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Hamworthy is supplying equipment and engineering services for a 5,000m3 fully pressurised LPG carrier being built in China for a regular customer, Pertamina.Hamworthy recently signed a contract with Taizhou Wuzhou Shipbuilding Co…

A Southampton, UK-based ship repairer has taken over a 1,000 tonne lift facility in Portsmouth harbour. Testbank Ship Repair and partners Trafalgar Wharf unveiled the Rolls Royce syncrolift, said to be one…

Fintry Marine Design AG and Kockums AB, part of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, have reached an agreement to co-operate in the marketing, design and construction of fast ferries, work and pilot boats built…

MAN Diesel has commenced the construction of a brand new multi-million pound Head Office at its PrimeServ UK location in Stockport. The factory, formerly the home of the Mirrlees Blackstone business in…

Russia's Gazprom subsidiary Gazflot is preparing a contract for construction of special-purpose vessels at Amur Shipyard (Komsomolsk-on-Amur). Details of the number of vessels and value of the order have not been revealed…

Cochin Shipyard in India recently delivered a platform supply vessel, the 11th built at the shipyard and the third in the Rolls Royce UT755 LN series, to an America-based owner. The 3,240…

According to local industry sources, Wuchang in China has recently signed an agreement with Xinzhou, Hubei Province government authorities regarding establishment of a shipbuilding base for building specialized vessels and heavy weight…

The Community of European Shipyards' Associations (Cesa) has backed calls for the resurgence of international shipbuilding talks at a scheduled meeting of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development in July. In…

US shipyard Alaska Ship & Drydock (ASD) has won an order to construct a new ferry to serve Ketchikan International Airport. The shipbuilder's Ketchikan Shipyard will complete and deliver the 'Ken Eichner…

Grand China Shipping unit Grand China Logistics has gone into partnership with Zhoushan Jinhaiwan Shipyard to build 18 Capesize and 12 Kamsarmax bulkers worth $2bn for delivery in 2012. It is also…

The Yachts of Seabourn embarks today upon an expansive future as its newbuilding 'Seabourn Odyssey' sails on its maiden voyage from Venice as the first ultra-luxury vessel to debut in six years.…

The heavy ice strengthening of hulls, upgrading of equipment and components, and requirements to minimize emissions and improve icebreaking capabilities must be implemented in order to establish regular year-round trans-Arctic containership operations.…

The U.S. Navy awarded a $213.8 million cost-plus-fixed-fee advance procurement contract to Northrop Grumman Corporation that will provide long lead materials for LPD 26, the tenth amphibious transport dock ship of the…

Wärtsilä officially opened its Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) in Vaasa, Finland. The MTC is a new concept for Wärtsilä, and is aimed at securing and further developing its manufacturing competencies, and sharing…

Rolls Royce Marine Poland is planning a major overhaul of its production complex in the town of Gniew not far from Gdansk. The task of preparing the reconstruction project has been assigned…

Slovakia's Slovenske Lodenice Komarno (SLK) shipyard is to lay off 198 workers of its 685-strong workforce amid the shipbuilding slump. The jobs will go by the end of this year, the Danube…

A Chinese shipbuilding industry expert emphasized that government should strengthen the control of shipbuilding capacity growth to prevent excessive yard facilities and achieve growth of Chinese shipbuilding industry. He also argued the…

A recent report from Drewry Shipping Consultants has analyzed the current newbuilding orderbook to assess the level of vulnerability and overcapacity. Drewry has established three stages of newbuilding demand between now and…

Glovis Co., a logistics company under the Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group of South Korea, appears to be planning to order pure car / truck carrier (PCTC) newbuildings. According to local media, the company…