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The German shipowner Schiffahrtskontor Altes Land (SAL) has placed an order for two heavylift vessels with Sietas Werft. This welcome boost to the Hamburg-based shipbuilder's order book adds to an earlier order…

The Harris Pye Group and Future Pipe Industries B.V. (FPI), of The Netherlands, have signed a collaboration to work together supplying glass fibre reinforced epoxy pipe systems (GRE) to the marine, cruise,…

Shell Gas & Power Developments BV (Shell) has signed a master agreement with a consortium comprising Technip and Samsung for the design, construction and installation of multiple floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG)…

The Korean shipbuilder Daehan has recently signed a letter of intent with a shipowner of Marshall Islands on to build two 180,000 DWT bulk carriers at a cost of $70 million each.…

India's Petronet LNG is planning to invest $520m for a pair of LNG carriers as part of a $3 billion investment for the Indian LNG terminal owner's Kochi-area regasification facility.Petronet has forged…

The Green Ship of the Future, the Danish maritime initiative, has received the International Environmental Award from the Sustainable Shipping organisation for being the most environmentally friendly shipping initiative. Sustainable Shipping is…

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the USA has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the construction of a new fisheries survey vessel, the fifth Oscar Dyson-class vessel designed…

Chinese coal shipper Guangdong Lanyue Energy Development Co is looking to add 20 more bulkers to its newbuilding tally in the next five years. Last week the company had already ordered 10…

Following the recent cancellation of the order for five-chemical tanker by the Eitzen Group, Hiroshima Bank is formulating a bailout plan for the troubled Japanese shipbuilder Sasaki Shipbuilding. A Japanese shipowner has…

Propeller manufacturer Stone Marine Singapore has invested in two new furnaces which will increase the melting capacity of the foundry in Singapore by over 50% in order to meet demand. The furnaces,…