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Seaspan placed an order for five 5,100TEU container ships with Hyundai Heavy Industries for delivery during 2009.

Korean representatives will arrive in Baku to hold talks on the creation of a new shipbuilding and ship-repair facilities in Azerbaijan. It is expected that talks on this project will also be…

The first of two Con-Ro vessels for the Belgium customer Cobelfret was launched at Flensburger Schiffbau in Flensburg, Germany. Delivery is planned for November 2006. The new vessel will be named after…

Aker Yards has finalized the transaction with Kleven Maritime to acquire Kleven Flor? AS and Kleven Design AS. The previously announced joint venture with Damen Shipyard Group in Ukraine creates an opportunity…

The private Indian shipyard Bharati Shipyard has firmed up plans to foray into oil rig construction. The company, which operates three yards, has tied up with a major US-based oil manufacturing company…

Cochin Shipyard Limited (CLS) launched three vessels last week at a brief function held at the Shipyard. The vessels were a bulk carrier for Clipper group of Bahamas, a fire-fighting tug for…

Celebrity Cruises announced cancellation of yet another cruise, this one a 10-night Alaska voyage a month from now on the cruise ship ?Infinity?, as a result of a new variant of the…

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) contracted with Shanghai Shipyard & Chengxi Shipyard for the supply of nine sets of marine propulsion engines (MAN B&W 7K90MC-C) and 68 diesel generating sets (HiMSEN 7H21/32), which…

US and Italian shipyards are rumoured to be favourites to win tenders to build 19 ships and patrol boats for the fledgling Iraqi navy to enable it to take over security of…

The Odense Steel Shipyard recently delivered its latest newbuilding, an 11,000 TEU container vessel, to the A.P. Moller ? Maersk Group. Named ?Emma M?rsk?, the world?s largest container vessel she will set…