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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…

The Hamburg shipping company Harpain Reederei GmbH & Co. KG, a joint venture comprising Harpain Shipping GmbH and Hansa Hamburg Shipping GmbH & Co. KG, has ordered four ethylene/LPG carriers from Meyer…

The South Australian government has approved a $115 million funding boost for a new shipbuilding facility in Adelaide. Called Techport Australia, this will be the home base for the $6 billion air…

Amendments to Chapter III of SOLAS, which came into force on July 1, 2006, and the proper implementation of MSC1206 (including MSC1093), a guidance note amplifying SOLAS requirements, together introduce new rules…

Vietnam Oil and Gas Corporation (Petrovietnam) has signed a contract with compatriot shipbuilder Vinashin for three 105,000 dwt Aframax tankers to transport crude oil for its first oil refinery at Dung Quat…

Aker Yards has signed a contract with Sneingen AS, a company within the Island Offshore Group in Ulsteinvik, Norway, to deliver two 3,200 dwt UT 755 LN platform supply vessels. The value…

Keppel Singmarine in Singapore has clinched contracts worth $164 million for two highly specialised vessels from Lukoil Kaliningradmorneft, a subsidiary of the Russian oil giant Lukoil Oil Company. These two new contracts,…