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Malaysian shipbuilder NGV Tech Sdn Bhd is lining up a string of newbuild contracts for its newly expanded shipyard in Sijangkang, Malaysia. In 2005, the Malaysian shipbuilder expanded the yard to step…

Work on a new order for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary could be coming to the Clyde, it emerged today. A consortium led by BAE Systems has declared it wants to design and…

India?s biggest engineering and construction firm, Larsen and Toubro Ltd, is in talks with a Dutch shipowner for a new building contract valued at more than $100 million (Rs397 crore). "Yes, L&T…

Tanker owner-operator AET, a wholly owned subsidiary of MISC Berhad, welcomed the newest addition to its rapidly growing fleet with the naming and delivery of the 107,000 dwt Eagle Turin at the…

South Korean shipbuilder C&Heavy Industries has won a $163.3 million order for four bulk ships from an unidentified Asian company. The ships would be delivered by 31 January 2011.

The state-owned Oman Shipping Company has placed two contracts for a total of ten five VLCCs with two Korean shipbuilders. Both Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI)…

Swire Pacific Offshore Holdings (SPO), the wholly owned offshore service subsidiary of Hong Kong listed Swire Pacific Limited, has placed an order with Qianjin Shipyard in Qingdao, China, to build eight vessels…

U.K. Defence Secretary Des Browne recently visited Babcock Marine in Rosyth, Scotland, to witness the start of a £50 million (almost $100 million) investment project at the dockyard in preparation for construction…

ISD Polska, a subsidiary of Ukrainian steel manufacturer ISD Donbas, plans to invest z³.700 million ($283 million) to build a modern shipyard in Gdansk. However, the project may be delayed due to…

The sea transportation service company PT Samudra Indonesia has placed an order with South Korea?s STX Shipbuilding for two bulk carriers at a total value of $97.6 million.The Indonesian company placed the…

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has won a 1.28-trillion won ($1.35 billion) deal tobuild eight very large container ships (VLCS) for a European shipping company. The vessels will all be delivered by April…

Indian engineering and maritime groups have lined up an estimated $4.5bn to invest in new shipyards, opening up a front in the nation?s competition with China to become a low-cost manufacturing centre.The…

The Royal Moroccan Navy has signed a contract with the Netherlands-based Schelde Naval Shipbuilding, part of the Damen Shipyards Group, for three Sigma-type missile corvettes. The customer has requested the overall contract…

State-run CSBC Corp, Taiwan, (CSBC) plans to sell a majority of its shares in line with its goal of completing its long-delayed privatization by the end of this year. The proposed share…

With almost all Asian shipyards focusing on increasing their output in order to meet their bulging order backlogs, this is hampering innovation in ship designing according to Arild Iversen, chief executive of…

Golden Ocean Group Limited (GOGL) has placed a newbuilding contract with the Chinese shipbuilder Zhoushan Jinhaiwan Shipyard (Jinhaiwan) for two 80,000 dwt Kamsarmax bulk carriers for delivery during 2011. The contract includes…

The Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and the French owner Compagnie des Iles du Ponant, part of the CMA CGM Group, have signed a preliminary agreement to build two super luxury cruise ships. By…

The Qatar shipping company Nakilat has awarded a major contract to Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Company Limited and Hyundai Corporation (acting collectively as the contractor) for ten jib cranes. The contract, which…

Dongkuk Steel Mill Co, which sells 30 % of steel used by South Korea's shipbuilders, raised the price of heavy plates by 13 % as yards face record orders for vessels. The…

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has updated its Code of Practice on Shipping and the Environment. The expanded 4th edition is intended to provide a concise but comprehensive summary of the…