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Friday, July 29, 2016
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Shipbuilding

Samsung Heavy Stock Down On Heavy Loss

by Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) Samsung Heavy Industries Co., the world’s third-largest shipbuilder, reported a quarterly loss that was bigger than estimates as

July 29, 2016
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Thursday, June 16, 2016
Fincantieri Signs $4.5 Billion Deal to Build Qatar Warships in Italy
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Fincantieri Signs $4.5 Billion Deal to Build Qatar Warships in Italy

ROME, June 16 (Reuters) – Fincantieri has signed a deal worth almost 4 billion euros ($4.47 billion) to build seven ships for Qatar, the Italian

June 16, 2016
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Thursday, May 12, 2016
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Vard Books $300 Million Order for Topaz Module Carriers

Offshore and specialized shipbuilder VARD has secured a $300 million to design and build “module carriers” as the company continues to look past

May 12, 2016
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Sunday, April 3, 2016
Carnival Finalizes Contracts to Build Five New Cruise Ships at Fincantieri
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Carnival Finalizes Contracts to Build Five New Cruise Ships at Fincantieri

A big weekend for the world’s largest cruise company as Carnival Corporation finalizes contracts with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri to build five

April 3, 2016
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Saturday, March 26, 2016
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SPOTD – China’s Brand New “Flagship” Research Vessel

  The scientific expedition vessel “Xiangyanghong 03” was launched on Saturday and joined China’s oceanic research team in Xiamen,

March 26, 2016
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Monday, February 1, 2016
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MSC Confirms 4 Ship Order from STX France

SAINT-NAZAIRE, France, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Cruise ship company MSC Cruises on Monday confirmed orders for four ships in a 3-billion-euro ($3.26 billion)

February 1, 2016
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Wednesday, December 30, 2015
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Carnival Commits to Four New Ships at Fincantieri

World’s largest cruise ship company Carnival Corporation (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) has announced a memo of agreement signed with Italian shipbuilder

December 30, 2015
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Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Viking Ocean Cruises Makes it Six at Fincantieri
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Viking Ocean Cruises Makes it Six at Fincantieri

The new ocean-going fleet of Viking Cruises will increase to six ships by 2020 with the company returning to Fincantieri for two

November 11, 2015
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Thursday, October 15, 2015
Fincantieri Shares Tumble After Profit Warning
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Fincantieri Shares Tumble After Profit Warning

  MILAN, Oct 15 (Reuters) – Shares in Fincantieri plunged as much as 18 percent Thursday after the Italian shipbuilder said problems in Brazil would

October 15, 2015
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Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Virgin Unveils Cruise Ship Plans
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Virgin Unveils Cruise Ship Plans

Virgin Cruises, the new cruise ship company by billionaire Sir Richard Branson, will build three mid-sized cruise ships at Fincantieri and the first vessel is

June 23, 2015
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Thursday, June 11, 2015
SPOTD: India’s First Homegrown Aircraft Carrier Float Out
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SPOTD: India’s First Homegrown Aircraft Carrier Float Out

India yesterday undocked its first indigenously-built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant at a simple ceremony at Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL). INS Vikrant is the

June 11, 2015
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Thursday, June 4, 2015
Scorpio Bulkers To Sell Five Newbuilds
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Scorpio Bulkers To Sell Five Newbuilds

Related Book: The Shipping Man by Matthew McCleery Scorpio Bulkers announced today that it has entered into agreements to sell three Capesize newbuilding

June 4, 2015
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Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Maersk Signs $1.8B Deal With DSME
Ship Design

Maersk Signs $1.8B Deal With DSME

Maersk Line, a unit in shipping and oil group A.P. Moller-Maersk, said on Tuesday it had ordered 11 ultra-large container vessels from South Korea's Daewoo

June 3, 2015
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Singapore’s Historic Sembawang Shipyard [Photos]
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Singapore’s Historic Sembawang Shipyard [Photos]

Last year I had the unique opportunity to tour Sembawang Shipyard on the northern coast of Singapore. The last time I had been there was in 2001 and it

June 3, 2015
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Tuesday, May 19, 2015
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Indian Prime Minister Signs MOU At Hyundai Heavy Industries

During Narendra Modi’s three-day visit to South Korea this week, the Indian Prime Minister was focused on seeking increased industrial partnership

May 19, 2015
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VARD Delivers 280 Tons Of Bollard Pull To NorSkan

DOF AS reports today the 280 ton bollard pull anchor handling tug supply vessel (AHTS) Skandi Angra was delivered yesterday from Vard Niterói shipyard to its

May 19, 2015
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Friday, May 15, 2015
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Sentinel Marine Places Newbuild Order with COSCO Guangdong

Following the award of a 5-year charter contract from Statoil this past March, Aberdeen-based Sentinel Marine has awarded the newbuild contract for a 65-meter

May 15, 2015
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Thursday, April 30, 2015
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CMA CGM Explains How to Build an Ultra-Large Containership [VIDEO]

With a length of 1,305 ft. (398m), a width of 177 ft. (54m) and the capacity to carry 17,722 twenty-foot containers, the CMA CGM KERGUELEN is CMA CGM Group’s

April 30, 2015
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COSCO Corp Uncertain on Offshore Market Recovery, Profit Falls

Shipbuilder COSCO Corporation Singapore Ltd on Thursday posted a 94 percent slide in first-quarter profit, and said weak oil prices makes a recovery in the

April 30, 2015
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Wednesday, April 29, 2015
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DEME Orders LNG-Powered Dredgers from Royal IHC

Dutch shipbuilder Royal IHC announced today the receipt of a contract for the design, construction and delivery of two unique LNG-powered dredging vessels to

April 29, 2015
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