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Xinhe Shipyard has won a contract from Tianjing Port for a 1,600m3/hour dredger for delivery in June 2006. The new vessel will be 95 metres long, 15.4m wide, a depth of 4m…

Hyundai Heavy Industries secured its first export contract for the Himsen S-type engine H17/28 developed late last year. The order for six 5H17/28 medium speed diesel gensets was placed by the Turkish…

Shanghaiguan Shipyard, one of the main ship repairers in China, has this year won an order for a 70,000DWT floating dock from Samsung Heavy Industries, a 2,600TEU container ship from a Singapore…

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has recently added one more dock for newbuilding, No. 1 dock, which had been used for ship repair. The shipbuilder has already laid the first two keels for a…

Pakistan signed a contract with China for the purchase of four new F-22P frigates with all related equipment/systems. The signing of the frigate deal will help strengthen naval defence as Pakistan has…

The new "IMO Pilot 2005" with the current regulations of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is now available as the 5th edition for all customers of Germanischer Lloyd. All amendments to the…

A fascinating presentation at The Motor Ship?s one-day conference on June 7th comes from Wallenius Wilhelmsen. The company will be discussing its zero emissions concept vessel, the E/S Orcelle. Some details of…

Smiths Marine Sytems has acquired Fugro?s share in the ChartCo joint venture, such that ChartCo is now totally owned by Smiths. ChartCo was set up in 1998 as an innovative enterprise to…

The European Commission has given Poland permission to grant state aid to shipbuilders in order to improve its competitiveness against South Korean shipyards. Under the so-called 'temporary defence mechanism' which the EU…

The port of Mundra, on India?s West coast, is likely to be the location of the first new shipbuilding yard in the country for nearly 30 years. The $230 million project is…

With the recent opening of a second ro-ro berth for use by Ferryways at the Ipswich Ferry Terminal, new ships could be on the horizon for Ferryways' service linking Ipswich with Ostend,…

Aker Yards has received a confirmation in the form of a firm contract for building of a third ship in the Freedom class, the world's largest cruise ship, to be delivered in…

Abeille Bourbon is the first of two identical coast protection vessels designed and equipped by Rolls-Royce. These multipurpose vessels are intended to prevent disasters such as the Erika and Prestige pollution incidents…

Industry reports claim that Qatar will spend $15 billion in the next five years to add 70 LNG carriers to its fleet of gas tankers. Qatar, home to the world?s third-largest gas…

Alfa Laval, one of the main manufacturers and suppliers of heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling equipment, has received a major order from the Italian shipbuilding group Fincantieri. The order includes…

Hyundai Heavy Industries has secured an order for five 8,600TEU container ships at the price of $ 650 million and ship particulars are 334m in length, 42.8m in breadth and 24.8m in…

June 7th sees the opening of the major Nor-Shipping 2005 event in Oslo and the holding of The Motor Ship?s one-day conference. Taking place at the Rainbow Hotel Arena, adjacent to the…

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…