Orissa, in the North East of India, is all set to have a shipbuilding factory at Charidiha near Dhamra mouth in Bhadrak district of the State. It will be the first such…

The National Development and Reform Commission permitted the leading Chinese tanker operator, China Merchants Energy Shipping Co., Ltd. (CMES) to buy six oil tankers via overseas investment. In April, CMES signed an…

Coastal Contracts Bhd, the Sandakan-based company in Malaysia, said that its wholly owned subsidiary Thaumas Marine Ltd had clinched its largest newbuildings order worth $108 million boosting its order book to $223…

Aker Yards and Estonian Shiprepair and Conversion group SRC Group O?? have concluded an agreement combining Aker Yards Lifecycle Services's (A-LCS) & SRC Group's strengths to start offering the premium voyage repair…

Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard Ltd (CDL), the island's sole listed shipbuilder, is bidding for three new local ship building contracts, including one from the navy where it has tied up with a…

Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Corp, China's biggest shipyard, upped its rank to number four in the world in terms of orders in hand which it attributes to a combination of technical innovation and…

The Cyprus-based Deep Sea Supply (DESSC) has taken delivery of the 4th of 8 PSV newbuildings from Cochin Shipyard in India. The vessel `Sea Pike`, a UT 755L Platform Supply Vessel, will…

The Australian government has signed a contract with Tenix, worth about A$3.1 billion ($2.78 billion) over eight years, to build two large amphibious ships for the Royal Australian Navy. The first ship,…

The Chinese car manufacturer, Chery Automobile, has bought a Chinese shipyard as part of its latest effort to meet an ambitious export target. Privately-owned Chery, based in Wuhu city in eastern Anhui…

Croatia's next government will have to cut subsidies to the shipbuilding industry to move on with efforts to join the European Union, the country's top EU negotiator said. With 11,000 jobs at…