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Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, ("K" Line), has placed orders for three new double-hulled VLCCs with Japanese shipyards. Kawasaki Shipbuilding will build one unit for delivery 2nd quarter 2009 while IHI Marine United will…

The Teheran-based National Iranian Tanker Co (NITC) aims to become a global player in energy transportation and could order at least 30 LNG carriers by the end of the year. NITC will…

Singapore's Labroy Shipbuilding and Engineering has secured a newbuilding order from the French cement company LaFarge worth 34.5 for the construction of a 30,000 DWT self discharging cement carrier scheduled to be…

SembCorp Marine in Singapore has agreed to convert and outfit two semi-submersible hulls for Noble Drilling of the US. No financial details were given, as SembMarine expects to finalise the contract by…

The arctic container vessel Norilskiy Nickel was recently delivered to MMC Norilsk Nickel in Russia by Aker Yards in Helsinki. The newbuilding is intended for service on the northern sea route and…

The Varna-based MTG Dolphin Shiprepair Yard in Bulgaria will construct a ship-building facility on 4.7 ha of land adjacent to its current shiprepair site. The ship-building yard, due for completion in August,…

Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group (SNTG), the wholly-owned subsidiary of Stolt Nielsen, has entered a strategic partnership with Gulf Navigation of Dubai, UAE. Under the terms of the partnership, Gulf Navigation will acquire two…

Rodriquez Cantieri Navali (RCN) in Italy signed a contract for the supply of five catamarans for the Sultanate of Oman. RCN will build five fast ferries at its yard in Messina and…

Though the deals are yet to be signed, Daewoo, Samsung and Hyundai are about to win orders for three, four and four LNG carriers respectively from the Qatar Gas II project next…

Singapore-based SembCorp Marine says its PPL Shipyard has won a rig job worth between $132 million and $142 million from Norwegian company Awilco Offshore ASA. Rig construction is expected to start in…

INP Heavy Industries in South Korea has received newbuilding orders of six ships.Sekwang Shipping in South Korea ordered four 20,000 DWT chemical tankers plus four more options at a value of $270…

On behalf of a joint venture company with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Höegh LNG has concluded contracts for two firm and one optional LNG shuttle and regasification vessels (LNG SRV) to be built…

Long-standing licensee, Hitachi-Zosan of Japan has completed the first MAN B&W Diesel S65ME-C two-stroke engine. This is the first of three engines for Greek owner Dynacom. The 7S65ME-C main engines have been…

The Royal Navy ice breaker entered Argentina?s main naval base of Puerto Belgrano in early March after damaging its rudder while in Antarctica in February. It was the first time since the…

Bulgarian company Bulyard Shipbuilding Industries (BSI) has been short-listed as subcontractor by France's Armaris. The 100 million euro contract with BSI will be part of the French-Italian defence partnership on Fregate Europeene…

France's Port of Marseilles Authority has approved an agreement to lease the port's main ship repair facilities, dry docks 8 and 9, to Spain's Union Naval Barcelona. Under the 18-year deal, which…

Marine Fuels & Emissions Conference 2006Efficient ships ? cleaner air?Tuesday 14th November 2006, London Marriott Hotel, KensingtonDATE FOR YOUR DIARY ? 14TH NOVEMBER 2006Following the success of last year?s Marine & Power…

Mumbai-based ABG Shipyard has bagged a repeat order of about $60 million for six anchor handling tugs from Sea Tankers Management, part of the John Fredriksen Group. The six vessels will be…

The European Commission asked the Polish anti-monopoly authorities UOKiK who the potential investors of Gdanska Shipyard (GS). Although up to seven organisations are claimed to be interested, only two companies submitted preliminary…

In a seemingly never-ending ordering frenzy for offshore support vessels, Aker Yards has picked up two more contracts for a total of five UT 755 LN platform supply vessels (PSVs). An order…

Ulstein Verft in Norway has been commissioned to build a large construction vessel with ULSTEIN X-BOW for Island Offshore. The ULSTEIN SX121 design is the first of the S-series to be built…

Ras Laffan LNG Company Limited (II), (RasGas (II)), has recently named another of its long term charter ships at a naming ceremony held at Samsung Heavy Industries, Korea. Named ?Maersk Qatar?, the…

Volstad Shipping AS in Ålesund, Norway, has confirmed an agreement with Aker Yards, for the building of a platform supply vessel (PSV) of ST-216L CD type. This contract is the third of…