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Hamworthy KSE has won a contract to supply shipsets of 19 engine room pumps to two Leif Hoegh 145,000m3 LNG carriers under construction at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Japan. This is Hamworhty?s…

Daewoo Shipbuilding in Korea continues to win new orders and the latest contracts involve a 145,000 cbm LNG carrier from Golar LNG Limited in Norway and a 159,000DWT Suezmax tanker from Sociedade…

Jiangnan Shipyard in China nets another 16,400DWT chemical tanker from Stenersen in Norway and represents the ninth such order from this ship owner placed at this yard. Dalian New Shipyard in China…

Hyundai Samho Shipyard in South Korea has reportedly clinched 19 ships valued at $1.24 billion to date this year. The orders consist of four 8,200TEU container ships, four 5,000 to 6,000TEU class…

Port Salalah in Oman has selected Norcontrol IT as its supplier of choice for a new Vessel Traffic Management and Information System (VTMIS).Norcontrol IT will supply an advanced suite of products, based…

With new security regulations looming, ship operators now have access to a new online tool that provides important information about security threats, such as piracy and terrorism. The ?SeeThreat? risk assessment service,…

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has secured four 37,000DWT product carriers from Latvian Shipping Company in Latvia. Total contract price is about $ 120 million and the tankers will be delivered from the first…

A new international convention to prevent the potentially devastating effects of the spread of harmful aquatic organisms carried by ships' ballast water has been adopted by the IMO. The instrument was adopted…

Northrop Grumman Corporation?s Sperry Marine business unit has obtained certification from UK?s MCA for its navigation training centre in New Malden, UK. The certification signifies that Sperry Marine?s programme meets international requirements…

Singapore-based feeder operator Regional Container Lines (RCL) has ordered two 1,850 TEU feeder boxships from Chinese shipbuilder Jiangsu Yangzijiang valued at $51 million. These high spec newbuildings will be the first RCL…

Hyundai Heavy Industries won an order for an FPSO from BP worth about $ 340 million. The 360,000 DWT vessel will be installed at Plutonio off the Angolan coast and will measure…

The Augsburg marine engine division of the MAN B&W Diesel Group was able to secure the largest order volume in the company?s history in its centenary year 2003. The company received orders…

Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea delivered a 2,550 TEU container ship to Blue Star of Germany. The newbuilding is named Valentina Star and measures 210 metre long, 30.20 metres wide with…