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Norway-listed American Shipping Company (ASC) lacks financing for two out of 12 planned vessels, so it will change the sequence of construction at Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, the companies said.ASC said in a…

Croatia has decided to call tenders for the privatization of its shipyards, except for Uljanik, in the second half of November, said Minister of economy Damir Polancec. The offering price of the…

Hamworthy Moss AS has won a major contract to supply 10 nitrogen generator systems for a series of 47,500 dwt chemical carriers being built for IRISL by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Korea.…

Siemens has received an order worth just under 50 million euros to equip four German navy Class F125 frigates with propulsion equipment and integrated automation and control systems.The customer is AGE F125,…

State-run Shipping Corporation of India (SCI)has ordered two 4,400 TEU container ships from Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries. These newbuildings will be the largest container vessels under the Indian Registry. Earlier, SCI received…

The Marine Agency of Dubai's Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) has chosen a Damen Shipyards, Holland, design for the $50 million Ferry Dubai project initially planned to carry three million passengers a…

Samsung Heavy Industries has obtained a $250 million order to build three large crude oil carriers from two shippers, including Turkey's Geden. With the new deal, the Korean shipbuilder has racked up…

ABS and the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) have initiated an extensive joint training program covering survey of Arctic LNG carriers for a team of surveyors drawn from both societies. Classroom…

Wilson Shipowning AS, one of Europe's leading short sea bulk carrier operators, has ordered Wärtsilä propulsion packages for a series of eight 4500 DWT general cargo bulk carriers. The vessels will be…

Conoship International BV, of Groningen, Netherlands, and Algoship Brokers Ltd together with Smart Engineering and Design Solutions Ltd (SEDS), both of Nassau, Bahamas, have agreed a strategic move to promote and support…

Asian shipbuilders face an abrupt downturn in demand that could result in some yards going bankrupt as ship owners cancel or postpone orders, according to bankers and analysts. The problems could be…

Six Bangladeshi business groups will invest over Tk 500 crore($73 million) in a year to establish shipbuilding facilities across the country, sensing high export potential of the industry. The business houses with…

State-run Shipping Corp. of India Ltd (SCI) has asked for bids to buy four VLCCs, which currently cost $160 million each, to meet rising demand for crude in India. SCI currently owns…

South Korea's GS Group has withdrawn its bid to buy a controlling stake in Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering together with POSCO, a media official at the conglomerate said. It had earlier…

Hyundai Heavy Industries has submitted a final bid for local rival Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering according to a Hyundai Heavy source. The source, who has direct knowledge of the matter, declined…

Seadrill took delivery of the deep water drilling rig 'West Hercules' from the DSME shipyard in South Korea. West Hercules is a sixth generation, high specification, deepwater, state of the art semi-submersible…

POSCO and GS Group, rival South Korean bidders for Daewoo Shipbuilding, said yesterday they would team up in the race to buy the world's No. 3 shipbuilder. POSCO, the world's fourth-largest steelmaker,…

A preferred bidder for Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. is likely to be announced later this month, industry sources said. State-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) and a state-run asset manager are…

The USA has become the 53rd state to ratify Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), with the deposition of an instrument of ratification with…

Vroon Offshore Services of The Netherlands (VOS) today took delivery of another newbuilding, field support vessel VOS Prospector. The vessel was built by the Zamakona Shipyard in Spain.The newbuilding, designed for standby…

Kittiwake and BP announced yesterday that agreement has been reached and completed for Kittiwake Developments Ltd to purchase BP's majority shareholding in Krystallon Ltd effective immediately.In 2006 BP and Kittiwake formed Krystallon,…

A federal court in Virginia has handed the Shipbuilders Council of America its second victory this year in cases it brought against the US Coast Guard for allowing major work on Jones…

The Brazilian government has pledged R$10bn ($4.5bn) of soft-funding to support the country?s resurgent shipbuilding sector. The government?s chief of staff, Dilma Rousseff, said the funds would guarantee not only the construction…