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France's Port of Marseilles Authority has approved an agreement to lease the port's main ship repair facilities, dry docks 8 and 9, to Spain's Union Naval Barcelona. Under the 18-year deal, which…

Marine Fuels & Emissions Conference 2006Efficient ships ? cleaner air?Tuesday 14th November 2006, London Marriott Hotel, KensingtonDATE FOR YOUR DIARY ? 14TH NOVEMBER 2006Following the success of last year?s Marine & Power…

Mumbai-based ABG Shipyard has bagged a repeat order of about $60 million for six anchor handling tugs from Sea Tankers Management, part of the John Fredriksen Group. The six vessels will be…

Ulstein Verft in Norway has been commissioned to build a large construction vessel with ULSTEIN X-BOW for Island Offshore. The ULSTEIN SX121 design is the first of the S-series to be built…

The European Commission asked the Polish anti-monopoly authorities UOKiK who the potential investors of Gdanska Shipyard (GS). Although up to seven organisations are claimed to be interested, only two companies submitted preliminary…

In a seemingly never-ending ordering frenzy for offshore support vessels, Aker Yards has picked up two more contracts for a total of five UT 755 LN platform supply vessels (PSVs). An order…

Ras Laffan LNG Company Limited (II), (RasGas (II)), has recently named another of its long term charter ships at a naming ceremony held at Samsung Heavy Industries, Korea. Named ?Maersk Qatar?, the…

Volstad Shipping AS in Ålesund, Norway, has confirmed an agreement with Aker Yards, for the building of a platform supply vessel (PSV) of ST-216L CD type. This contract is the third of…

Concordia Maritime, the tanker arm of the Gothernburg-based Stena group, has signed a contract with Brodosplit Shipyard, Croatia, for the construction of a further two 49,900 dwt P-MAX ice-class product tankers. The…

Hounded by declining business opportunities at the world's largest shipbreaking yard, cut-throat competition from Bangladesh and Pakistani and pressure from environmental groups, Alang's shipbreakers in India are now eyeing the shipbuilding trade.A…