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Aker Yards has signed an option agreement with the Estonian Tallink Group to build a sister vessel to the new cruise ferry, currently under construction at Aker Finnyards in Rauma. If the…

Wärtsilä and Shanghai Marine Diesel Engine Research Institute, an underlying company of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), have signed a joint venture contract to start manufacturing Wärtsilä designed marine auxiliary engines in…

STX Shipbuilding secured an order for four 51,000DWT product carriers from a Hong Kong ship owner. Total contract price is $177 million and all four newbuildings will be delivered by April 2007.

The ?Grande Detroit?, a newbuilding ordered by Grimaldi-Naples, was launched recently by the Croatian shipbuilder Uljanik Yard. This multi-purpose car carrier is the ninth of a 14-ship contract awarded by the Italian…

Plans to construct Belfast's first tall ship could breathe new life into the local shipbuilding industry, an officially commissioned report on the project has found. A business plan for the venture, which…

Qatar will award a $2.7 billion contract in May for 12 LNG tankers to ship gas to the USA. Qatar is also seeking a foreign investor to help build and operate a…

The Joint Bulker Project (JBP), made up of Bureau Veritas, CCS, ClassNK, GL, KR, RINA and RS, has made available on its internet website the second draft of Common Structural Rules for…

The creation of the Polish Shipyards Corporation (KPS) has been postponed yet again, this time due to protests from the shareholders of Gdynia Shipyard (SG). The restructuring of the country's shipyard sector…

Italian classification society RINA has type-approved a device which represents a significant step towards the ?almost zero emission engine? for passenger andcruise ships. The system, known as Turbotransducer, was developed by Italy'sMec…