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A new bilateral agreement that extends the long-standing agreement on cooperation between ABS and the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) has been signed by the two societies in St Petersburg, Russia.…

Color Line has signed a Letter of Intent with Aker Yards for the building of two new ships for delivery in 2007 and 2008 respectively. These ships represent a new type of…

Wärtsilä diesel-electric propulsion plants of 11.5 MW have been ordered for two heavy-lift transport vessels to be converted for Fairmount Heavy Transport NV, an associated company of the Rotterdam-based towage contractor Fairmount…

Albacore Research Ltd. (ARL), the creator of the 3D product modeling software ShipConstructor, is putting the last touches on this year?s new software version, ShipConstructor 2006, scheduled for release towards the end…

The Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), today signed contracts with Daewoo Ship Building and Marine Engineering (DSME) of South Korea for building and delivering two VLCCs. The tankers, to be built at…

Austal Shipping, the West Australian shipbuilder, has delivered two more fast ferries to the Guadeloupe ferry operator L?Express des Iles. The first newbuilding named ?Silver Express?, will carry 360 passengers and 10…

Hyundai Heavy Industries in Korea has unveiled its strategy to enter the Chinese ship market. The Korean shipbuilder will spend $14 million to construct research and development centers in Beijing and Shanghai…

Iran's shipbuilding company Sadra Group will build four cargo ships, worth $118 million, for the German-based Rickmers shipping company. The 24,000 dwt newbuildings have been purpose-designed for the carriage of break-bulk, heavy…

Wärtsilä has been awarded contracts to supply RT-flex50 common-rail low-speed engines, propellers and Auxpac generating sets to Goodearth Maritime Ltd of Chennai, India, for the six 53,000 dwt handymax bulk carriers. For…

The decision on the Royal Navy?s aircraft carrier contracts for Barrow shipyard has been delayed until next year. Yard bosses are keeping a ?watching brief? on the timetable for the work after…