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New editions of two ISO standards on marine fuels have been developed to meet higher international requirements for air quality, ship safety, engine performance and crew health.

Hong-Kong based Seaspan Corporation has accepted delivery of an 8,500 TEU containership named the ‘COSCO Indonesia’ from Hyundai Heavy Industries.

Researchers in Bolton and Southampton in the UK are working together to develop the next generation of composite materials for ships making them less vulnerable to fire.

Danaos Corporation took delivery of the newly built containership ‘CMA CGM Rabelais’, expanding its operational fleet to a total of 46 containerships aggregating 200,129 TEU.

Samsung Heavy Industries has recently signed contracts worth $1.7 billion to build 10 large container vessels and nine oil tankers.

Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard has delivered a new flagship, the ‘Nieuw Amsterdam’, to Holland America Line (HAL), a member of Carnival Group. The new ship is the fourteenth the Italian shipbuilder has built…

At the recently concluded IMO diplomatic conference held in Manila, Philippines, the amendments to the International Convention and Code on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), were agreed.

Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) has officially announced the opening of three new exclusive surveyor offices today in Tartous, Syria; Callao, Peru; and Sibu, Malaysia.

Jeppesen Marine of Norway has concluded an agreement with Brazil’s Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation (DHN) which gives Jeppesen access to all of the nautical charts and data published by DHN for…

Total Lubmarine claims to have the only lubricant product in the market that can operate successfully for HFO at sulphur contents ranging below 1% and above 4%.

GNMTC and STX France have confirmed the signature of a contract for the construction of a new cruise ship. This signature follows the letter of intent signed on 4 June, 2010.

The EEDI certificate was issued in accordance with the voluntary EEDI guidelines, MEPC.1/Circ.681 and 682 of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). With this first EEDI certification, Hapag-Lloyd emphasizes its leadership in sustainable…

Hellenic Carriers Limited recently announced that two of its newly formed subsidiaries have entered into shipbuilding contracts with Zhejiang Ouhua Shipbuilding in China for the construction of two 82,000 dwt Kamsarmax vessels.