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Tianjin New Harbor Shipyard (TNHS) in China has expanded its use of PTC Shipbuilding Solution, which includes CADDS(R) 5i to improve its overall design capabilities. With the expanded software implementation, TNHS is…

Labroy Marine in Singapore has clinched two shipbuilding contracts worth a total of $37.8 million. Under the contracts, it will build two anchor handling tug supply vessels for a Norwegian customer for…

Norwegian shipping group I.M. Skaugen ASA has confirmed an order for another two 10.000cbm sized Multigas carriers at a total cost of $62 million. These latest newbuildings will have advanced ice-class specifications…

With the Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) in India getting orders from reputed offshore operators for building OSVs and AHTSs vessels, it plans to open a Small Ship Division, its Chairman and Managing…

From 1 January the Barrow in Furness shipyard became BAE Systems Submarine Solutions after the name was selected by the headquarters of the global defence giant. BAE says it was switched from…

A future for ship working has been guaranteed at the famous former Cammell Laird yard England after the historic Birkenhead site had been acquired by property giant Peel Holdings. The previous owner,…

Carnival Corp., the world's largest cruise operator, will build a new ship for its P&O Cruises brand at an estimated all-in cost of $705 million, delaying delivery of a previously announced vessel…

BG Group plc in the UK has signed an agreement with Samsung Heavy Industries of South Korea for the delivery of two new-build dual-fuel diesel electric (DFDE) LNG ships. The new ships…

Keppel Offshore & Marine Limited (Keppel O&M) completed and delivered 26 newbuilds and conversions totalling about S$2 billion ($1.3 billion), on time or ahead of time and within budget in 2006. Tong…

Daewoo Shipbuilding has delivered a 151,700 cbm LNG carrier to Teekay named Al Areesh. Ship particulars are 285.40m in length, 43.0m in breadth and 26m in depth with a draught of 11.50m…

Caspian Services Inc. in Kazakhstan has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a vessel maintenance and repair facility with joint venture partners Nico International and Kazmortransflot JSC. Nico International is…

The Belgian shipping company Cobelfret NV has declared two options for Flensburger?s ConRo 220 type. The German shipbuilder will deliver the first 14,800 DWT vessel in November 2010 with the second unit…

COSCO, China?s major shipping company, has released its first Annual Sustainable Development Report. The report, verified by DNV, covers the three critical aspects of sustainability ? economic performance, environmental protection performance and…

The idea of launching a truck ferry between Oswego and Hamilton, Ontario, is slowly coming to fruition and could materialize by 2008. "We had a meeting two weeks ago with Marine Link…

Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea said this year?s orders for new vessels and offshore platforms may fall as much as 21% as demand weakens from a record 2006. New contracts may…

ABG Shipyard in Mumbai, India, has secured a repeat order from Gujarat Ambuja Cements (GACL) for the construction of a 4,000 DWT self-loading & unloading bulk cements carrier at a price of…

Western India Shipyard Ltd has diversified into the lucrative areas of offshore rig repairs and ship building with a view to fully utilize the facilities of its dry dock and wet repair…

Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea will more than double purchases of steel plate from China next year because it can't get enough from suppliers in South Korea and Japan. The company…

Maersk Supply Service has confirmed that it has signed a contract for construction of four multi-purpose anchor handling tug supply vessels (AHTS) with Volkswerft in Stralsund, Germany.The four vessels will be upgraded…

Venture Production plc (Venture), the Aberdeen-based UK independent oil andgas production company, has awarded Sevan Marine ASA in Norway a contract for the provision of a second FPSO to be deployed in…