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India is looking to acquire up to seven stealth frigates, along with some level of joint development and technology transfer. The Request for Information (RFI) has reportedly been issued to about 12…

Venezuela's state oil company (PDVSA) has signed a deal with Brazilian industrial conglomerates Eisa and Maua Jurong to build ten oil tankers in Venezuela. The joint venture will produce at least eight…

India is to begin assembling Franco-Spanish Scorpene attack submarines as part of plan to boost its naval power and military-industrial know-how. Production started this week at the Mumbai-based Mazagaon Dock naval shipyard.…

The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) has presented a paper to IMO?s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) advising that current proposals relating to the mandatory supply and carriage of Material Safety Data Sheets…

Wärtsilä in Finland and the German company Becker Marine Systems have entered into a co-operation agreement on the optimization of ship propulsion systems. Hamburg-based Becker Marine Systems has annual net sales of…

Northrop Grumman Corporation and Aluminum Chambered Boats, Inc. (ACB), both in the US, have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore future combat system requirements and capabilities for the U.S. Navy's anticipated…

Islamic Republic of Iran?s Shipping Lines (IRISL) is negotiating with Iran Marine Industrial Co. (SADRA) over the building of four general cargo ships. The National Iranian Tanker Co., Caspian Oil Co. as…

Bulgarian shipbuilder MTG Delfin has opened a new shipyard in the port of Varna, on the Black Sea. The 7.9 ha. Region 2 shipbuilding and repair facility, the second in the Varna…

Frontline has declared an option with COSCO Shipyard, China, to convert ?Front Target? to a heavy-lift vessel. The conversion will begin in May 2007, and completion is expected in August 2007. By…

South Korea's Hanjin Heavy Industries has secured a $260 million order from Emarat Maritime in the UAE for four 114,000DWT tankers. These 250m long crude oil carriers will be delivered by the…