The French shipping giant CMA CGM is reported to have placed an order for five 1,600TEU feeder boxships with Daehan Shipbuilding in South Korean for delivery in 2007 and 2008. No price…

Teekay Shipping Corp and a group of Japanese owners have won contracts to lease 12 new LNG tankers to Qatar Gas according to industry sources. Mitsui OSK Lines, Nippon Yusen KK, Kawasaki…

Keppel Shipyard in Singapore has entered into an agreement with Charter Development Limited Liability Company (CDC), a special purpose company of ABN Amro Bank?s Brazilian unit, for the hull conversion of a…

The keel was laid for Freedom (LCS 1), marking a significant milestone in production of the U.S. Navy's first Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), a new class of surface combatant designed to operate…

The Norwegian shipping company Solvang ASA together with a group of investors have placed an order with Meyer Werft in Papenburg for the construction of two LEG/LPG tankers.The gas tankers will have…

Merwede Shipyard, a subsidiary of IHC Holland Merwede BV, has received the contract for the design and construction of a new Reeled Rigid Pipe laying / Offshore construction vessel for Subsea 7.…

During next week the Motor Ship editorial team will be at NorShipping and there will be no daily news updates. However, if any readers are attending NorShipping, we will be pleased to…

Italian classification society RINA and the Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) have joined forces to deliver expertise to navies for warship construction and maintenance. The two class societies will jointly promote, develop…

The first ocean going ship built in mainland China for a Taiwan company will sail on its maiden voyage from Shanghai to South Africa on 10 June. The 289 metre 175,000DWT Cape…

The European Commission has decided to open formal inquiries into public support for three Polish shipyards in Gdynia, Gdansk and Szczecin. The restructuring aid granted to these yards will be scrutinized in…