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In a new phase of its major fleet expansion, freight-only specialist Seatruck Ferries in the UK has placed an order for four new generation ro-ro vessels with the German shipbuilder FSG (Flensburger…

Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) further strengthens its leading position on the RoRo market by securing two contracts for the building of seven ships in total. As a result of these new orders, production…

Seattle based naval architecture firm Guido Perla & Associates, Inc. has signed a contract with Paris-based Bourbon to deliver the concept design, regulatory package, and final design for 10 GPA 696 IMR…

ABG Shipyard in India has delivered a new Anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel `Lamnalco Mallard` to the owner Lamnalco Group, UAE. The newbuilding is the third vessel to be delivered to…

Cammell Laird shipyard in England has landed its largest contract since it was reborn seven years ago. The Birkenhead yard has won a £28m Ministry of Defence (MoD) contract to overhaul Royal…

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, a unit of Hyundai Heavy Industries, has received two orders valued at KRW 570 billion ($602 million) to build eight vessels, including four petrochemicals carriers.

German-based Beluga Shipping GmbH says fuel savings achieved by using a kite propulsion system during its first ever commercial voyage are in line with expectations, and that it anticipates increased efficiencies in…

Major container shipping lines that are embarking on slow steaming schemes to cut fuel cost have come up against obstacles preventing them from reaping the full benefits. Several major container shipping lines…

An undisclosed Norwegian owner has become the first shipowner to use BIMCO?s newly launched global shipbuilding contract, which is believed to have been signed this month with a Chinese yard. Under the…

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has clinched a $1.6 billion deal to build an oil platform in Nigeria. The deal with Elf Petroleum Nigeria Ltd., a subsidiary of France-based Total SA, calls on…