Rodriquez Cantieri Navali do Brasil SpA, the Brazilian yard of the Rodriquez Group, launched the first of seven double-ended catamarans under construction for Barcas SA in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. This catamaran…

The three 160 metre-long double-ended Super C Class ferries on order for BC Ferries at Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft (FSG), Germany, will be powered by MaK engines. Scheduled for delivery between December 2007…

The German group ThyssenKrupp sees no reason to join further consolidation attempts of the European naval shipyard industry. "There is no reason at all to press forward with the further consolidation of…

Jurong Shipyard in Singapore, a subsidiary of SembCorp marine, has won a contract from Cyprus-based Seatankers, a John Fredriksen vehicle, worth $780 million to build two ultra-deepwater semi-submersible drilling rigs. The rigs…

Primorsk Shipping Corporation (PRISCO) has ordered two more 104,000DWT ice classed tankers from Hyundai Heavy Industries. DNV will class the newbuildings which will be delivered in 2008.

South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has secured a $217.8 million order to build four chemical tankers from a company based in Dubai. The tankers, ordered by Gulf Navigation Group, will be…

Dubai Aluminium Company (Dubal), one of the world?s largest aluminium producers, has entered into a 10-year chartering agreement with Gearbulk for the world's largest liquid pitch supply vessel with deadweight of 15,000…

The Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard (Asry), in Bahrain, is going ahead with a $15 million expansion, entailing the construction of three new berths, each 140 metres long, and will greatly enhance…

Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA (WW) has reached agreement on acquiring 90.4% of the shares in Norway?s Unitor group. This acquisition accords with WW?s strategy of developing its Wilhelmsen Maritime Services(WMS) subsidiary into a…

The MAN B&W Diesel Group and the China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) agreed upon comprehensive cooperation with regard to the development and production of large diesel engines. The frame agreement, which was…