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Aker Yards has entered into a contract with DOF ASA for building of two AHTS (anchor handling tug supply) vessels, and an option to build another two vessels. The value of the…

It was a case of out with the very old and in with the very new as FBMA Marine Inc, the Aboitiz Corp owned shipbuilders based in Cebu, Philippines, recently signed a…

The Danish delegation that is currently in Vietnam, witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding aimed at concluding a licence agreement between Vinashin and MANB&W for the production of 4-stroke engines…

Construction of a 54,000 dwt bulk carrier worth $30 million was started recently at the Ha Long Shipyard, a Vinashin subsidiary in north-eastern Quang Ninh province. The H172 vessel will be 190…

Western Australia-based Austal Ships has finalized a contract to buy the Margate, Tasmania, shipyard facilities of North West Bay Ships from John Fuglsang Developments Pty. Ltd. and related parties. According to a…

Lifeboat and davit manufacturer Schat-Harding and other leading manufacturers say that Germanischer Lloyd is showing its IACS colleagues a sensible lead in the way it will apply the service provisions set out…

Aker, Aker Kv?rner, and Aker Yards have joined forces to establish the company Aker Innovation. By exploiting the industrial and financial expertise of its three owners, Aker Innovation will identify new industrial…

Bermuda-based TBS International Limited has entered into agreements with China Communications Construction Company Ltd. ("CCCC") and Nantong Yahua Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. ("Nantong Yahua") to build a newly designed class of larger multi-purpose…

The French offshore shipping company Bourbon is expanding its fleet with next generation, innovative and high productivity vessels to assist its oil industry clients worldwide in developing their continental and deepwater offshore…