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A shipyard that has laid claim to be the largest in the world in terms of physical size began operation at Changxing Island in Dalian, a coastal city in northern China. STX…

The Louisiana-based Edison Chouest Offshore plans to design and build a series of twelve 91m, 5,300 dwt deepwater diesel-electric platform supply vessels (PSVs). Currently Chouest is building twelve PSVs based on its…

Fincantieri has won orders worth a total ?250 million to build a corvette for the United Arab Emirates Navy and a fleet tanker for the Indian Navy. The contract for the 88…

In July another offshore vessel series, designed by the Seattle-based naval architect firm Guido Perla & Associates (GPA), was completed at the Zhejiang Shipyard, part of the Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group, in China…

TKMS Blohm + Voss Nordseewerke in Emden, a company of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, has delivered a new vessel for the German Customs Administration. Named 'Helgoland', the 50 m long twin-hull SWATH vessel…

Athens-based TOP Ships Inc. has taken delivery of the 50,000 DWT product / chemical tanker "HONGBO" from SPP Plant & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd in South Korea. The "HONGBO" is the last of…

The Brazilian iron ore producer Vale SA, is considering building 400,000 DWT ore carriers for its own fleet to serve the growing Chinese market and cut costs. Vale?s fleet has helped the…

Philippine shipbuilder Colorado Shipyard Corp., which invested P1.04 billion for its facility in Cebu, has sold its first catamaran, a 33-meter aluminium vessel, to Demining International. This newbuilding has a service speed…