shipbuilding business although Carlyle hasn't decided if an offer would include BAE's submarine operations at Barrow-in-Furness, England since the…

Aker Brattvaag, a company in the Aker Yards Group, has been awarded a contract worth approximately NOK 200 million by DOF ASA to build a Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) of the MT…

The Japanese Ministry of Land Infrastructure and Transport and National Maritime Research Institute have announced the completion of a new contra-rotating pod propeller system developed as part of the Super Eco Ship…

Daewoo Shipbuilding confirms that it received the letter of intent from Kuwait Oil Tanker Company (KOTC) for building three product carriers and the contract will be signed in August. Hyundai Heavy Industries…

NYK and NYK Armateur, a subsidiary of Gaz de France (GdF), have signed a contract with Chantiers de l?Atlantique for the construction of a 153,500 cubic metre LNG carrier. This vessel will…

The Singapore ship repair and shipbuilding company, SembCorp Marine, is paying $28.5 million for a 30% stake in Cosco Shipyard Group (CSG), China's largest ship repair company with yards in Dalian, Nandong…

BC Ferries in Canada claims domestic shipyards are not capable of building new vessels for its fleet. In a departure from past practice, the ferry company plans to award a contract worth…