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The list of ship launches in 2008 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 2008.
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Country
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Builder
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Location
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Ship
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Class / type
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Note
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18 January
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Finland
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Aker Yards
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Rauma
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SuperSpeed 2
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RoPax-ferry
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For Color Line[1]
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26 January
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United States
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Ingalls Shipbuilding
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Pascagoula, Mississippi
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Dewey
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Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
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26 January
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South Korea
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Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co.
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Okpo
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Rio de la Plata
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Rio-class container ship
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For Hamburg Süd[2]
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1 February
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Italy
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Fincantieri
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Monfalcone
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Ruby Princess
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Modified Grand-class cruise ship
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For Princess Cruises
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1 February
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South Korea
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Hyundai Heavy Industries
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Ulsan
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Bremen Express
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Colombo-Express-classe container ship
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For Hapag Lloyd[3]
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5 February
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Denmark
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Odense Staalskibsvaerft
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Lindø
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Margrethe Mærsk
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M-class container ship
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For Mærsk Line[4]
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5 February
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South Korea
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Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries
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Saman
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Tanker
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6 February
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France
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Chantiers de l’Atlantique
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Saint Nazaire
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MSC Fantasia
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Fantasia-class cruise ship
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For MSC Cruises
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13 February
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Russia
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Sevmash
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Severodvinsk
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Yury Dolgorukiy
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Borei-class submarine
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17 February
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Germany
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J.J. Sietas
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Hamburg-Neuenfelde
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Anne-Sofie
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Sietas type 161 heavy lift vessel
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For SAL Heavy Lift[5]
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21 February
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United States
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Electric Boat
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Groton, Connecticut
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New Hampshire
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Virginia-class submarine
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24 February
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United States
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Bath Iron Works
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Bath, Maine
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Stockdale
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Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
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1 March
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Germany
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Ferus Smit
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Leer
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Eemshorn
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5 March
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Portugal
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Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo
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Viana do Castelo
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Atlântida
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Passenger ship
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For Atlanticoline SA[6]
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10 March
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Spain
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Navantia
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Ferrol
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Juan Carlos I
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Juan Carlos I-class amphibious assault ship
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14 March
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Combi Dock II
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Combi Dock-class
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For K/S Combi Lift[7]
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28 March
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Denmark
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Odense Staalskibsvaerft
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Lindø
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Marchen Mærsk
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M-class container ship
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For Mærsk Line[8]
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March
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South Korea
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Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
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Okpo
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Sirius Star
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6 April
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United States
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National Steel & Shipbuilding
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San Diego, California
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Amelia Earhart
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Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship
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19 April
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South Korea
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Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co.
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Okpo
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Rio de Janeiro
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Rio-class container ship
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For Hamburg Süd[9]
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26 April
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United States
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Austal USA
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Mobile, Alabama
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Independence
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Independence-class littoral combat ship
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For US Navy
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30 April
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Poland
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Stocznia Gdynia
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Gdynia
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Racha Bhum
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Type Stocznia Gdynia 8184-container ship
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[10]
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3 May
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Denmark
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Copenhagen
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UC3 Nautilus
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midget submarine
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17 May
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Romania
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Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries SA
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Mangalia
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Monte Azul
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Monte-class container ship
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For Hamburg Süd[11]
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4 June
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Denmark
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Odense Staalskibsvaerft
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Lindø
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Maren Mærsk
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M-class container ship
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For Mærsk Line[12]
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4 June
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South Korea
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Hyundai Heavy Industries
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An Jung-geun
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Type 214 submarine
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For South Korean Navy
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12 June
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Germany
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Peene-Werft
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Wolgast
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Seefalke
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Seeadler-class fishery protection vessel
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For German Federal Coast Guard
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21 June
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United Kingdom
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Colin Rees
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Milbrook
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Spirit of Mystery
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Lugger
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Replica of Mystery
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30 June
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Italy
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Fincantieri
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Sestri Ponente
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Costa Pacifica
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Concordia-class cruise ship
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For Costa Cruises
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30 June
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Italy
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Fincantieri
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Marghera
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Costa Luminosa
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Hybrid Vista-class and Spirit-class cruise ship
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For Costa Cruises
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12 July
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United States
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NGSS Ingalls
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Pascagoula, Mississippi
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Waesche
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Legend-class cutter
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12 July
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South Korea
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Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
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Okpo
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CMA CGM Vela
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Container ship
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For CMA CGM
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15 July
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Germany
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HDW
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Kiel
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Tridente
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Type 214 submarine
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For Portuguese Navy
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18 July
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Germany
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Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas
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Hamburg-Neuenfelde
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Vera Rambow
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Sietas typr 178 container ship
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For Rambow Bereederungs Gesellschaft[13]
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20 July
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France
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Aker Yards
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Saint Nazaire
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MSC Splendida
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Fantasia-class cruise ship
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For MSC Crociere[14]
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4 August
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Combi Dock III
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Combi Dock-class
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For K/S Combi Lift[15]
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4 August
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Indonesia
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Pt. Drydocks World Pertama
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Batam
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OSA Goliath
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Goliath-class crane ship
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For CVI Global Lux Oil & Gas 4 Sàrl[16]
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10 August
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Germany
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Meyer Werft
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Papenburg
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Celebrity Solstice
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Solstice-class cruise ship
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For Celebrity Cruises
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22 August
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Germany
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J.J. Sietas
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Hamburg-Neuenfelde
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Trina
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Sietas type 161 heavy lift vessel
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For SAL Heavy Lift[17]
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26 August
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Denmark
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Odense Staalskibsvaerft
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Lindø
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Mette Mærsk
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M-class container ship
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For Mærsk Line[18]
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30 August
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South Korea
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Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co.
