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POSCO, South Korea's leading steelmaker, plans to raise the prices of some steel products beginning 19 April to reflect an increase in iron ore costs. The price of steel plates for shipbuilding…

An oil and gas industry firm has formed an alliance which will see workers at the Rosyth naval dockyard in Fife being used offshore. Petrofac, a service provider for the oil and…

India?s three strategic shipyards - Mazagaon Docks, Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) and Goa Shipyard - which are engaged in building warships, will be modernised and upgraded to the level of…

Following the two ships ordered in October 2006, the German owner Hartmann Logistik GmbH, a subsidiary of the Hartmann Group, has placed a contract with Fincantieri to build a further eight multipurpose…

GRC Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of QinetiQ Limited, has launched a new and improved version of its 'Paramarine' ship design software and 'Seagoing Paramarine' software, which is used for onboard ship…

A Korean newspaper is reporting that the China is planning a 93,000 ton nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to be built at China State Shipbuilding Corp?s (CSSC) Jiangnan Shipyard for completion by 2020. Jiangnan…

Aker has signed a contract with GDV Shipping in Arendal, Norway, to deliver one Aker PSV/ROV 06CD platform supply vessel. The total value of the contract is approximately $66 million. The 94.90…

The Seattle-based naval architect firm Guido Perla & Associates, Inc. announced today that French marine services provider Bourbon Offshore has placed an order for 4 GPA 670 MKII Special Products vessels, thereby…

Aker Yards has signed a contract with MSC Cruises to build a 4th MSC Musica Class Cruise ship. The ?MSC Magnifica? will be built at Aker Yards, Saint-Nazaire in France, for delivery…