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The managing director of A&P Tyne in the UK, Dave Skentelbery, recently said: "We have the ability to build new ships. The skills are still on the river. There are projects with…

Singapore shipyard ASL Marine has won three shipbuilding contracts worth S$126 million ($91.1 million). The three ships will be delivered in 2010.The first contract with Belgian group DEME is for a self-propelled…

The Viet Nam Shipbuilding Industry Group (Vinashin) has signed 22 contracts worth $2bn for shipbuilding, maritime transportation, developing ancillary industries for Viet Nam?s shipping fleet and financing and insurance, reports the Vietnam…

The late delivery of a new cruise ship under construction for an American owner at the Irving-owned Halifax Shipyard in Canada has caused the cancellation of a summer sailing schedule and led…

Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) aims to more than double earnings from its shipbuilding operations next fiscal year. Operating profit at the Tokyo-based company's shipbuilding and marine business is expected to climb…

Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) expects demand for LNG carriers to slow this year because of delays in LNG projects. Daewoo may get orders for between 10 and 15 LNG carriers…

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has won a deal worth $602 million to build eight container ships. The deal with a European shipping company calls on Daewoo to deliver the vessels…

Six container vessels are being built with Germanischer Lloyd (GL) class at Ha Long Shipyard and Bach Dang Shipyard. The contract signings for three 1,730 TEU and two 1,800 TEU container vessels…

Christopher J. Wiernicki, President and Chief Operating Officer of ABS and Dr. Jan Jankowski, President of the Board, Polish Register of Shipping (Polski Rejestr Statkow) have signed a wide-ranging cooperative agreement that…