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Radisson Seven Seas Cruises (RSSC) added to its fleet of five-star cruise ships with the delivery from the Italian shipbuilder T. Mariotti of the Seven Seas Voyager. This 754 passenger ship is…

Austal Ships and its partner Defence Maritime Services were this week confirmed as the designer and builder and through-life support provider (DMS) of the Royal Australian Navy?s new fleet of Armidale Class…

Japanese shipping company NYK has decided to build a 300,000 DWT double-hull VLCC at IHI Marine United. This crude oil carrier will be 333m long and 60m wide with a delivery scheduled…

Mr. Mototsugu Ito, chairman of the Shipbuilder's Association of Japan (SAJ), held his regular press conference and said that newbuilding price will be further increased.After reaching their lowest point, newbuilding prices have…

Nanjing Tankers, part of the Changjiang Shipping, placed an order for three 46,000DWT product carriers with Bohai Shipbuilding. Ship particulars are 185 metre long, 32.2 metre wide and 18.2 metre deep with…

The MAN B&W Diesel Group made a decisive strategic step by intensifying their commitments in China and opening a new turbocharger works in Shanghai. Dr. Hans-Jürgen Schulte, President of the MAN B&W…

OOCL signed an agreement with Samsung Heavy Industries for two additional 8,063-TEUs SX class vessels for delivery in 2007. This brings the total numbers of SX class boxships ordered from the Korean…