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The first ocean going ship built in mainland China for a Taiwan company will sail on its maiden voyage from Shanghai to South Africa on 10 June. The 289 metre 175,000DWT Cape…

The European Commission has decided to open formal inquiries into public support for three Polish shipyards in Gdynia, Gdansk and Szczecin. The restructuring aid granted to these yards will be scrutinized in…

The European Commission has conditionally approved, under the terms of the EC Treaty's rules allowing member states to take measures to protect essential security interests linked to defence industries (Article 296 of…

Two further bidding rounds could put Tenix, the Williamstown dockyard operators, back in the business of building Australia's air warfare destroyers. Tenix confirmed that it would bid for contracts to build 70%…

The DD(X) national team, led by Northrop Grumman and in partnership with Raytheon, General Dynamics, United Defense and Lockheed Martin, has successfully completed the underwater explosion (UNDEX) testing on the DD(X) quarter…

The Australian Federal Government has chosen ASC Shipbuilding as the preferred shipbuilder for the Australian Navy's air warfare destroyers (AWDs) worth up to A$6 billion ($4.5 billion). The government made the decision…

Keppel Singmarine Pte Ltd (Keppel Singmarine), a wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), the offshore and marine arm of Keppel Corporation Limited, has entered into an agreement…

Aker Yards and Color Line have signed a contract to build a sister vessel to ?Color Fantasy?, the worlds largest cruise ship with car deck, that was delivered in December 2004. The…

STX Shipbuilding has clinched three 51,000DWT product carriers from Parakou Shipping in Hong Kong for a total contract price of $132 million. They will be delivered by June 2007.

Melbourne-based shipbuilder Tenix is favoured to win the lion's share of work to build three new navy destroyers for the Royal Australian Navy worth $6 billion. The deal, likely to be announced…