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The 2,800 workers at BAe?s Barrow shipyard have been told that it is more than likely they will build blocks of up to 10,000 tonnes for the Royal Navy?s future aircraft carriers.The…

In a development that could significantly shore up the fortunes of Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), the Ministry of Shipping has initiated a move to provide block approval to the company's $1…

The French shipping giant CMA CGM is reported to have placed an order for five 1,600TEU feeder boxships with Daehan Shipbuilding in South Korean for delivery in 2007 and 2008. No price…

Teekay Shipping Corp and a group of Japanese owners have won contracts to lease 12 new LNG tankers to Qatar Gas according to industry sources. Mitsui OSK Lines, Nippon Yusen KK, Kawasaki…

Keppel Shipyard in Singapore has entered into an agreement with Charter Development Limited Liability Company (CDC), a special purpose company of ABN Amro Bank?s Brazilian unit, for the hull conversion of a…

The keel was laid for Freedom (LCS 1), marking a significant milestone in production of the U.S. Navy's first Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), a new class of surface combatant designed to operate…

The Norwegian shipping company Solvang ASA together with a group of investors have placed an order with Meyer Werft in Papenburg for the construction of two LEG/LPG tankers.The gas tankers will have…

Merwede Shipyard, a subsidiary of IHC Holland Merwede BV, has received the contract for the design and construction of a new Reeled Rigid Pipe laying / Offshore construction vessel for Subsea 7.…

During next week the Motor Ship editorial team will be at NorShipping and there will be no daily news updates. However, if any readers are attending NorShipping, we will be pleased to…

The first ocean going ship built in mainland China for a Taiwan company will sail on its maiden voyage from Shanghai to South Africa on 10 June. The 289 metre 175,000DWT Cape…

The European Commission has decided to open formal inquiries into public support for three Polish shipyards in Gdynia, Gdansk and Szczecin. The restructuring aid granted to these yards will be scrutinized in…

The European Commission has conditionally approved, under the terms of the EC Treaty's rules allowing member states to take measures to protect essential security interests linked to defence industries (Article 296 of…

Two further bidding rounds could put Tenix, the Williamstown dockyard operators, back in the business of building Australia's air warfare destroyers. Tenix confirmed that it would bid for contracts to build 70%…

The DD(X) national team, led by Northrop Grumman and in partnership with Raytheon, General Dynamics, United Defense and Lockheed Martin, has successfully completed the underwater explosion (UNDEX) testing on the DD(X) quarter…

Italian classification society RINA and the Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) have joined forces to deliver expertise to navies for warship construction and maintenance. The two class societies will jointly promote, develop…

The Australian Federal Government has chosen ASC Shipbuilding as the preferred shipbuilder for the Australian Navy's air warfare destroyers (AWDs) worth up to A$6 billion ($4.5 billion). The government made the decision…

Keppel Singmarine Pte Ltd (Keppel Singmarine), a wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), the offshore and marine arm of Keppel Corporation Limited, has entered into an agreement…

Aker Yards and Color Line have signed a contract to build a sister vessel to ?Color Fantasy?, the worlds largest cruise ship with car deck, that was delivered in December 2004. The…

Samsung Heavy Industries is examining a proposal to set up an LNG ship repair yard in conjunction with Malaysia International Shipping Corporation Berhad (MISC), a subsidiary of Petronas. The South Korean shipbuilder…

ABG Shipyard in India (ABG) has concluded a $32 million equity funding. The private sector shipyard would use the funding to expand its shipbuilding facilities to meet the anticipated demand for new…

Keppel FELS Ltd, the wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Corporation Limited through Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) has secured a contract to build two semi-submersible drilling platforms at S$780 million…

MOL in Japan, together with Tokyo Gas Co, has ordered a 145,000 m3 Moss type LNG carrier from Kawasaki Shipbuilding for delivery in March 2008. Including those under construction, MOL operates a…

Shipbuilding enterprises in east China's Shandong province are presently holding orders for 120 new ships with a contract value totalling $566 million. About $430 million of the shipbuilding orders are for export…