State-run shipbuilder Vinashin in Vietnam has joined forces with South Korea?s Songsan Company to form a joint venture to produce steel structures for shipbuilding. The Songsan-Vinashin JV will invest $35 million to…

Odense Steel Shipyard in Denmark has entered into a contract with the Danish Naval Material Command for 3 patrol vessels for the Danish Navy. The vessels will be delivered in the period…

Pan-United Marine Limited (PUM) in Singapore has clinched its first conversion contract for a FPSO tanker owned by the Norwegian company Norwegian Nortechs FPSO Pte Ltd (Nortechs). The contract to convert the…

An Oceanographic Patrol Vessel (OPV) designed for patrol operations in the North Atlantic was ordered by the Icelandic Coast Guard from the Chilean shipbuilder ASMAR - Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Company.This 93.65…

Guanghzou Shipyard International in China has clinched eight 39,000DWT product/chemical tankers from A.P. Moller-Maersk. The shipbuilder also signed a new order for four 39,000DWT product/chemical tankers from Torm in Denmark

Korea Line has ordered a 58,500DWT bulk carrier from a Japanese shipbuilder at a cost of $35 million. Delivery is scheduled during 2009.

Athens-based Quintana Maritime Limited has taken delivery of a Kamsarmax bulk carrier, named Pascha, from the Japanese shipbuilder Tsuneishi. Pascha has a carrying capacity of 82,300 DWT and is the tenth of…

Essar Shipping and Logistics in India said it will invest $400 million to acquire onshore and offshore oil drilling rigs. The Cyprus-registered firm has formed Essar Oilfields Services Ltd (EOSL) to focus…

The Russian government will soon adopt a strategy for the development of shipbuilding until 2020, which envisions the creation of three major shipbuilding holdings, the defense minister said Tuesday.Three shipbuilding holdings will…

A raft of new international standards for passenger ship safety was adopted when IMO's Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) met in Istanbul, Turkey, for its 82nd session from 29 November to 8 December…