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Austal Shipping, the West Australian shipbuilder, has delivered two more fast ferries to the Guadeloupe ferry operator L?Express des Iles. The first newbuilding named ?Silver Express?, will carry 360 passengers and 10…

The Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), today signed contracts with Daewoo Ship Building and Marine Engineering (DSME) of South Korea for building and delivering two VLCCs. The tankers, to be built at…

Hyundai Heavy Industries in Korea has unveiled its strategy to enter the Chinese ship market. The Korean shipbuilder will spend $14 million to construct research and development centers in Beijing and Shanghai…

Britain's VT Shipbuilding and the Dutch company Merwede Shipyard have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together on naval warship procurement programs outside the U.K.VT Shipbuilding, is part of the support…

Iran's shipbuilding company Sadra Group will build four cargo ships, worth $118 million, for the German-based Rickmers shipping company. The 24,000 dwt newbuildings have been purpose-designed for the carriage of break-bulk, heavy…

The buoy tender cum research vessel ?Sagar Manjusha? was launched last week by Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL). Ordered by the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), the newbuilding is 60 metre long,…

A Korean shipbuilding company plans to set up a $1-billion shipyard in Subic Bay, on the west coast of Luzon Island in the Philippines, and hire 20,000 shipbuilders in adjacent communities in…

Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) has become China's first shipbuilder to deliver more than 2 million deadweight tonnes in a year after it recently handed over a 175,000 dwt Capesize bulk carrier. Waigaoqiao…

Teekay Lng Partners plans to acquire three Suezmax crude oil tankers and related long-term fixed-rate charters for $180 million from its parent company, Teekay Shipping. The company said Teekay Lng plans to…

Wärtsilä has been awarded contracts to supply RT-flex50 common-rail low-speed engines, propellers and Auxpac generating sets to Goodearth Maritime Ltd of Chennai, India, for the six 53,000 dwt handymax bulk carriers. For…