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Austal USA plans to go ahead with a $200 million-plus expansion of its Mobile River shipbuilding facility, whether it wins major new military work or not, company officials said. The shipbuilder expects…

The last in a three-ship order for double-ended ferries for Canadian ferry operator British Columbia Ferry Services (BC Ferries) was recently launched at Flensburger shipyard and delivery is planned for May 2008.…

Aries Marine Corp, based in Lafayette, Louisiana, has signed a letter of intent with Eastern Shipbuilding Group of Panama City, Florida, for the construction of two Aker Yards PSV23 DE supply vessels.…

Bollinger Shipyard in Lockport, Louisiana, has delivered the Grand Slam, the fourth of the ten-series GPA 654 Platform Support Vessels, designed by Guido Perla & Associates, Inc., that won the "Significant Boats…

Eastern Echo Holding Plc has signed shipbuilding contracts with Drydocks World in Dubai and design and equipment contracts with Ulstein Design for two seismic vessels, each capable of towing up to 12…

Wärtsilä has been awarded the contract for approx EUR 30 million for the manufacture and supply of the main diesel generating sets and their auxiliary and support systems for the Royal Navy's…

South Korean shipbuilder C&Heavy Industries has won a $342.2 million order to build six bulk carriers for an unidentified firm in Central America. Delivery of the vessels is slated for August 2010.

Essar Shipping & Logistics Limited (ESLL) in India has contracted to acquire six modern mini Cape bulk carriers of 103,664 DWT each with an option to acquire another three similar vessels. The…

The future looks promising for a BAE Systems-Labuan Shipyard and Engineering Sdn Bhd (LSE) tie-up. The British firm is so impressed with the Malaysian company that it is in "detailed discussions" to…

Fewer and fewer companies appear ready to acquire Stocznia Gdynia. One of the reasons is the fact that the Ministry of the Treasury wants a ban signing new contracts until an investor…