Kyokuyo Shipyard Corporation, Yamaguchi, Japan, will start building a new series of 2,000 units type pure car carriers with an innovative hull design which significantly reduces wind resistance.

Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc., New York, has taken delivery of two additional vessels, "Thrasher" and "Avocet", from its newbuild program. The addition of these two vessels brings Eagle Bulk's total on-the-water fleet to 32 vessels. The 53100 dwt bulker…

The Cabinet Committee agreed on a meeting with the proposal by the Finnish Ministry of Employment and the Economy to use government measures to get orders, primarily based on domestic ship deliveries, for the STX Finland Oy Turku shipyard during the…