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Samsung Heavy Industries recently delivered the world?s largest container ship, breaking its own world record of 9,200 teu which it set less than 12 months ago. The ?Xin Los Angeles? is now…

Samsung Heavy Industries clinched two more 4,300TEU container ships from Itochu in Japan. The new order is option declaration and will be delivered during 2009. Hyundai Heavy Industries secured two contract for…

The tender for the privatization of the Santierul Naval Mangalia Shipyard in Romania could resume this autumn as new evaluation procedures are under way, said the shipyard's General Director Eugen Tudor. This…

Solstad Offshore ASA (SOFF) in Norway has received a Letter of Intent from Subsea 7 for the hire of a large construction service vessel for a fixed period of six years with…

The Hong Kong-based Titan Petrochemicals Group has entered a contract for the purchase of up to ten 6,500 dwt double hulled bunker barges, at $8.67 million each, as part of its plan…

Daewoo Shipbuilding in South Korea has clinched orders valued at $1.84 billion comprising of a semi-submersible drilling rig, a drillship, a LNG carrier and four 4,800TEU container ships.Pertoserv S.A. in Brasil ordered…

Kristen Navigation Inc., Greece's biggest owner of oil tankers, ordered three tankers from South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries for about $234 million. The three 159,000 dwt ships are due to be delivered…

Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard in China clinched two 1,700TEU container ships from an unspecified German owner. Price and delivery dates are not revealed.

Hong Kong-based Seaspan Corporation exercised its option to build four 2500 TEU vessels at Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (YZJ), one of the largest private shipyards in China. This option was part of the…

BC Ferries in Canada has signed a $45.5 million contract with Vancouver Shipyards, a Washington Marine Group company, to build a new 125-car intermediate size ferry. Construction on the 100 metre vessel…