Shipbuilding and ship repair firm Cosco Corp (Singapore) will consider establishing bases in Vietnam and other Asian countries since China could become less attractive as environmental regulations tighten and labour costs rise.…

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard is considering setting up a manufacturing facility in Vietnam as surging orders spur the company to seek sites beyond Korea's shores. "We are reviewing plans to probably make part…

India?s biggest private sector shipbuilder ABG Shipyard Ltd plans to invest Rs1,300-1,400 crore to expand capacity to meet the rising global demand for building large cargo carrying ships. After the expansion, the…

The Tognum company MTU Friedrichshafen and the China North IndustriesGroup Corporation (Norinco) reached agreement on a joint venture. At a press conference in Shanghai, the two companies presented their plans to jointly…

Lafayette, La.-based Aries Marine Corp. signed a letter of intent with Eastern Shipbuilding Group for the construction of two ?TIGER? shark class platform supply vessels (PSVs). These will be built to the…

SembCorp Marine?s wholly-owned subsidiary, Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd (JSPL), has entered into an agreement to acquire a 70% equity stake in Shanghai Jurong Marine Engineering & Technology Co. Ltd (JSMET). JSMET offers…

Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) in Holland has ordered an additional four field support vessels (FSV), with an option for a further two, as the next phase of its fleet investment programme. The…

Having recently learned that their new aircraft carrier, INS Vikramaditya (ex- Admiral Gorshkov), would be completed two years later than contracted and at twice the cost at the Russian shipyard, Sevmashpredpriyatiye in…

Hyundai Heavy Industries in Korea has secured a contract valued at 679.8 billion won ($736 million) to build nine container ships for an unidentified client in Singapore. The vessels will be delivered…

Spanish shipbuilder Navantia hopes that its business dealings with Malaysia will not end with building the aft sections of the Royal Malaysian Navy's two Scorpene submarines. Clinching the deal to build the…