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St Petersburg shipbuilders have abandoned any hope of being given state assistance. The hopes of winning multiple orders for large ships have not materialised either for commercial or naval ships. This is…

The South Korean shipbuilder Samsung has exchanged letters of intent (LOI) with Seaspan Shipping of Canada on the construction of eight 9,500 TEU boxships. The contract includes four on option.The two companies…

Cunard Line is pleased to confirm that Her Majesty The Queen will name the company?s new flagship, Queen Mary 2, at a ceremony to take place in Southampton on Thursday 8 January…

The International WorkBoat Show will be held at the Morial Convention Centre in New Orleans, December 3-5. It is the largest US maritime event for the inland waterways and offshore service markets.At…

Japan?s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport says its shipbuilding companies have orders for 46 ships of 1.9 million GT for September this year. The volume is 165.7 percent more than that…

ABS has signed a formal co-operative agreement with the US Navy?s Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) which calls for joint development of ABS Naval Vessel Rules (NVR) to support the design and…