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Shipbuilding group Aker Yards has signed a contract to build six 3,000 DWT anchor handling towage supply vessels (AHTS) at its new shipyard in Vietnam. The contract with Aker Capital was worth…

Hanjin Shipping in South Korea has ordered five more Post-Panamax 8,600 TEU container ships from Hyundai Heavy Industries to upgrade its current main fleet consisting of four 5,000 TEU ships. Hanjin is…

A scaled model of the hull for a new medium-sized passenger-vehicle ferry, designed by Poseidon Marine Consultants Ltd., was tested today in ice at the Institute for Ocean Technology in St. John?s,…

Australian-owned tour operator Scenic Tours has completed the formation of its European operations company Scenic Tours Europe AG that will be based in Zug, Switzerland. It is a venture that will mean…

Singapore-based shipbuilder Jurong Shipyard has won a contract to build an ultra-deepwater semi-submersible rig for the international offshore drilling contractor, SeaDrill. The deal is worth $535.5 million. The semi-submersible rig is scheduled…

Ace Marine Ltd, the Fife-based firm of naval architects, has acquired the oldest continually operating yacht design business in the world, A Mylne & Co ? including the design archive, described by…

According to local reports, investors from Kuwait are interested in buying shares in the New Szczecin Shipyard (SSN). Talks concerning the investment will be conducted during Prime Minister Kaczyński's visit to Kuwait.…

Daesun Shipbuilding in South Korea has secured an order for a 1,000 TEU container ship from a Middle East shipowner. Contract price is W 22.2 billion and delivery is scheduled for June…

The Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding delivered the hull of the nation's biggest floating production, storage and offloading vessel to ConocoPhillips China.The 300,000 DWT vessel is valued at $230 million, is not only the…