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Portchester-based VT Halmatic has told workers that up to 130 of the 270-strong workforce could be made redundant. The business has been under threat for some months and has now announced it…

Venice-based tanker operator Motia Compagnia di Navigazione has taken delivery of two state of the art 35,000 dwt IMO Type II chemical/product tankers. The vessels, named Alice and Aurora, were built by…

Following the recent referendum in which the people of the Republic of Panama voted 78% in favour President Martin Torrijos? plans to start work this year on ambitious expansion plans for the…

Miami-based Celebrity Cruises has announced the name of the third "celestial" ship in its 118,000 gt Solstice-class fleet. The 2,850 passenger Celebrity Eclipse will make its maiden voyage in 2010, following sister…

Waterbuses designed in Wales could soon be running passenger services around the rapidly-expanding city of Dubai. Aquabus Water Transport Solutions (AWTS) of Cardiff is competing to win the contract to replace many…

IHC Holland Merwede is renting the former Dutch shipbuilder Alblas Scheepsbouw B.V. in Hendrik Ido Ambacht. The deal includes bringing the employees of the Alblas yard in the employment of IHC Holland…

The Dutch shipping company Unifleet, a subsidiary of the Heuvelman Shipping Group, has placed a newbuilding order for eight chemical/product tankers with two Chinese shipyards at a total cost exceeding $130 million.…

Korea's three major shipbuilders have set a target of $36 billion in ship orders this year, slightly down from last year's record $37.4 billion. The figure was calculated based on an expected…

A modern domestic shipbuilding facility will soon rise in Subic Bay Freeport, Philippines, as part of the government?s Investment Priority Plan. Government officials say there is a pressing need to build about…

Tianjin New Harbor Shipyard (TNHS) in China has expanded its use of PTC Shipbuilding Solution, which includes CADDS(R) 5i to improve its overall design capabilities. With the expanded software implementation, TNHS is…

Labroy Marine in Singapore has clinched two shipbuilding contracts worth a total of $37.8 million. Under the contracts, it will build two anchor handling tug supply vessels for a Norwegian customer for…

Norwegian shipping group I.M. Skaugen ASA has confirmed an order for another two 10.000cbm sized Multigas carriers at a total cost of $62 million. These latest newbuildings will have advanced ice-class specifications…

A future for ship working has been guaranteed at the famous former Cammell Laird yard England after the historic Birkenhead site had been acquired by property giant Peel Holdings. The previous owner,…

Carnival Corp., the world's largest cruise operator, will build a new ship for its P&O Cruises brand at an estimated all-in cost of $705 million, delaying delivery of a previously announced vessel…

With the Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) in India getting orders from reputed offshore operators for building OSVs and AHTSs vessels, it plans to open a Small Ship Division, its Chairman and Managing…

From 1 January the Barrow in Furness shipyard became BAE Systems Submarine Solutions after the name was selected by the headquarters of the global defence giant. BAE says it was switched from…

BG Group plc in the UK has signed an agreement with Samsung Heavy Industries of South Korea for the delivery of two new-build dual-fuel diesel electric (DFDE) LNG ships. The new ships…

Keppel Offshore & Marine Limited (Keppel O&M) completed and delivered 26 newbuilds and conversions totalling about S$2 billion ($1.3 billion), on time or ahead of time and within budget in 2006. Tong…

Daewoo Shipbuilding has delivered a 151,700 cbm LNG carrier to Teekay named Al Areesh. Ship particulars are 285.40m in length, 43.0m in breadth and 26m in depth with a draught of 11.50m…

Caspian Services Inc. in Kazakhstan has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a vessel maintenance and repair facility with joint venture partners Nico International and Kazmortransflot JSC. Nico International is…

The Belgian shipping company Cobelfret NV has declared two options for Flensburger?s ConRo 220 type. The German shipbuilder will deliver the first 14,800 DWT vessel in November 2010 with the second unit…

COSCO, China?s major shipping company, has released its first Annual Sustainable Development Report. The report, verified by DNV, covers the three critical aspects of sustainability ? economic performance, environmental protection performance and…

The idea of launching a truck ferry between Oswego and Hamilton, Ontario, is slowly coming to fruition and could materialize by 2008. "We had a meeting two weeks ago with Marine Link…