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BMT Fleet Technology Ltd, a subsidiary of British Maritime Technology Ltd (BMT), has acquired Vancouver-based Peter S. Hatfield Ltd, a naval architecture and marine engineering consultancy. This follows the opening of a…

A summit of UK shipbuilders has been convened by the UK?s Defence Procurement Agency which has asked representatives of shipbuilding companies to attend a meeting to discuss proposals for Britain?s naval programmes…

The shipyard at Avondale and a sister facility in Mississippi will build at least nine amphibious assault vessels for the US Navy, a drop from the original plan to build 12. Known…

The construction of warships will begin shortly at the Kochi Shipping Yard in India, said the Commander-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command (Kochi), Vice-Admiral S C S Bangara. Preliminary works for the production of…

Shipyards used to repair and convert existing vessels are set to become more efficient and environmentally friendly with the help of a grant of ?2,151,000 ($2.64 million) from the EU's Framework Programme.…

Mr Kelvyn Derrick has succeeded Mr David Goodrich as Chairman of the Society of Maritime Industries. Kelvyn Derrick is Chief Executive of Hamworthy plc and has been a member of the Society?s…

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has introduced an independently developed turbine plant simulator for LNG carriers at the company?s training institute in Tamachi, Minato-ku, Tokyo. This is the world?s first full-scale turbine plant…

Hyundai is likely to win an order for up to 7 LNG carriers from BP Oil. According to a shipbuilding source, Daewoo and Samsung withdrew from the competition. Meanwhile, Hyundai, Daewoo and…

The Visakhapatnam-based shipbuilding company, Hindustan Shipyard Ltd (HSL), is all set to report nominal profits in the current year. "The company will make some profits in the current year whether we get…