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Okpo
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Rio Negro
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Rio-class container ship
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For Hamburg Süd[19]
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August
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Liberia
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Manisa Bella
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General cargo vessel
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6 September
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Romania
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Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries SA
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Mangalia
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Monte Alegre
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Monte-class container ship
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For Hamburg Süd[20]
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16 September
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India
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Larsen & Toubro
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Hazira
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Rolldock Sun
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S-class Heavy lift ship
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For Rolldock[21]
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18 September
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United States
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National Steel & Shipbuilding
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San Diego, California
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Carl Brashear
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Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship
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25 September
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Germany
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Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft
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Flensburg
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Northern Expedition
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Ro-Ro Ferry
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26 September
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United States
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Halter Marine, Inc.
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Pascagoula, Mississippi
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Bell M. Shimada
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Research vessel
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27 September
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Germany
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Ferus Smit
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Leer
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Citadel
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2 October
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Germany
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Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas
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Hamburg-Neuenfelde
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Charlotta
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Sietas type 178 container ship
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For Reederei Gerd Bartels[22]
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8 October
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Spain
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Navantia
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Cartagena
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Tunku Abdul Razak
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Scorpène-class submarine
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For Royal Malaysian Navy
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9 October
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Netherlands
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Koninklijke Niestern Sander
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Delfzijl
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Laganborg
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For Wagenborg
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15 October
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Japan
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Unryū
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Sōryū-class submarine
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15 October
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Spain
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Astilleros de Huelva,
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Sevilla
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Clipper Pennant
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Ro-Ro Ferry
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For Seatruck Ferries
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17 October
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Germany
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Schichau Seebeckwerft
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Bremerhaven
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Stefan Sibum
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SSW Super 1000 container ship
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Reederei Bernd Sibum
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17 October
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Germany
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Peene-Werft
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Wolgast
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Meerkatze
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Seeadler-class fishery protection vessel
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For German Federal Coast Guard
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18 October
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United States
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Bath Iron Works
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Bath, Maine
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Wayne E. Meyer
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Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
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24 October
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Italy
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Fincantieri
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Monfalcone
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Carnival Dream
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Dream-class cruise ship
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For Carnival Cruise Lines[23]
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27 October
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Romania
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Santierul Naval Damen Galati SA
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Galați
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Susan Borchard
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Damen Container Feeder 800 container ship
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[24]
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3 November
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Germany
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J.J. Sietas
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Hamburg-Neuenfelde
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Regine
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Sietas type 161 heavy lift vessel
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For SAL Heavy Lift[25]
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5 November
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Turkey
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Marmara Shipyards
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Istanbul
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YM Uranus
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Chemical tanker
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7 November
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Denmark
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Odense Staalskibsvaerft
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Lindø
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Marit Mærsk
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M-class container ship
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For Mærsk Line[26]
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17 November
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United Kingdom
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BVT Surface Fleet
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Govan
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Dragon
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Type 45 destroyer
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22 November
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Finland
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STX Europe
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Turku
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Oasis of the Seas
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Oasis-class cruise ship
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For Royal Caribbean International
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23 November
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Romania
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Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries SA
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Mangalia
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Monte Aconcagua
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Monte-class container ship
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For Hamburg Süd[27]
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24 November
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Malaysia
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PSC-Naval Dockyard
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Kelantan
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Kedah-class offshore patrol vessel
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27 November
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Iran
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Shahid Tamjidi shipyard
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Bandar Anzali
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Derafsh
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Sina-class fast attack craft
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For Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[28]
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28 November
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China
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Zhejiang Ouhua Shipbuilding
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Zhoushan
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Medondra
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type CV Venus 5300 container ship
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For Reederei Buss[29]
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5 December
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Finland
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STX Europe
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Rauma
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Baltic Queen
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Ferry
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For Tallink
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15 December
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Germany
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Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas
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Hamburg-Neuenfelde
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Thetis
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Sietas typr 178 container ship
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For Reederei Drevin, Cuxhaven[30]
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16 December
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Romania
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Santierul Naval Damen Galati SA
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Galați
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Kaspar Schepers
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Damen Container Feeder 800 container ship
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[31]
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27 December
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South Korea
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Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
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Geoje
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MSC Danit
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'MSC Danit-type container ship
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For Mediterranean Shipping Company[32]
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References
See also