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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…

Lloyd?s Register?s Hellenic Advisory Committee (HAC) met recently to support and further develop safety and sustainability in the shipping industry. Chairman, Capt. Panagiotis Tsakos summed up the proceedings: "This has been another…

COSCO Shipyard Group of China recently completed the 'Adam Asnyk', its first 30,000 DWT heavy lift vessel, at COSCO Shipyard Dalian.The newbuilding, ordered by Chipolbrok, was originally due for completion in March…

The Russian shipping group Sovcomflot OJSC plans to order two Suezmax-type tankers at United Shipbuilding Corporation OJSC for TNK-BP petroleum products shipping. It is planned to build marine and river vessels for…

Amid the severe ship ordering downturn state-run Bank of China has started to lend to foreign owners with orders in China for the first time. The bank has extended a $149m credit…

The optimum speed for container ships is much lower than the current 25 or 26 knots achieved by the big vessels according to Germanischer Lloyd's head Hermann Klein. Dr Klein suggests that,…

Samsung Heavy Industries' vice-president Park Jung-heum said at a recent strategy seminar, "We will secure a cruiseship newbuilding order within next three years and deliver it around 2015. We will make inroads…

The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the world's biggest bank by market value and deposits, has taken delivery of the first two ships in a 14-ship order that are part…

Japanese export ship orders declined for the 13th consecutive month in October on a year-on-year basis, tumbling 37.3% to 358,300 gt, according to figures released by the Japan Ship Exporters' Association.But the…

Sembcorp Marine has awarded the turnkey construction contract for Phase I of the New Yard Development project to Zhen Hua (S) Engineering Pte Ltd for a total contract value of S$443.25 million.The…

Norwegian shipowner I.M. Skaugen Group (IMSK) named the first ship in its new series of Multigas carriers in a ceremony at the Skaugen joint venture company with Shenghui Gas & Chemical Systems'…