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A 10,500dwt bulk carrier built for Japan's NOMA Marine Transport Company was recently launched in northern Hai Phong city. The ship, built by the Bach Dang shipyard company, is the second of…

Dubai Drydocks is looking for new buyers for the four 6,100 dwt bunker tankers it is building for the Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) after that company decided to cancel the contract.

In the wake of the present boom in offshore oil exploration and production activities in the India, Garware Offshore Services (GOS) has drawn up an acquisition plan involving the procurement of about…

Venezuela Oil (PDVSA) signed an agreement with Brazilian company Andrade Gutierrez to build a shipyard in Venezuela which will provide the state owned oil company with new oil tankers.The creation of this…

A statement made by Rear Admiral Iftikhar Rao, managing director of the Karachi Shipyard in Pakistan, said that the yard would not be privatised and it would continue its operational activities under…

A Florida-based company is suggesting a project of enormous magnitude for Malta, which includes the construction and placing in Qawra Bay of a semi-submerged resort, casino and convention centre. The project also…

Simon M?kster has signed a contract with the Leirvik-based shipbuilder Havyard to build an Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) of Havyard 842 design. The $46 million vessel is due to be delivered…

IHC Holland Merwede?s subsidiary company IHC Holland Dredgers BV has won an order from the Dutch dredging company Royal Boskalis Westminster for two medium sized trailing suction hopper dredgers of 5.600 m³.…

Höegh Autoliners in Norway signed orders for two more large flexible Pure Car Truck Carriers (PCTC) from Daewoo Shipbuilding for delivery in 2009. The vessels? carrying capacity will be some 6.100 cars…

India's Larsen & Toubro (L&T) plans to set up a large shipyard at a cost of about $446 million to capitalise on expected demand for vessels as international trade grows.L&T is looking…

Rolls-Royce Marine India Private Ltd, a major player in designing, development, support of products and systems for commercial and naval customers, is in talks to provide equipment for 30 vessels of Oil…

Statoil and Aker Kv?rner have signed a contract worth approximately $1.26 billion for the semi submersible platform to be located at the Gj?a field offshore Norway. The scope of work to be…

Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft has delivered the first of two vessels for the Belgian customer Cobelfret NV. The newbuilding, named ?Pauline?, represents the largest and most flexible ConRo ferry of its type and also…

Ships operating in the North Sea will have just one year to demonstratecompliance with stringent new exhaust emission standards following theentry into force of new air pollution regulations on 22 November 2006.The…

South Korea has chosen Samsung Thales to develop weapons and radar systems for a new fleet of 2,300-ton frigates over the next five years, the country's defence procurement agency said. The country…

Norwegian marine coating producer Jotun has agreed to invest $29 million to establish a factory in the Busan-Jinhae Free Economic Zone in South Korea. A joint venture between Jotun A/S and Chokwang…

Italy, a limited supplier of military equipment to India, has proposed the two countries join forces to develop defence products. During a recent visit to India, Lorenzo Forceri, Italian deputy defence minister,…

Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries received orders from Liquimar in Greece for a 166,000 dwt crude oil tanker and from Metrostar in Greece for three 165,000 dwt crude oil tankers.The Liquimar vessel will…

Malaysian shipbuilder NGV Tech Sdn Bhd has secured a $70 million contract to design, build supply seven vessels to Saudi Arabia-based Bakri Navigation. The orders are for two units of the 35.8…

Formosa Plastics Marine, the shipping arm of the Taiwan oil and petrochemical company Formosa Plastics, has ordered two containerships of 1,118 TEU ('CV 1100' design) at the Qingshan Shipyard in China.

Aker BioMarine and Aker Yards have agreed an option for building a 144 metre long 27 metre wide vessel for harvesting of krill. Designed by Skipsteknish in Alesund, the value of the…

Bureau Veritas (BV) has enjoyed another record-breaking year, with a sustained growth of fifteen per cent in net sales to the end of June, 2006.Speaking at the tenth annual Bureau Veritas Beaujolais…