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Hyundai Heavy Industries secured its first export contract for the Himsen S-type engine H17/28 developed late last year. The order for six 5H17/28 medium speed diesel gensets was placed by the Turkish…

Shanghaiguan Shipyard, one of the main ship repairers in China, has this year won an order for a 70,000DWT floating dock from Samsung Heavy Industries, a 2,600TEU container ship from a Singapore…

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has recently added one more dock for newbuilding, No. 1 dock, which had been used for ship repair. The shipbuilder has already laid the first two keels for a…

Pakistan signed a contract with China for the purchase of four new F-22P frigates with all related equipment/systems. The signing of the frigate deal will help strengthen naval defence as Pakistan has…

The new "IMO Pilot 2005" with the current regulations of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is now available as the 5th edition for all customers of Germanischer Lloyd. All amendments to the…

A fascinating presentation at The Motor Ship?s one-day conference on June 7th comes from Wallenius Wilhelmsen. The company will be discussing its zero emissions concept vessel, the E/S Orcelle. Some details of…

Smiths Marine Sytems has acquired Fugro?s share in the ChartCo joint venture, such that ChartCo is now totally owned by Smiths. ChartCo was set up in 1998 as an innovative enterprise to…

The European Commission has given Poland permission to grant state aid to shipbuilders in order to improve its competitiveness against South Korean shipyards. Under the so-called 'temporary defence mechanism' which the EU…

The port of Mundra, on India?s West coast, is likely to be the location of the first new shipbuilding yard in the country for nearly 30 years. The $230 million project is…

With the recent opening of a second ro-ro berth for use by Ferryways at the Ipswich Ferry Terminal, new ships could be on the horizon for Ferryways' service linking Ipswich with Ostend,…