Concordia Maritime in Gothenburg and Brodosplit shipyard in Croatia have issued final approval of the newbuilding contract for vessels number seven and eight in Concordia Maritimes P-MAX-series. These 65,200 dwt vessels are…

The Viet Nam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (VINASHIN) and its subsidiary, the Ha Long Shipbuilding Plant, have secured an order to build eight car carriers for the Ray Car Carried Limited Company of…

Aker Yards has confirmed an optional agreement with Nordcapital Holding GmbH & Cie. KG in Hamburg, Germany for the building of two UT 755LN Platform Supply Vessels. The Contract value is approximately…

Industry sources claim that Swan Hunter?s Wallsend yard in England could close in less than two weeks because its order book is almost empty. Swan's boss, Jaap Kroese, has revealed he is…

Korea Line placed an order of a 105,500DWT tanker with an unspecified Japanese shipbuilder at a price of $55 million for delivery during first half of 2009.

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ("K" Line) has placed orders for five 6.400 TEU container ships with the Japanese shipbuilder Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (Koyo Dockyard Co., Ltd.). These newbuildings are scheduled for…

The Greek-based easyCruise and Neorion Holdings have signed a letter of intent for the construction of two cruise ships with the option for a further two in Neorion Holdings? shipyards in Greece.…

The San Francisco Bay Area Water Transit Authority (SFBAWTA) has issued a Letter of Intent to award a contract to Nichols Brothers Boat Builders for the construction of two new 149 passenger…

BAE Systems and VT Group are considering joining forces as a fallback plan if they decide not to press ahead with a bid for rival warships builder and support services company Babcock…

The Adani Group in India is in an advanced stage of negotiations with at least three international shipbuilding companies, two in South Korea and one in Japan, to forge a strategic partnership…