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The Liberian Registry has issued its first security audit certificate under the International Ship and Port Security (ISPS) Code. After a thorough inspection and audit of security procedures, the certificate was awarded…

Daewoo Shipbuilding has clinched a 145,700 cubic metre LNG carrier, four 8,400 TEU container ships and two 115,000 dwt tankers at a total value of $586 million. They will be delivered during…

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines in Japan announced that it will expand its fleet with 30 capesize bulkers of over 100,000 dwt to meet expanding and diversifying worldwide needs for iron ore transport, especially…

Marine diesel engine specialists Wärtsilä and MAN B&W share a common goal in many respects. One such example is the intention to significantly increasing the time between overhauls (TBO) on their marine…

The effectiveness and frequency of automatically-generated bunker alert messages has been brought into question by the UK-based fuel testing agency, Lintec Testing Services, who have likened the growth in the service to…

A stalwart of the western English Channel trade between the UK mainland and the Channel Islands, the 2,300 dwt coastal container ship Huelin Dispatch has recently undergone a major refit that unusually…

"Two years, five years, ten years ? the time scale is unpredictable but it is certain that there will be changes in the manner in which class establishes and maintains standards in…

"Two years, five years, ten years ? the time scale is unpredictable but it is certain that there will be changes in the manner in which class establishes and maintains standards in…

Marine diesel engine specialists Wärtsilä and MAN B&W share a common goal in many respects. One such example is the intention to significantly increasing the time between overhauls (TBO) on their marine…

In the first of a new series of Case Studies, The Motor Ship reviews the cause, effect and solution to cylinder liner flange failures in older-type engines.Over the last decade there have…

Emergency towing vessel, fisheries protection and pollution control combined in UT512 designThe UT512 design from Rolls-Royce has been chosen by the Norwegian coastguard for the latest addition to its fleet. The newbuilding…

From:Joel Batteaux, Mayor of Sant-Nazaire, FranceTo: The Editors-in-Chief of the International PressWe should remind ourselves: When talking about some of the most complex sea-going vessels, particularly when referring to cruise ships, Chantiers…

The UK?s Environment Agency re-iterated the conditions imposed earlier this week on the storage of US naval vessels by Able UK on Teesside. Modifications made by the Agency to the conditions of…

Geenpeace, which has had its International Maritime Organization observer status taken away, has called IMO a "fox guarding chickens". Marking the first anniversary of the Prestige oil spillage it says IMO has…