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South Korea's two largest box carriers, Hanjin Shipping Co. Ltd and Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., Ltd, will reduce the speed of some of their vessels to cut down on bunker consumption. The…

Singapore company Jurong is investing 500 million reais ($308 million) in the construction of a shipyard in Aracruz, Brazil, for building oil and gas production rigs and ship repair. The Brazilian press…

The Canadian shipyard Davie Yards is working on a restructuring plan to try to protect the Quebec-based ship builder from an expected cash shortfall more than a year after its purchase by…

Beluga Shipping, based in Bremen, Germany, has recently launched the Beluga P-series, a new state-of-the-art multipurpose super heavy lift project carrier. The P-series will represent the next generation of flexible carriers operating…

'Island Constructor' has won Offshore Support Journal's prestigious 2008 'Ship of the Year' award. The jury said: "Island Constructor was chosen as OSJ?s ?Ship of the Year? 2008 as a result of…

Goldenport Holdings Inc. has ordered two more bulk carrier vessels from Qingshan Shipyard of China for a total $91.66 million. Qingshan, member of the Changjiang National Shipping Group, will deliver the 57,000…

The Indian private shipbuilder ABG Shipyard has decided to set up a greenfield shipyard in south Gujarat with an investment of Rs 1,200 crore. The new 300 acre shipyard will be larger…

Camillo Eitzen & Co ASA (CECO) in Norway has entered into agreements to contract four additional newbuildings supramax bulk vessels, to be delivered from Japanese yards during 2012-2013. The vessels are financed…

Romanian contractor GSP Drilling has signed a contract with Keppel Singmarine for the construction of the DP3 multipurpose vessel ?GSP Titan?. The new vessel will be unique in the world as it…

As shipping comes under fire for emitting more pollutants than previously expected, there comes a new twist as another study reveals shipping recycling to China emits less carbon dioxide (CO2) than sending…