James Fisher Defence Limited (JFD), a subsidiary of James Fisher in the UK (FSJ), has, with its partner Singapore Technologies Marine Ltd (ST Marine), been selected jointly to deliver a comprehensive submarine…

Germany's defence minister said recently he was optimistic a dispute between Greece's military and a German shipyard would be resolved, allowing an order for submarines to proceed.Greece last year delayed receipt of…

Even though the Turkish ship industry has increased the number of its shipyards by 62%, it transferred 7.5 million DWT of orders to the Far East as all sites are full until…

The European Union imposed five-year tariffs on a welding product from China to shield Austria?s Plansee Metall GmbH from cheaper imports.The duties of as much as 63.5% on tungsten electrodes, used for…

STX Shipbuilding in South Korea has secured orders valued at $290 million. The shipbuilder won two 74,000DWT product carriers from Formosa Plastic with delivery of second half of 2009. Ship particulars are…

The Brisbane shipbuilder behind the original CityCats is constructing six ferries to operate on the Thames after striking a deal worth more than $20 million. The 38m catamaran ferries, being built by…

Russia?s shipbuilding assets will be merged into one corporation and city governor Valentina Matviyenko is already looking to locate the headquarters of the new company in St. Petersburg.The decision to create a…

COSCO Shipyard Group in China and Norway-based Maracc signed a contract for the building of GM 4000 semi-submersible unit. The contract, with a total value of $195 million, has fixed a completion…

The boards of Statoil ASA and Norsk Hydro ASA signed a final plan for a takeover that the companies said will create the world's largest offshore oil and gas producer. The new…

During the "Seatrade Cruise Shipping Convention"in Miami, Fincantieri announced it has reached agreements with Oceania Cruises and Silversea Cruises to build 5 ships (of which 2 options). The agreement with Oceania, a…