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Norwegian naval architects Vik-Sandvik reports that Ultrapetrol Offshore has ordered two VS483 PSV Mk II vessels from Chinese shipyard Wison. The vessels will be 87.40m overall with a length between perpendiculars of…

Pelican Offshore Services Pte Ltd in Singapore (previously known as Penguin Boat International Limited), is to acquire four new anchor handlers scheduled for delivery between the fourth quarter of FY2009 and second…

Speed limits in the world's shipping lanes will be proposed today by Ruth Kelly, the transport secretary, when she announces plans to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. Studies suggest that, although ships use…

Tens of thousands of British shipbuilding jobs have been secured and a further thousand created, after the two main navy warship builders agreed to merge their businesses and create one single national…

Korean shipbuilder Daewoo has won a 697.3 billion won ($669.3 million) order to build a drill ship for an unidentified company in the Oceania region. Delivery is slated for December 2011.

Multi-trade shipping line Safmarine, a subsidiary of the AP Moller-Maersk group, has recently named its second post-Panamax container vessel, the ?Safmarine Komati?, after the Komati river that runs through South Africa, Swaziland…

The European Commission has cleared German car maker Volkswagen?s proposed takeover of Scandinavian commercial vehicles maker Scania, in which VW bought a majority stake in March. Volkswagen took sole control of Scania…

The Polish Minister of the Economy Aleksander Grad has reportedly failed to convince the European Commissioner for Competition Neelie Kroes to accept a plan on the restructuring of the Polish shipyards in…

ABG Shipyard Ltd in India has secured an order worth Rs 127 crore ($30 million) from Marnavi Spa, Italy, for the construction of a 130 tonne bollard pull AHTS vessel with a…

Aker Yards has, through the media, been informed that the French government, after discussions with the company STX, intends to buy a total of 34% of the shares in Aker Yards France.…