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MOL in Japan will launch 44 iron ore bulk carriers by from April this year to early 2012. The move is part of MOL's growth strategies in the new midterm management plan…

The EU has reportedly told China that it would face a growing threat of trade penalties unless it curbed its capacity expansion in steel and shipbuilding. EU industry commissioner Günter Verheugen gave…

The French DCNS group unveiled its new corporate identity symbolising the group's new organisation and ambitions following the integration of Thales's naval businesses in France (though not its naval equipment businesses). The…

Guido Perla and Associates (GPA) announced that Trico Marine Services has ordered two of the well-proven GPA 640 Platform Support Vessels (PSV).Each of the DP2-certified vessels, measuring 64 metres in length, will…

An unconditional contract has been confirmed for the supply of four fast ferries, consisting of two 69 metre and two 88 metre Austal Auto Express vehicle-passenger catamaran designs. Further customer details cannot…

The Seattle-based naval architect firm Guido Perla & Associates, Inc. announced today that French marine services provider Bourbon Offshore has placed an order for 4 GPA 670 MKII Special Products vessels, thereby…

Aker Yards has signed a contract with MSC Cruises to build a 4th MSC Musica Class Cruise ship. The ?MSC Magnifica? will be built at Aker Yards, Saint-Nazaire in France, for delivery…

The Residential Cruise Line Ltd has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Aker Yards to start building the residential cruise ship ?Magellan?. This is the first step and the finalization of…

Qatar Gas Transport Company Ltd. (NAKILAT) has signed an agreement with Singapore based Keppel Offshore & amp; Marine Limited (Keppel O&M) through its wholly owned subsidiary, KS Investments Ltd., to jointly develop…

Yantai Raffles Shipyard in northern China has been awarded a contract to construct a flexible fall pipe bulk carrier worth approximately $78 million by the Dutch dredging, offshore and marine construction company…