The cranes at the Swan Hunter yard have been sold, ending nearly 150 years of shipbuilding. Owner Jaap Kroese, 67, confirmed the sale, which comes just three months after the world-famous Tyneside…

The Italian government is considering selling shares in Fincantieri, the country's largest shipbuilder, which may raise about 750 million euros ($951 million) as Prime Minister Romano Prodi divests government assets to cut…

Russia's state arms exporter and a French defense company signed a cooperation document during an international arms show in France. Rosoboronexport and DCN signed a letter of intent aimed at establishing and…

The Romanian shipbuilder Severnav Drobeta Turnu Severin made 840,000 Euro profit in the first nine months of the year, against about 73,000 Euro in the corresponding period of last year.However, the company's…

STX Shipbuilding has won six LR1 product carriers from the Shipping Corporation of India at a total price of $373 million. They will be delivered by July 2010.

A shipyard which came back from the brink of death is celebrating fresh contract success. McNulty Offshore has clinched another lucrative order to help safeguard some of the 850-strong workforce at its…

A new design of expedition vessel for worldwide cruising has been created by Abeking and Rasmussen (A&R). The German yard has received an order from a private yacht owner for this new…

China's major ocean shipping business, China Shipping Group Company (CSGC), signed a contract to build four VLCCs. The four 308,000 DWT vessels will be built by China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC). CSGC…

The new pilot boat, to be named ?Greatham?, is one of two ordered by PD Ports in the UK for Teesport and Falmouth Harbour Commissioners. The vessel?s design is based on Teesport?s…