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Shanghai Chengxi Shipyard in China clinched two 53,000DWT bulk carriers from Geden Line in Turkey. Ship particulars are 190m in length, 32.26m in breadth and 17.5m in depth. Tianjin Xinhe Shipyard won…

Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) has secured a repeat order for an ultra-deepwater semi submersible drilling rig from a wholly-owned subsidiary of ENSCO International Incorporated (ENSCO) in Dallas, Texas. The total project…

STX Group, one of Korea?s rapidly growing conglomerates, aims to achieve 15 trillion won in total annual sales by 2010. The group announced yesterday it is on track to achieve its ambitious…

The Letter of Intent (LOI) for a roro-passenger ferry signed on 23 December 2005 by Aker Yards and the French company Brittany Ferries has now been confirmed as a firm contract worth…

Norwegian coating manufacturer, the Jotun Group, will spend $37 million building a wholly-owned factory in Zhangjiagang in a bid to meet the rapidly-growing demand in China. The new factory, with a capacity…

In order to increase production, Daewoo will be introducing new equipment this year including a 3,600-tonne sea crane which will be operational in April. A floating dock will also be completed soon…

VT Halter Marine will be building a fourth fisheries survey vessel for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Construction on the estimated $30 million vessel is expected to begin in late May…

Fast expanding Gulf Energy Maritime (GEM) has ordered four high spec double hulled handymax 47,000 dwt chemical/product tankers at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard at a cost of $180 million. The four tankers are…

Keppel Corp, the world's largest maker of shallow-water oil rigs, is among six groups that have bid for contracts to build $1.3 billion of oil and gas tankers for Petroleo Brasileiro SA,…

Unithai Shipyard and Schelde Naval Shipbuilding have been awarded a contract by the Royal Thai Navy to build a 66-metre multipurpose vessel for conducting hydrographic surveys and mine countermeasures, the first of…