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India's biggest shipbuilder under state control, Cochin Shipyard Ltd, is talking to potential partners in the defence sector to jointly build a new dry dock at the yard to boost capacity.The Kerala-based…

Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista is said to be planning to build a new shipyard in Rio de Janeiro. Batista, who is the owner of Offshore Services X, recently announced plans to build…

Germany?s ThyssenKrupp is reportedly in talks with the Greek Government about the future of the Hellenic Shipyards. "The shipyard is in a difficult situation since the cancellation of a submarine contract," Reuters…

The Indian shipping ministry has asked two state-owned shipyards to carry out feasibility studies and help build two new shipyards, one on the east and one on the west coast.Shipping secretary A.P.V.N.…

The Palmali Group, owned by the Mansimov family in Azerbaijan, ordered 10 tankers to be built by Turkey?s Bežiktaž Group, for a total price of $200 million. The tankers will be delivered…

DNV has recently signed a dual class general agreement with China Classification Society, a further step forward on cooperation with the local class society. DNV and China Classification Society (CCS) have entered…

Tebma Shipyard in India has recently been hit by two cancellations. Norwegian owner DOF Subsea cancelled orders for three multipurpose supply vessels while Trico Marine Services, USA, has indefinitely suspended the delivery…

Sea Transport Solutions, the Australia ship designer, has been commissioned to design a new 64-metre Ro-Pax catamaran for Venezuela. The new vessel will have a large cargo capacity but reduced passenger area…

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced that the company became the first overseas shipowner to sign a long-term iron ore transport contract with Jiangsu Shagang Group Co., Ltd. of China. The10-year voyage…