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The Singapore-based offshore services provider, Ezra Holdings, has ordered two new 12,000 bhp multi-purpose anchor handling, towing and supply vessels (AHTS) from Pan-United Marine, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pan-United Corporation. Delivery is…

Hempel, the Danish paint manufacturer, and the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (Vinashin) have signed a Business Co-operation Agreement (BCA) making Hempel the preferred supplier to all Vinashin's newbuilding projects. The agreement will…

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) reported that its net income in July declined 34% to $8.1 million from a year earlier. Operating profit fell 58% $9.66 million, with sales declining 30%…

Nakagawa Bussan in Japan placed an order for two 11,200DWT chemical tanker with STX Shipbuilding at a cost of $ 44 million. Ship particulars are 116.5m in length, 20m in breadth and…

The Board of Aker Finnyards has taken measures to make its Helsinki yard one of the most cost effective yards for building ferries in the industry. The former Kvaerner Masa Yards site…

The US Navy?s Office of Naval Research unveiled its new advanced electric-ship demonstrator ship, ?Sea Jet?, for the first time. The ship will test Rolls-Royce patented AWJ-21 water jet technology over the…

The future of the birthplace of Solidarity, the Gdansk Shipyard of the Grupa Stocznia Gdynia (SG GSG) continues to remain unsure. The state plans to merge it with several other shipyards and…

Todd Pacific Shipyards in Seattle, Washington, has leased the US Navy?s floating dry dock ?Resolute? after winning a bidding process last year. The lease is for a 20 year period and Todd…

The first two of the latest Sulzer RT-flex50 common-rail marine engine type developed by Wärtsilä Corporation, have successfully completed official shop tests and class type approval tests at Wärtsilä's licensee Diesel United…

Weihai Shipyard in China has commenced construction work to expand its shipbuilding and ship repair facilities. The work will be carried out in two stages at a cost of $222 million.The first…