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Western Australia-based Austal Ships has finalized a contract to buy the Margate, Tasmania, shipyard facilities of North West Bay Ships from John Fuglsang Developments Pty. Ltd. and related parties. According to a…

Fincantieri?s Marghera shipyard has delivered its latest cruise ship, Carnival Freedom, ordered by Carnival Group for the brand Carnival Cruise Lines.Carnival Freedom is the fifth sister ship of the ?Carnival Conquest? evolved…

HHI?s Engine & Machinery Division has maintained its steady annual growth sine starting up the production of medium-speed (4-stroke) diesel engines in 1990. The company has rapidly increased its capacity since 2000,…

A delegation of shipbuilders from Denmark is currently in Vietnam to discuss investment in that country.Two conferences on shipbuilding technology will be organized in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. A Vietnam-Denmark…

Austal and New World First Ferry Services (Macau) Limited (First Ferry (Macau)) have announced the order of two new high-speed catamarans for operation between Macau and Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong.With five…

The Myklebust Verft shipyard in Gurske, Norway, has signed a contract with Aries Offshore Services (formerly S. Ugelstad Rederi AS) in Ålesund for the building of one platform supply vessel.The PSV type…

Mike Turner, chief executive of the UK?s defence company BAE, recently said that the firm was "looking very hard" at acquiring the Devonport-based naval support firm DML as part of its plans…

Hyundai Heavy Industry?s (HHI) Engine & Machinery Division recently successfully completed operational tests for a side thruster with a capacity of 2,000kW. The side thruster will be installed in a 145,000m3 LNG…

The Vietnamese government has given the green light for STX Shipbuilding to build a $500 million shipyard covering 300 hectares in the central region. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung had approved ?in…