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China State Shipbuilding Corporation announced its first half results reporting that its industrial amounted to $1.9 billion, 24% higher than last year?s figure. Orders for newbuildings were up by 33% to $2.37…

Aker Yards has been awarded contracts to build two 1,700 TEU container vessels for an unspecified German ship owner. The vessels are of the newly developed type Aker CS 1700 and the…

The US Coast Guard has canceled a $488 million contract with Bollinger Shipyard after the hulls on some of the vessels the Lockport company upgraded cracked and buckled. Of the eight vessels…

China's is currently constructing its first indigenous LNG carrier newbuilding at Hudong Zhonghua shipyard at a cost of about $170 million. According to the shipbuilder, Shanghai-based Hudong-Zhonghua shipbuilding (Group) Co Ltd, a…

The South Korean shipbuilder Daehan Shipbuilding has won government approval for new shipbuilding facility in Haenam, nearby Mokpo where Hyundai Samho Shipyard is located. Korean government has approved the use of 29.97…

Merseyside shipyard group Northwestern Ship repairers and Shipbuilders has had its lease at the former Cammell Laird shipyard cancelled. The move throws into doubt plans by Northwestern to expand its ship repair…

The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the IMO is set to adopt amendments to the regulations on air pollution to establish a new special emissions control area for the North Sea…

The UAE Armed Forces confirmed its option under the ?BAYNUNAH? program for two additional 72m naval corvettes to be built by Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB). This brings the total number of…

VT Halter Marine and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently launched the second of four planned NOAA fisheries survey vessels. The ship was christened ?Henry B. Bigelow?. The newbuilding and…

Washington State Ferries (WSF) in the USA is considering scrapping its proposed 130-car ferry programme and replacing it with 144-car ferries, a change that could cost at least $15 million.Although no final…