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Hudong Heavy Machinery in China aims to increase its engine product capacity by almost four times. The engine maker has set a target of producing 1.4 million bhp in 2006, 2.5 million…

KCI Konecranes in Finland has received an order for a Goliath gantry crane from Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME). The new 900-ton crane will be delivered to the DSME…

US naval designer Gibbs & Cox will set up an Adelaide headquarters, helping to create more than 100 jobs.The Virginia-based firm will set up corporate headquarters near Outer Harbor-based ASC, which, in…

Vosta LMG received a contract for a cutter suction dredger from Arab Potash in Jordan. This new dredger is of special design as it will need to excavate hard salt deposits in…

ABB has won contracts worth $140 million to supply its Azipod propulsion systems for three vessels and electrical power systems for 11 new marine vessels and for two semi-submersible drilling rigs. The…

As part of its ambitious expansion plans, national flag carrier Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) is all set to acquire 14 ships at a total cost of $563 million."The proposal of acquiring…

The Odense Steel Shipyard presented its latest newbuilding for the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group. The 7,000TEU post-Panamax boxship was named Gjertrud M?rsk and is the fourth ship in a new series…

Petronet LNG Ltd, India's largest liquefied natural gas importer, has awarded a 25 year charter agreement for one additional LNG ship from a consortium led by Exmar of Belgium at a day…

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard recently captured two orders for product carriers. The first comprised of three 37,000DWT tankers from a European ship owner for as a total value of $124 million. The second…

A new marine research vessel will be built by the Macduff shipyard in Aberdeenshire. Ministers are expected to confirm that the $7 million contract has been awarded to the north east yard,…