The Greek shipping company Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. has taken delivery of the Kerkyra, a 6,290 dwt double-hull bunkering tanker newbuild from Qingdao Hyundai Shipyard in China. The vessel is expected…

The combined active fleet operated by the top 24 container carriers has declined by4% over the last 12 months, according to an exclusive survey by Alphaliner. The active fleet operated by the…

A Serbian businessman, Philip Zepter, said to be one of Europe's richest men, has reportedly bought tender documents for Brodotrogir, Kraljevica and Split, three of the five Croatian shipyards being privatized by…

South Korean shipbuilder Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has secured a contract with Brazil's mining company Vale for the construction of four 180,000 dwt bulk carriers for around $250m. The newbuildings will…

Local sources report that Chongqing Iron & Steel Co Ltd is expected to be China largest shipbuilding steel producer by the end of next year when the first phase project of its…

Struggling Wadan Yards in Germany is hopeful that a new Russian investor will buy it and save it from closure. Igor Yusofov, Member of the Board of the Russian energy company Gazprom,…

Japan's Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (MES) announced that its subsidiary shipyard ISB has received an order for a 1,500 gt cargo-passenger ship from the Ministry of Transport of the Kingdom of Tonga.…

China's Sinochem Group recently signed a letter of intent with 21st Century Shipbuilding of South Korea to build four 20,000-dwt stainless-steel chemical tankers. Both parties to the deal are said to be…

China's shipbuilding enterprises realized a total output of 300.6 billion yuan ($44 billion) in the first seven months of this year, Ministry of Industrial and Information Technology said. The figure represents an…