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A Global Industry Alliance (GIA) has been launched to tackle the threats of marine bio-invasions caused by the transfer of alien plants and animals in ship ballast tanks. The Alliance, made up…

Justice and home affairs ministers last week rubberstamped six legislative proposals of the EU's third maritime safety package, which aims to reduce maritime accidents and pollution in Europe. The package, tabled by…

Orders of only nine ships were made in January worldwide, a meagre 6% of last year's 151 ships, according to the London-based shipbuilding industry research company Clarkson. Four went to Korea and…

The Canadian government's on-again, off-again plan to build new midshore patrol vessels for the coast guard appears to be on again. The federal government quietly scuttled a plan last summer to build…

China said its 8% growth target for this year is within reach even as the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression hammers economies worldwide. Liu Tienan, vice chairman of the National…

Swiss-based Allseas Group has awarded the complete detailed design of their Pieter Schelte project to the Finnish consulting and engineering company Deltamarin Ltd. The total volume of the contract is about 200…

Malta's government plan to recoup a reported ?49 million paid in early retirement schemes appears to have foundered, as bids for the Malta Shipyards have fallen short of this figure.Sources privy to…

Under a contract announced by the UAE Armed Forces, Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) is to construct twelve new boats for the UAE Navy and retrofit twelve existing boats. The contract calls…

Shipyards in Japan reported 69% fewer orders in January and forecast a third year of declines in 2009 as the global recession slashes demand for new vessels. According to the Japan Ship…

State-run Shipping Corp. of India Ltd (SCI) has scrapped a tender to buy four dry bulk cargo carriers as demand for ships declines in the face of a slowdown in global trade.…