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Damen Shipyards Gorinchem, Netherlands, and the Brazilian shipyard of Wilson Sons, have signed a contract and licence agreement for the construction of a Damen Platform Supply Vessel 7216. The 72 metre long…

The 2,800 workers at BAe?s Barrow shipyard have been told that it is more than likely they will build blocks of up to 10,000 tonnes for the Royal Navy?s future aircraft carriers.The…

Qatar Shipping Company (Q-Ship) has signed a $1.4bn contract with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) of Korea to design, build, launch, equip and deliver four Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) vessels, each of…

The keel was laid down for the US Navy?s first Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) at Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wis. The 116.3 metre warship, to be named USS Freedom (LCS 1), represents the…

Hundreds of jobs at Ferguson's shipyard in Port Glasgow are at risk because the Scottish Executive (SE) doesn't understand EU rules, it was claimed today. The yard is fighting for a contract…

Samsung Heavy Industries has developed a new robot which will automatically bond triplex insulation in LNG carrier. Triplex maintains temperature in LNG cargo tank at the level of -163 degree and prevent…

Two subsidiaries of Singapore?s ASL Marine Holdings, ASL Shipyard and PT ASL Shipyard Indonesia, have secured shipbuilding contracts worth a total of $60 million. The orders are for a total of eight…

In a development that could significantly shore up the fortunes of Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), the Ministry of Shipping has initiated a move to provide block approval to the company's $1…

The French shipping giant CMA CGM is reported to have placed an order for five 1,600TEU feeder boxships with Daehan Shipbuilding in South Korean for delivery in 2007 and 2008. No price…

Teekay Shipping Corp and a group of Japanese owners have won contracts to lease 12 new LNG tankers to Qatar Gas according to industry sources. Mitsui OSK Lines, Nippon Yusen KK, Kawasaki…

Keppel Shipyard in Singapore has entered into an agreement with Charter Development Limited Liability Company (CDC), a special purpose company of ABN Amro Bank?s Brazilian unit, for the hull conversion of a…

The keel was laid for Freedom (LCS 1), marking a significant milestone in production of the U.S. Navy's first Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), a new class of surface combatant designed to operate…

The Norwegian shipping company Solvang ASA together with a group of investors have placed an order with Meyer Werft in Papenburg for the construction of two LEG/LPG tankers.The gas tankers will have…

Merwede Shipyard, a subsidiary of IHC Holland Merwede BV, has received the contract for the design and construction of a new Reeled Rigid Pipe laying / Offshore construction vessel for Subsea 7.…

During next week the Motor Ship editorial team will be at NorShipping and there will be no daily news updates. However, if any readers are attending NorShipping, we will be pleased to…

Italian classification society RINA and the Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) have joined forces to deliver expertise to navies for warship construction and maintenance. The two class societies will jointly promote, develop…

The first ocean going ship built in mainland China for a Taiwan company will sail on its maiden voyage from Shanghai to South Africa on 10 June. The 289 metre 175,000DWT Cape…

The European Commission has decided to open formal inquiries into public support for three Polish shipyards in Gdynia, Gdansk and Szczecin. The restructuring aid granted to these yards will be scrutinized in…

The European Commission has conditionally approved, under the terms of the EC Treaty's rules allowing member states to take measures to protect essential security interests linked to defence industries (Article 296 of…

Two further bidding rounds could put Tenix, the Williamstown dockyard operators, back in the business of building Australia's air warfare destroyers. Tenix confirmed that it would bid for contracts to build 70%…