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At the opening day of the Euronaval Exhibition in Paris a major Alliance was announced between Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and UK shiprepair, conversion and military support specialist NSL. Fincantieri is forming a…

Dubai Dry Docks Limited has bagged the project, for a ship yard along with a drydock in a 400-acre site adjoining the fishing harbour in Kakinada, Special Secretary to Andhra Pradesh government,…

Ships designed in Kochi, India, will soon sail the world?s oceans with the Cochin Special Economic Zone (CSEZ)-based centre of the Bahamas-based Smart Engineering and Design Solutions Limited (SEDS) completing the first…

Ship Recycling, a challenging aspect on the conscience of shipping, is finally being addressed by the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC). The MEPC convened its 58th meeting and, amongst others, approved the…

The government of Malta is to extend its call for expressions of interest in the privatisation of Malta Shipyards by a week, until 3 November. The call is being extended in view…

A new private Chinese shipbuilder, Jiangsu Xiangshui Suncia Shipbuilding Industry, has confirmed it has exited the newbuild sector having failed to secure refund. The yard which was founded last year aimed to…

Singapore-based Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) is looking at options to expand its operations in Brazil to benefit from an expanded rig demand in the country over the next few years.The…

Hanwha Group was chosen by South Korea's state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) as the preferred bidder for a controlling stake in Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering. Chung In-Sung, deputy governor of the…

Dubai Drydocks World (DDW), the ship repair, conversion and building subsidiary of Dubai World, has agreed to acquire a 60% stake in a Chinese shipyard for $55 million. The acquisition will be…

Trade union members at Appledore Shipyard in the UK say they want the same money as workers at other Babcock International-owned yards involved in Britain's new aircraft carriers. The Appledore yard is…