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An undisclosed Norwegian owner has become the first shipowner to use BIMCO?s newly launched global shipbuilding contract, which is believed to have been signed this month with a Chinese yard. Under the…

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has clinched a $1.6 billion deal to build an oil platform in Nigeria. The deal with Elf Petroleum Nigeria Ltd., a subsidiary of France-based Total SA, calls on…

Höegh LNG and CB&I Lummus have concluded a strategic and exclusive agreement for the next phase of Höegh LNG's FPSO project. The agreement formally ties the parties for a period of 2…

Seattle based naval architecture firm Guido Perla & Associates, Inc. has signed a contract with Paris-based Bourbon to deliver the concept design, regulatory package, and final design for 10 GPA 696 IMR…

ABG Shipyard in India has delivered a new Anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel `Lamnalco Mallard` to the owner Lamnalco Group, UAE. The newbuilding is the third vessel to be delivered to…

Cammell Laird shipyard in England has landed its largest contract since it was reborn seven years ago. The Birkenhead yard has won a £28m Ministry of Defence (MoD) contract to overhaul Royal…

When state-run Cochin Shipyard Ltd delivered the sixth and last of a series of bulk carriers built for Denmark's Clipper Group late last year, it achieved a first for the Indian shipbuilding…

Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has signed a $160m contract with Gulf Energy Maritime (GEM) for the construction of two high specification LR2 double-hulled Aframax tankers. Upon delivery by end 2011, the two…

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security in Turkey announced on Tuesday that three shipyards in Istanbul?s Tuzla district, the site of numerous work-related fatalities in recent years, have been shut down…

Havila Shipping ASA has entered into a contract with Havyard Leirvik for the construction of an offshore IRM (inspection, repair and maintenance) vessel, Havyard 855. The vessel is developed by Havyard Maritime…