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B.C. Ferries has awarded a $40-million mid-life upgrade contract for the 5,863 gt ferry ?Queen of Alberni? to Vancouver Shipyards at its North Vancouver drydock.B.C. Ferries says the 139-metre ship is the…

Sydney Harbour is looking to replace its ferries with the oldest vessels, the Lady Class, having about three years of service left. The consultants KPMG have been called in to investigate whether…

Celebrity Cruises has cancelled the 10 December seven-day cruise of the ?Millennium? to replace the port thrust bearing in the ship's propulsion system. The ship must enter drydock to replace the bearing…

Western Australia-based shipbuilder Austal Ltd has secured a $140 million contract with an overseas group to build multiple aluminium passenger ferries, with the option of further purchases.The shipbuilder is under a strict…

Korea Line has exercised two options with STX for 49,000DWT product tankers. The two vessels will be delivered in January and June 2009 and the total contract price is $96 million.In a…

Samsung has secured an order for two 115,000DWT tankers from Geden Line with delivery of 2010.Namura Shipbuilding clinched two 250,000DWT bulk carriers from NYK Line with delivery of 2010 and 2011.Dongnan Shipbuilding…

The first MAN B&W 7S65ME-C has entered service when the oil tanker ?Ice Explorer? was delivered by Universal Shipbuilding Corporation in Japan to the Greek shipowner in September. Although the S65ME-C engine…

Malaysian shipbuilders must buck up their ideas and clear backlog orders fast or risk losing their competitiveness and business to foreign players, Maritime Institute of Malaysia (MIMA) director general Datuk Cheah Kong…