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The Japanese NMRI (National Maritime Research Institute) and fire protecting door and noise-proof package manufacturer Taiko Sangyo have developed a new silencer system that dampens low frequency noise from diesel engines. This…

TOTAL Lubrifiants and Thai oil major PTT have signed a partnership agreementcovering the sales of marine lubricants to Thai ship owners and the supplyof marine lubricants in Thai ports. PTT, the largest…

Reddington Finance, a leisure developer, has completed a multi million pound deal to take control of the A&P Birkenhead site and now owns all 140-acres of the former Cammell Laird yard. The…

It is anticipated that by 2006 Dubai will have the world's largest ship repair capacity with Dubai Maritime City adding to facilities already provided by Dubai Dry Docks, according to Sultan Ahmed…

Japan's largest marine propeller manufacturer, Nakashima Propeller, has officially unveiled plans to build a new production facility on a 58,000 m2 site which will be capable of manufacturing propellers up to 12m…

The Engine & Machinery Division of Hyundai Heavy Industries has recently secured an order from Sener Group in Turkey for the supply of one 9H25/33P HiMSEN diesel engine to be used as…

The Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) has alerted the shipping industry to be prepared for yet another piece of maritime legislation, the Regulations for the Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships (MARPOL…

Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard Company (Asry) reported a record operating income of $92 million for 2004, up from $87 million for last year. During the period, 130 vessels were repaired or…

BP Marine is about to re-open its marine fuels business in the ports of Limassol and Larnaca, Cyprus after an absence of nearly 2 years. The bunkering facility will commence operations by…

South Australia and Western Australia joined forces yesterday in the race for $8 billion in navy shipbuilding contracts to be awarded in the next two years. Under the Australia-first deal, Perth will…

ONE of the legendary names of Clyde shipbuilding, Scott-Lithgow, is to be resurrected under a new ship repair company at the Inchgreen dry dock in Port Glasgow, creating 100 jobs over the…

The future of hundreds of British shipyard jobs could be decided this week when executives from Britain's leading shipbuilders meet ministry of defence officials to review the Royal Navy carrier programme.Kellogg Brown…

INP Heavy Industries of South Korea has received an order to build six 13,000 dwt coated oil/chemical tankers from a prominent Greek shipowner. They will have a service speed of 13.4 knots…

MacGREGOR will form the marine cargo handling division within Kone Cargotec, complementing the land-based operations of its Kalmar and Hiab divisionsKONE Corporation has bought MacGREGOR from owners Industri Kapital and Gambro AB…

Farstad Shipping ASA has received a Letter of Intent from Norsk Hydro for the supply of 3 platform supply vessels (PSV). The contract periods are for 5 years, 10 years and 10…

ASL Shipyard Pte Ltd, the wholly owned subsidiary of ASL Marine Holdings, has secured additional shipbuilding contracts worth a total of $45 million for the construction of eight new vessels. These contracts,…

Aker Brattvaag, a company in the Aker Yards Group, has been awarded a contract worth approximately $37 million by Olympic Shipping to build a Platform Supply Vessel of the MT 6016 type.…

A consortium comprising Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK), Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha ("K" Line) and Mitsui & Co (Mitsui) has signed a 25 year long-term charter agreement for a…

Wärtsilä Corporation has introduced a new family of face-type seals specifically for water-lubricated stern tubes. These new deep sea seals brand ManeGuard seals are ideally suited to vessels sailing frequently in coastal…

ABS has issued Approval In Principle (AIP) to a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) tank containment system and carrier design developed by Houston-based Ocean LNG Inc. The tank design consists of a…