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On October 7, Hyundai Heavy Industries launched a 105,000DWT tanker built on land. She was ordered from Novoship in Russia and will be delivered by January next year. She is the first…

Hundreds of sunken ships ranging from large freighters and tankers to small tugs and dhows are blocking access to Iraq's principal seaports and threatening the marine environment of the northern Gulf, shows…

The Victoria-class submarine HMCS Chicoutimi, nee HMS Upholder, suffered two separate fires while cruising northwest of Ireland, on its maiden voyage as a Canadian boat after a formal handover last weekend. The…

Emergency Towing Systems (ETS) are not yet mandatory on ships other than tankers greater than 20.000 t dwt as proposed in the IMO DE 47 document, however, the Italian owner of container…

Wärtsilä has launched Wärtsilä Auxpac, a new range of medium- and high-speed standard marine generating sets. Thanks to their modular design they can be supplied fast and at a competitive price, are…

While most participants in the single-hull versus double-hull debate accept that a second hull is not a panacea, it is acknowledged that it is an acceptable and cost effective way of preventing…

Germanischer Lloyd (GL) is introducing a system of electronic data exchange with shipyards, engine manufacturers and other suppliers in order to accelerate the plan approval of ships and their equipment. The international…

By now, most are aware of what exactly the new generation of classification rules for oil tankers are. The new Common Rules for Tankers are aimed at establishing a global standard, increased…

Austal has secured a contract for a 67 metre high speed vehicle-passenger catamaran for Virtu Ferries of Malta adding to an already healthy order book for the West Australian shipbuilder. The new…

Following on from the delivery of the 2,6000TEU boxship MV Manukai from Kvaerner Philadelphia Shipyard (KPSI) to the San Francisco-based Matson Navigation Company, as reported in The Motor Ship in October 2003,…