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The latest Chinese shipyard to benefit from the renewed flow of newbuilding orders is Jiangsu Hantong Ship Heavy Industry. An undisclosed shipowner from Southeast Asia has placed an order for seven 57,000…

Brazil's Petrobras has contracted the construction of 13 offshore service vessels but has left deals for another 11 unsigned. The newbuildings are part of the group's ambitious plans to contract up to…

The 55,100dwt bulk carrier 'Queen Kobe' was recently launched at Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation's Kobe shipyard in Japan for San-E Maritime Corporation. The carrier, identified as Kawasaki hull No. 1617 and the 28th…

The Greek shipping company Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. has taken delivery of the Kerkyra, a 6,290 dwt double-hull bunkering tanker newbuild from Qingdao Hyundai Shipyard in China. The vessel is expected…

The combined active fleet operated by the top 24 container carriers has declined by4% over the last 12 months, according to an exclusive survey by Alphaliner. The active fleet operated by the…

A Serbian businessman, Philip Zepter, said to be one of Europe's richest men, has reportedly bought tender documents for Brodotrogir, Kraljevica and Split, three of the five Croatian shipyards being privatized by…

South Korean shipbuilder Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has secured a contract with Brazil's mining company Vale for the construction of four 180,000 dwt bulk carriers for around $250m. The newbuildings will…

Local sources report that Chongqing Iron & Steel Co Ltd is expected to be China largest shipbuilding steel producer by the end of next year when the first phase project of its…

Struggling Wadan Yards in Germany is hopeful that a new Russian investor will buy it and save it from closure. Igor Yusofov, Member of the Board of the Russian energy company Gazprom,…