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Pipavav Shipyard loses $36mn shipbuilding order

Ship-builder Pipavav Shipyard announced the loss of a $36mn (Rs 165 crore) contract to build a Panamax vessel. The company said that Setaf sas, a French company, cancelled its order for building a 75,000 dwt panamax vessel. The vessel, to be delivered in 2009, was delayed because a Goliath crane required during construction was not built on time. Chinese workmen needed to install the crane were not available due to the change in government policy on issuing visas to Chinese workers.

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