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The Singapore unit Greatship (India) Ltd, a subsidiary of Mumbai-based Great Eastern Shipping Co (GE), had signed a contract for two new multi-purpose platform supply and support vessels. The contract has been…

Diversifying services from its core business of leasing out ships for oil and gas exploration, Garware Offshore Services Ltd in India is acquiring a construction barge from a Chinese shipyard for $25…

Incat Crowther has completed negotiations for the design and construction of a 32m catamaran ferry for Ishigaki Dream Tours in Japan. The vessel will be built by Richardson Devine Marine at their…

The South Tyneside engineering company McNulty is planning to open a shipyard in India. The McNulty yard in the UK has been building oil rigs and floating oil production vessels for about…

Hallin Marine, the Singapore-based provider of subsea solutions to the oil and gas industry, has signed a contract for the construction of an 80 metre DP2 subsea operations vessel. The vessel, to…

Aker Yards has signed a contract with DOF Installer ASA for the building of a highly sophisticated Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessel. The value of the contract for the fourth vessel…

Oceanteam Power & Umbilical ASA has secured two additional options with the Spanish shipbuilder MetalShips & Docks, SUA to build construction support vessels with delivery third quarter 2011 and third quarter 2012.…

Houston-based GulfMark Offshore recently ordered a $130 million, five vessel addition to the existing newbuild programme, including three 3,000 dwt platform supply vessels (PSVs) built to U.S. flag requirements and two 10,000…

Singapore-based Tata NYK Shipping Pte Ltd, the 50:50 joint venture shipping firm set up by India???s largest and the world???s sixth biggest crude steel maker, Tata Steel Ltd, and Japanese shipping major…

South Africa's first shipyard to construct oil and gas production platforms was opened earlier this week, providing a foothold for the country to take advantage of a booming oil sector in Angola…