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Hanjin Heavy Industries, South Korea's seventh-largest shipyard, has secured a $260.2 million order to build four crude carriers for a Middle East-based shipper. The order calls for Hanjin to deliver the tankers…

Kleven Verft in Ulsteinvik, Norway, has signed a contract with Troms Offshore in Troms?, Norway for the building of a new, sophisticated offshore vessel. The vessel is a Multifunctional Platform Supply Vessel…

Fosnavag-based Rem Offshore in Norway has placed a contract with Kleven Verft in Ulsteinvik for the construction of an offshore supply vessel. The vessel is a Multi Purpose Support Vessel (MPSV) of…

The second ocean-going ropax ship was launched at the Baltic Shipyard JSC and delivered to Stena. Named "Stena Transformer", this is the second in a two-ship series with the lead-ship "Stena Trader"…

Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding in China recently launched a 300,000 DWT FPSO capable of loading or off-loading 190,000 barrels of crude oil a day. It was designed and built by the Shanghai based…

One of Sarawak's most prominent shipyards, Yong Choo Kui (YCK) Shipyard is now ready to take more specialised orders from the oil and gas industry from around the world. Executive director Daniel…

Australia's warships should be built locally even if it costs more, a Senate committee has recommended. In its report on Australia's naval shipbuilding sector, the Senate foreign affairs defence and trade committee…

Bergesen dy ASA, one of the largest shipping companies in the world, has chosen UK engineering company Peter Brotherhood to supply two steam turbine driven alternator sets for a floating production, storage…

Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries has clinched four tankers and two VLCCs at the value of $586 million. Four tankers are ordered from a ship owner in Latin America with delivery of July…

Lamprell Shipyard in Port Khalid, UAE, has been awarded a $5.1 million fabrication contract by Aker Floating Production (Aker FP) to build the topside modules for the Smart 1 FPSO vessel, to…