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Lifeboat and davit manufacturer Schat-Harding has strengthened its US service network by purchasing Maritime Solutions Inc, a Norfolk, Virginia-based lifeboat and davit service company.Gary Joseph, president of Schat-Harding USA, says, "We have…

The Piraeus-based Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc., an international marine fuel logistics company that markets and physically supplies refined marine fuel and lubricants to ships in port and at sea, has recently…

The government of Trinidad is currently looking into the establishment of a local shipbuilding industry. Minister in the Ministry of Finance Christine Sahadeo made the announcement and said that as part of…

Norwegian offshore engineering and construction contractor Acergy SA has signed an agreement with Havila Shipping for a new build diving support vessel (DSV) for Northern Europe operations which will join the Acergy…

Fincantieri?s Muggiano shipyard (La Spezia) has launched the "Sagar Nidhi" ("Pearl of the Oceans"), an oceanographic vessel ordered for the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Madras. The 5,000-ton ship, whose aft…

French shipping company Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) has ordered a new roro ferry for its LD Lines subsidiary, which currently operates the services between the UK ports of Portsmouth and Newhaven and…

Korean shipyard STX Shipbuilding has won an order worth 292 billion won ($317 million) to build six bulk carriers for an undisclosed company in the Middle East. The vessels will be delivered…

Odense Steel Shipyard Ltd. (Odense Staalskibsv?rft A/S) has entered into agreement with the Hegemann Group of Companies, Germany, regarding the sale of Volkswerft Stralsund GmbH. Conclusion of the sale is subject to…

Hebei Ocean Shipping (Hosco), the third largest shipping company by tonnage in China, has ordered three 57,000 dwt bulk carriers from Cosco Zhoushan Shipyard, boosting its spending on vessel purchases to $1.4bn…

Pride International, Inc based in Houston, USA, will construct an advanced-capability, dual activity drillship for use in ultra-deepwater drilling locations. The new rig will be capable of drilling in water depths of…