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Japanese export ship orders continue to decline and, for the 12th consecutive month in September on a year-on-year basis, tumbled 75.5 % to 543,500 gt, according to figures released by the Japan…

India?s largest dockyard Pipavav Shipyard has signed a contract with the Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) for construction and supply of 12 offshore supply vessels (OSVs) at a total value of…

Taiwanese shipping giant, Evergreen Marine, plans to order 100 container ships in 2010 to expand its fleet to nearly 300, the company's founder Chang Yung-fa said.The ambitious ordering plan comes as the…

Drydocks World - Dubai, the ship repair, conversion and new building yard of Drydocks World, has won the Ship Repair/ Shipyard Award for the third time in a row at the 7th…

In a move that defies logic given the current overcapacity in the shipbuilding industry, China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), the state-owned shipbuilder, is planning a major new shipbuilding facility. CSSC plans to…

Brazilian state-run energy giant Petrobras is considering renting the former Ishibras shipyard in Rio de Janeiro state according to local sources.Petrobras would lease the shipyard at a cost of 4 million Brazilian…

Up to half of all newbuilding orders placed at Chinese yards could end up being delayed as owners try to ride out the recession, according to the government. National Development and Reform…

Clean energy is high on the international agenda and noteworthy resources are put in respective research and development. Germany, through the Federal Ministries for Transportation, Economics, Research, and Environment, has established the…

Ocean Hotels in Norway has signed a $100 million loan agreement with Export Development Canada which will allow Ocean Hotels to draw up to the total amount in construction financing prior to…

Industry reports suggest that Norilsk Nickel OJSC in Russia intends to sign a contract on building a 20,000 dwt high ice-class oil tanker by the end of this year. Nikolai Matyushenko, Deputy…

A Middle East oil tanker operator has ordered the first container ship order anywhere in the world since October 2008. The state-owned Abu Dhabi National Tanker Company has placed an order for…

Leading Korean shipbuilders are diversifying into the wind power industry in the face of a sharp drop in new shipbuilding orders and the growing challenge from Chinese rivals. While Hyundai Heavy is…

Kongsberg Maritime announced that its Polaris Dynamic Positioning simulator is the first to achieve DNV approval to the stringent Class A standard. The company has also achieved DNV approval to Class A…

The Finnish engine manufacturer, Wärtsilä, has strengthened its presence within the Brazilian maritime industry by incorporating Wärtsilä Ship Design into Wärtsilä's Brazilian operations. A full range of local engineering services will now…

Washington State Ferries (WSF) has signed a contract with Todd Shipyards to build two 64-car ferries at a total cost of $114 million. The decision comes after the Seattle shipbuilder submitted the…

Shipbuilder Abu Dhabi MAR Group plans to form a joint venture with Germany's ThyssenKrupp AG to design and build naval frigates and offshore patrol vessels.MAR Group said the two companies signed a…