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Workers of the PSC Tema Shipyard in Ghana said their Malaysian Managing Director (MD), Rahin Bim Jaafa, was responsible for the fire that killed 15 workers, destroyed the ?Polaris?, a Togolese registered…

IM Skaugen ASA (IMS) has entered into an agreement to build two 3,200 cubic metre LPG carriers with a Chinese shipyard south east of Shanghai at a cost of $15 million. The…

Yang Ming Marine Transport, the Taiwan-based shipping company, said its wholly owned unit All Ocean Transportation has acquired five container vessels from state-run China Shipbuilding Corp for a total of $470 million.…

Following on from the delivery of two 165 tonnes bollard pull towing/salvage tugs in early 2004, Semco Salvage & Marine Pte Ltd has taken another step in renewing and enhancing its fleet…

Adsteam Marine, with three Damen ASD Tugs 2411 on order for their UK operation, has ordered another one for their Australian fleet. Adsteam?s first ASD Tug 2411, ?Barunga?, was delivered in 2004…

For the first time, India?s defense budget will allow the Navy to allocate funds specifically to upgrade state-owned shipyards so that shipbuilding output can keep pace with service requirements. A senior Navy…

Keppel Shipyard, a wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Corporation Ltd, has secured a FPSO hull conversion contract worth $51million from Marathon Petroleum Company (Norway.The 87,000 dwt multi-purpose shuttle tanker Odin arrived at…

National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO), a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, has delivered the Alaskan Explorer, the second of four Alaska-class double-hull oil tankers being built for BP Oil Shipping…

Ulstein Verft has been asked to build an ULSTEIN A102-type anchor-handling vessel for Bourbon Offshore Norway. The contract contains an option for a sistership. This is the first time a vessel of…