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Construction began a few days ago on the Thinh Long shipyard in the northern province of Nam Dinh in Vietnam. The new facility will form part of the Hoang Anh Shipbuilding Joint…

Hanjin Shipping will double its container fleet by 2010. To achieve the goal, Hanjin will place a new order for five 10,000TEU container ships next year for delivered in 2009. The timing…

Transocean Inc has entered into an agreement with Chevron Corp for the upgrade of one of Transocean's Sedco 700-series semi submersible rigs. Under the terms of the drilling contract, Chevron will contract…

The Belgian shipping company EXMAR has confirmed a long-term charter party with Excelerate Energy LP, Woodlands, Texas, of a further LNG regasification vessel (LNGRV). The vessel will be built by Daewoo (DSME)…

The European Union threatened to ban about 200 cargo ships from its waters to prevent accidents such as the sinking of an oil tanker off the Spanish coast three years ago. The…

The Malaysian shipbuilder NGV Tech Sdn Bhd plans to expand its shipyard in Sijangkang to cope with the increasing demand for newbuildings. The Sijangkang yard which has the capability to build mainly…

Officials have signed off on a plan for the US Navy to begin detailed design and procurement for materials to build eight new generation destroyers. Kenneth Kreig, the Under Secretary of Defense…

Construction of a shipyard project, believed to be the largest of its kind in China, commenced recently at Haixiwan Bay in Qingdao, a port in east China's Shandong province. Covering an area…

Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited, an affiliate of Chevron Corporation, has commenced the construction of the FPSO vessel for its Agbami Field, valued at $1.1 billion. The vessel is being built at…

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Japan clinches a 145,400 cbm moss type LNG carrier from Cygnus LNG Shipping, a joint venture of Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line) together with the Tokyo Electric Power…

Sources in Germany report that the country will sell Israel two AIP-equipped SSK Dolphin class submarines for a total of EUR 1 billion ($1.17 billion), with the German government picking up one-third…

Prosafe ASA's wholly-owned unit Prosafe Production Services Pte Ltd has won a $178m contract from New Zealand Overseas Petroleum Ltd. The New Zealand company will lease a Flotation Production Storage and Offloading…

Daehan Shipbuilding in South Korea will start the construction of a 29.97 acres new shipbuilding facility in Haenam and the development will consist of two stages. The first stage will cost W…

The net profit of the Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard Company (Asry) is expected to reach $6.4 million this year while the net operating income is projected to reach $106m, compared with…

Aker Yards and Viking Line have signed a letter of intent for delivering a passenger ferry in January 2008. The contract value is within the range EUR 110-130 million.The agreement includes options…

Martek Marine Ltd (UK) have secured the world¹s first contract for supply ofNOx/SOx/CO2 emissions monitoring systems for a series of new LNG carriers under construction at DSME in South Korea. The vessels…

Bermuda has signed a contract for the construction of a 350-passenger high speed ferry for a new Hamilton to St. George's route. The 38.15 metre-long vessel, which is being built by Derecktor…

Callidus Technologies, the Tulsa-based combustion and environmental protection specialist, has purchased several systems utilizing two Servomex 1900 oxygen analyzers and a sampling system meeting the strict U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) requirements for…

Armaris, a 50-50 joint venture between Thales and the French state shipyard DCN, said it has been notified by European Union authorities that the first tranche of an 11 billion euro contract…

Further to our earlier report (see 15 November) that Danish shipowner Fabricius had placed its first shipbuilding contract with Vietnam?s shipbuilder Vinashin, further details have now emerged about the contract for a…