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Australian shipbuilder Austal, based in Western Australia, is close to completing a new $29.25 million luxury yacht. This is first yacht that Austal has built in four years, following a disastrous fall…

Genoa-based classification society RINA has teamed up with specialist certification services provider SPM Instrument SRL of Italy and the Italian Ship Research Centre CETENA to help cope with an increase in demand…

Wärtsilä is one of the leading companies driving a major Finnish national three-year combustion engine technology research programme. The initiative has been set up by a wide and cross-functional consortium of Finnish…

Bergen Group in Norway has signed a letter of intent with ?resundvarvet AB regarding divestment of the Swedish hull shipyard Landskronavarvet AB north of Malmo. The divestment will give Bergen Group a…

Keppel Philippines Marine Inc. said its facility in Cebu will remain closed indefinitely after business inquiries from both the local and international markets remain weak.Keppel said there is stiff competition in the…

The international association of tanker owners' (Intertanko) policy on Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission reductions from ships, as approved by the Association?s Council, has been written into a comprehensive policy statement that will…

Wärtsilä has signed a contract to design and supervise the construction of a modern oceanographic research vessel for the marine wing of the Geological Survey of India (GSI). The order was received…

According to Arlie G. Sterling, president of shipping consulting firm Marsoft, "South Korea and China will determine the destiny of global shipping industry. Newbuildings to be delivered from the two countries and…