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The European Commission asked the Polish anti-monopoly authorities UOKiK who the potential investors of Gdanska Shipyard (GS). Although up to seven organisations are claimed to be interested, only two companies submitted preliminary…

In a seemingly never-ending ordering frenzy for offshore support vessels, Aker Yards has picked up two more contracts for a total of five UT 755 LN platform supply vessels (PSVs). An order…

Ulstein Verft in Norway has been commissioned to build a large construction vessel with ULSTEIN X-BOW for Island Offshore. The ULSTEIN SX121 design is the first of the S-series to be built…

Ras Laffan LNG Company Limited (II), (RasGas (II)), has recently named another of its long term charter ships at a naming ceremony held at Samsung Heavy Industries, Korea. Named ?Maersk Qatar?, the…

Volstad Shipping AS in Ålesund, Norway, has confirmed an agreement with Aker Yards, for the building of a platform supply vessel (PSV) of ST-216L CD type. This contract is the third of…

Concordia Maritime, the tanker arm of the Gothernburg-based Stena group, has signed a contract with Brodosplit Shipyard, Croatia, for the construction of a further two 49,900 dwt P-MAX ice-class product tankers. The…

Hounded by declining business opportunities at the world's largest shipbreaking yard, cut-throat competition from Bangladesh and Pakistani and pressure from environmental groups, Alang's shipbreakers in India are now eyeing the shipbuilding trade.A…

Kuwait & Gulf Link Transport Company (KGL) of Kuwait has awarded the Dutch shipbuilder Damen a contract to construct and deliver a 52 meter wave piercing catamaran. The fast ferry will have…

Kjell Inge Rokke-controlled Aker Yards has decided that the group will not make a bid for the former Lenin Shipyard in Gdansk, but will continue its cooperation with the Polish yard.The Polish…

Hong Kong-listed China Shipping Development Co. (CSD) has placed two contracts to build eight oil tankers for HK$4.32 billion from two Chinese shipbuilders.CSD, a unit of state-owned China Shipping (Group), signed a…

Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering in Korea recently delivered the 1,300-ton displacement submarine ?Cakra? to the Indonesian Navy. This is the first time that a Korean shipyard has exported a submarine to…

The Houston-based Trico Marine Services has entered into an agreement with the Norwegian shipbuilder Solstrand AS to build a Marin Teknikk Design MT6009 MKII Platform Supply Vessel (PSV). This $25 million newbuilding…

IRISL, the Iranian shipping company, placed an order for six 53,500 dwt bulk carriers with Yangzhou Shipbuilding in China. They will be delivered from 2008 to 2009 and four more options are…

Siem Offshore Inc has declared an option for the building of one additional Multi-Functional Field & ROV support vessel (MRSV) from Kleven Verft AS in Ulstein, Norway. The $51 million newbuilding is…

Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB), a UAE company and one of the major shipbuilding facilities in the region, has signed a contract with Emirates Dredging Company (EDC), another local Abu Dhabi company,…

Pakistan and China have signed an agreement for the indigenous construction of a fourth F-22P frigate as part of the growing ties between the two countries in the maritime sector. The agreement…

Odense Steel Shipyard delivered its latest newbuilding for the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group, the ?Georg Maersk?, a 7,000 TEU container carrier. This latest newbuilding is the sixth vessel in a new…

Daewoo Shipbuilding, which is aiming for new orders worth $10 billion this year, has already achieved 45% of its target in the first three months. The company recently signed deals to build…

Hanjin Heavy Industries in South Korea secured an order for an LNG carrier from a ship North American shipowner for delivery in November 2008. Contract price is $194 million.