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The New Brunswick department of transportation in Canada has issued a request for qualifications for the operation of vehicle passenger ferry services to the islands of Grand Manan and White Head. The…

Bharati Shipyard in Mumbai, India, has bagged a contract from Reliance Industries for the construction of six vessels, including one diving support vessel, for its offshore terminal at Jamnagar. The contract value…

The former Australian Submarine Corporation (ASC Pty Ltd) will be sold under a competitive tender by the South Australian federal government. The tender would most likely begin in late 2007, with a…

KY Heavy Industries in South Korea delivered first ship of 13,000DWT chemical tanker to the Greek Unibros Shipping Corp which ordered three ships at a total value of $55 million. Ship particulars…

Coastal Contracts Bhd in Sabah, Malaysia, will focus on building oil and gas (O&G) logistics vessels to capitalise on the current high crude oil prices and increase in O&G exploration as well…

The 'A' rated 65 million GT North of England P&I club has published a new guide for its members and the wider shipping industry on how to avoid problems and disputes arising…

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will travel to China later this month to strengthen energy ties between the two countries, and is expected to sign contracts worth more than $1 billion. Chavez will…

India?s fourth largest private sector shipowner, Varun Shipping Co, plans to raise $536 million in an effort to expand business, mostly in the carriage of liquefied natural gas.Varun, a leading player in…

PT ASL Shipyard Indonesia, a subsidiary of Singapore-based ASL Marine Holdings Ltd, has commissioned the 150,000 dwt graving dry dock at its shipyard in Batam, Indonesia. The new dry dock, measuring 260m…

Seaspan placed an order for five 5,100TEU container ships with Hyundai Heavy Industries for delivery during 2009.

Korean representatives will arrive in Baku to hold talks on the creation of a new shipbuilding and ship-repair facilities in Azerbaijan. It is expected that talks on this project will also be…

The first of two Con-Ro vessels for the Belgium customer Cobelfret was launched at Flensburger Schiffbau in Flensburg, Germany. Delivery is planned for November 2006. The new vessel will be named after…

Aker Yards has finalized the transaction with Kleven Maritime to acquire Kleven Flor? AS and Kleven Design AS. The previously announced joint venture with Damen Shipyard Group in Ukraine creates an opportunity…

The private Indian shipyard Bharati Shipyard has firmed up plans to foray into oil rig construction. The company, which operates three yards, has tied up with a major US-based oil manufacturing company…

Celebrity Cruises announced cancellation of yet another cruise, this one a 10-night Alaska voyage a month from now on the cruise ship ?Infinity?, as a result of a new variant of the…

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) contracted with Shanghai Shipyard & Chengxi Shipyard for the supply of nine sets of marine propulsion engines (MAN B&W 7K90MC-C) and 68 diesel generating sets (HiMSEN 7H21/32), which…

US and Italian shipyards are rumoured to be favourites to win tenders to build 19 ships and patrol boats for the fledgling Iraqi navy to enable it to take over security of…

The Odense Steel Shipyard recently delivered its latest newbuilding, an 11,000 TEU container vessel, to the A.P. Moller ? Maersk Group. Named ?Emma M?rsk?, the world?s largest container vessel she will set…

The King Abdulaziz Port in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia can now repair offshore drilling rigs and is encouraging rig operators to use its facilities. "Repairs of drilling rigs have been…

Hyundai Samho HAS delivered a 9,400TEU container ship to CMA CGM.She is named as CMA CGM Norma. Ship particulars are 349m in length, 42.8m in breadth and 22.8m in depth and a…

The state-owned Industrial Development Agency (ARP) in Poland has signed a deal with Gdynia Shipyard that will allow it to take over the Gdansk Shipyard, previously owned by the Gdynia yard. ARP…

The 1962 built ?Savannah?, the world's first nuclear-powered cargo and passenger ship is being rescued from a floating graveyard in Virginia and restored as a possible museum. Colonna's Shipyard of Norfolk, Va.,…