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Vacon's factory in Suzhou, China, has moved to larger premises. Vacon has been operating in Beijing, China, since the year 2000. In 2004, Vacon founded a factory in Suzhou, and the first…

Norwegian oil rig firm SeaDrill has declared its option to build a second semi-submersible ultra deepwater drilling rig with Daewoo Shipbuilding in Korea. The rig is of the design GVA-7500-N and is…

The installation of a goliath gantry crane with a lifting capacity of 1,000 tonnes was recently completed at the number 2 dock of Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co.'s Chiba Works. The crane…

VT Group PLC has confirmed that the boss of its shipbuilding division is in talks about leading the alliance that will build two new aircraft carriers for the Royal Navy. The shipbuilder…

Japan?s shipbuilder Mitsubishi is in discussion with Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (Vinashin) to build a 56,300DWT cargo ships. If the two sides can conclude a deal, Vinashin will have to deliver the…

Russian defence minister Sergei Ivanov has announced that construction of the nuclear-powered icebreaker ?50 Let Pobedy? will be completed this year. "I hope that the nuclear icebreaker ?50 Let Pobedy? will be…

Venezuela and Iran have agreed to explore setting up a joint shipbuilding operation, according to the State-owned company, Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA). The preliminary agreement looks towards jointly building oil tankers, liquid…

Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Sdn. Bhd., formerly known as Malaysia Shipyard & Engineering Sdn. Bhd, has signed an agreement with Samsung Heavy Engineering to set up a joint venture for LNG…

Ezra Holdings in Singapore announced that its subsidiary, Lewek Shipping Pte Ltd, has ordered two new deep-water equipped multi-purpose anchor handling, towing and supply vessels (AHTS) for $40 million, excluding the cost…

SeaDrill has today declared its option to build a second semi-submersible ultra deepwater drilling rig with Daewoo Shipbuilding in Korea. The rig is of the design GVA-7500-N and is fully capable of…