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There is speculation that the US Navy is moving to have its next-generation DD(X) destroyer built at a single shipyard. Industry sources claim that the Navy wants to see Bath Iron Works…

Aker Ostsee shipyards in Wismar and Rostock-Warnemünde, a subsidiary of Aker Yards, has been awarded a contract to build two plus two container vessels for Thien & Heyenga in Hamburg, Germany. The…

The US shipping company Matson Navigation has agreed to buy two more two 2,600 TEU container ships from Kvaerner Philadelphia Shipyard for a total of $290 million. Matson bought the first two…

The UK?s Ministry of Defence has awarded a £30 million contract to the Portsmouth-based VT Group for the construction of a new Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV). This OPV will patrol waters round…

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha ("K" Line) has awarded a contract to Samsung Heavy Industries for two 153,200m3 LNG Carriers scheduled for delivery in 3rd and 4th quarter of 2008. These new vessels will…

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, a unit of Hyundai Heavy Industries, has been awarded contracts worth a total $630 million to build 11 container ships. HMD will build five vessels for Germany's NY, one…

Hanjin Heavy Industries won an order for four 5,100TEU container ships from a German ship owner for delivery by June 2008. Total contract price is $320 million.

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has won a $978 million order to build the world?s largest FPSO. The order was placed by Star Deep Water Petroleum, a Chevron Texaco subsidiary in…

Aker Yards is to build a multifunctional, anchor handling tug supply service vessel, of the type UT-712 L for Farstad Supply AS in Ålesund, Norway. The value of the contract is approximately…

UK-based BMT Defence Services Ltd, a subsidiary of British Maritime Technology Ltd (BMT), is establishing a new subsidiary based in Melbourne, Australia. The new company is named BMT Defence Services (Australia) Pty…