Waterbuses designed in Wales could soon be running passenger services around the rapidly-expanding city of Dubai. Aquabus Water Transport Solutions (AWTS) of Cardiff is competing to win the contract to replace many…

IHC Holland Merwede is renting the former Dutch shipbuilder Alblas Scheepsbouw B.V. in Hendrik Ido Ambacht. The deal includes bringing the employees of the Alblas yard in the employment of IHC Holland…

The Dutch shipping company Unifleet, a subsidiary of the Heuvelman Shipping Group, has placed a newbuilding order for eight chemical/product tankers with two Chinese shipyards at a total cost exceeding $130 million.…

Korea's three major shipbuilders have set a target of $36 billion in ship orders this year, slightly down from last year's record $37.4 billion. The figure was calculated based on an expected…

A modern domestic shipbuilding facility will soon rise in Subic Bay Freeport, Philippines, as part of the government?s Investment Priority Plan. Government officials say there is a pressing need to build about…

Tianjin New Harbor Shipyard (TNHS) in China has expanded its use of PTC Shipbuilding Solution, which includes CADDS(R) 5i to improve its overall design capabilities. With the expanded software implementation, TNHS is…

Labroy Marine in Singapore has clinched two shipbuilding contracts worth a total of $37.8 million. Under the contracts, it will build two anchor handling tug supply vessels for a Norwegian customer for…

Norwegian shipping group I.M. Skaugen ASA has confirmed an order for another two 10.000cbm sized Multigas carriers at a total cost of $62 million. These latest newbuildings will have advanced ice-class specifications…

The Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co (SWS), the country's top shipbuilder, churned out 3.11 million DWT of ships last year, making it the world's eighth-largest shipyard. This was the first time a Chinese…

With the Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) in India getting orders from reputed offshore operators for building OSVs and AHTSs vessels, it plans to open a Small Ship Division, its Chairman and Managing…