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Drydocks World ? Southeast Asia Pte. Limited (DDW-SEA), the Southeast Asian subsidiary of Drydocks World, has delivered five vessels. These are Endeavor, Greatship Ahalya, Mermaid Vision and Ark Dartmoor from their Drydocks…

The cruise ship 'Marco Polo', whose round-Britain cruise had to be cancelled because hundreds of passengers became ill with the vomiting bug Norovirus, has been totally disinfected by SitexOrbis' revolutionary infection control…

The storm of order cancellations is sweeping over the global shipbuilding industry in the wake of the financial crisis, particularly in South Korea. According to unofficial statistics from China Association of National…

The naming ceremony for the VLCC "Athenian Victory" took place on 19 August at the world's largest shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan, Korea. The delivery to its owner, the Greek shipping…

A ray of hope emerged Tuesday for two struggling Polish shipyards as the government said Qatar's national investment fund could step in after the failure of their sale to Qatari investors. "I…

The Liberian Registry has taken a lead in the fight against piracy by producing an innovative computer-based program specifically designed to train seafarers and company security officers in the practices necessary to…

Singapore offshore vessel builder and operator Jaya Holdings says it is in the process rationalising its newbuilding program by delaying and cancelling newbuilding orders because of cash-flow problems. The shipbuilder is undergoing…

Newspapers in Germany last week speculated that the three Blohm + Voss shipyards, part of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) in Germany, could be up for sale following reports that negotiations are in…

Tsuneishi Heavy Industries? shipyard in Cebu (THICI), the Philippines, has recently completed a $250,000 expansion project to build a fourth slipway. This will enable the shipbuilder to construct bulk carriers up to…