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Canadian billionaire Peter Munk and the Moscow-based bank Avangard are the most serious potential buyers for the Adriatic shipbuilding yard Bijela according to the president of the board of directors of the…

Media reports suggest that the Indian Navy is all set to float an international bid for the acquisition and construction of a second line of conventional submarines. The navy has already contracted…

A 53,000 dwt Diamond class bulker was launched recently at Ha Long Shipbuilding facility, an affiliate of the Vinashin. Named ?Blue Diamond?, this vessel is the second of a series of fifteen…

Vietnam's largest shipbuilder Vinashin will build two VLCCs for state oil group Petrovietnam, the first of its type to be built in Vietnam, for delivery around 2010. In addition, the shipbuilder has…

Marine Works Co Ltd has signed a partnership with the Authority of King Abdulaziz Port in Damman to build the shipyard at a cost of $80 million. Intended for the fabrication of…

Quintana Maritime Limited, based in Athens, took delivery of the 82,300 dwt bulk carrier ?Iron Lindrew? from Japanese shipbuilder Tsuneishi. Together with four other vessels, ?Iron Lindrew? is employed under a master…

The Chennai-based shipbuilder Good Earth Maritime Ltd, will build a shipyard at Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu on the East coast of India, with an investment of $228 million. The project will be…

The `Maridive ? 212` is the second AHTS vessel being delivered by ABG shipyard in Mumbai to Maridive & Oil Services in this financial year out of the total seven vessel ordered…

Swissco Offshore Pte Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Swissco International Ltd, has recently added 2 more vessels to its offshore support fleet worth a total of $4.2 million. This is part of…