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DNV and Vietnam Register (VR) have recently signed a corporate agreement to strengthen both positions in the growing Vietnam market. The agreement outlines a co-operation in training and work sharing for single…

The product tanker ?Palva? was delivered today from Bordosplit Shipyard in Split. The ?Palva? and her sister the ?Stena Poseidon?, which was delivered from the same shipyard in January, this year, are…

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea won an order for four product carriers from a European ship owner for delivery by July 2010. The total contract price is $190 million.

Penang Shipbuilding and Construction Sdn Bhd (PSC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the PSC Industries Bhd (PSCI) in Malaysia, has secured a contract to build three chemical tankers valued at $42 million for…

STX Pan Ocean Co in South Korea placed a new order for a 45,800DWT product carrier with STX Shipbuilding. Ship particulars are 183m in length, 32.2m in breadth and 19.1m in depth…

Dubai Dry Docks recently inaugurated the new extension to its ship repair and shipbuilding facilities. The new extension - the fifth dock - is to be added to the four existing dry…

Wärtsilä Switzerland Ltd and Yichang Marine Diesel Engine Plant (YMD) of Yichang, China, jointly signed an agreement in January 2007 to extend the existing licence agreement for the manufacture and sale of…

Honolulu-based naval architect Navatek has landed a $2 million contract from the US Navy to design a prototype ship to deliver heavy equipment onto beaches. Navatek's T-Craft design uses an amphibious transporter…

With demand soaring and the waiting period for ships extending beyond three years anywhere in the world, engineering major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) plans to make an initial investment of $230 million…