Despite reporting only a marginal 1% drop in profits in 2013 Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) found that the impact of competition on the rigbuilder was the key question at the annual results briefing of its parent Keppel Corporation.

Despite making a loss in 2013 Euronav is already eyeing more opportunities in the large tanker sector just weeks after buying Maersk Tankers VLCC fleet for $980m.

Norway-based Kleven has won a contract to build an inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) vessel for Olympic Shipping at a price of around NOK400m ($64.8m).

The Greek judiciary's investigation into the country's massive bribe scandal has netted another shipping personality and German industrial group. Sotiris Emmanouil, the former managing director of Hellenic Shipyards, Greece's largest shipyard, was...

China's troubled shipbuilding sector has reported more positive figures in 2013, perhaps an indication of a brighter outlook following the recent restructuring, reduction of excess capacity and infrastructure upgrades, a report from the government...

Belships is planning to take on a new eco-design supramax bulk carrier from Japan-based Imabari Shipbuilding as the shipowner seeks to concentrate its business in the dry bulk market.

The world's two largest class societies by gross tonnage have revealed their 2013 new registration figures with the newly merged DNV GL outdoing rival ClassNK.

Keppel Singmarine has entered into a technical assistance and license agreement with LNG containment manufacturer Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT).

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has started construction of the largest containerships ever built, which have just got even bigger.

BW LPG has options for two more VLGCs at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) after it confirms advanced delivery of two earlier tankers it ordered at the South Korean yard.