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ESNAAD, a wholly owned ADNOC principal service company who provide offshore support services to oil operating companies and Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB), one of the major shipbuilding facilities in the region,…

Aker Yards and DOF ASA have agreed to build a platform supply vessel (PSV) worth approximately $33 million. The Aker designed vessel is scheduled for delivery in April 2007 from Aker Yards…

A joint venture between the Sao Paulo boat builder Companhia C?mara Constru?ões Navais and the Russian company ATTK, is going to manufacture WIG (wing in ground effect) craft known as Ekranoplans or…

Vietnamese designers are attending a training course held by Polish experts in advanced shipbuilding technology. The course is held by the Vietnam Ship Buiding Industry Corporation (Vinashin) with assistance from Poland?s Ship…

Taiwan Maritime Transportation has submitted an expression of interest in bidding for the privatization of China Shipbuilding Corporation, the Taiwan government owned shipyard. It is believed that TMT was the only bidder…

Rolls-Royce has been awarded a contract for the delivery of design and equipment for an oil well intervention vessel that will allow operations previously only done from rigs or platforms. The Norwegian…

Samsung Heavy Industries has detected faults that can cause gas leakages in an LNG carrier it has built for the BG Group. However, the company has made it clear that it has…

Bergesen Worldwide Gas ASA (BW Gas) has finalised agreements with Suez LNG Trading SA for two LNG vessels for a period of 20 years. These vessels will be used to transport LNG…

The British Nuclear Group (BNG) has placed an order with the Japanese shipbuilder Mitsui Engineering to design and build a new INF 3 class nuclear waste vessel for the Pacific Nuclear Transport…