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Royal Caribbean International's Jewel of the Seas is the first international cruise ship to be honoured by the Ports of Stockholm, with its Environmental Life-Buoy Certificate, for its use of low sulfur…

China Shipbuilding Industries Corporation (CSSC) has clinched 2.2 million DWT new orders valued at $1.8 billion and completed 44 ships of 1.8 million DWT for the first half this year. China Shipbuilding…

Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has tied up a long-term transport contract with the China?s largest steel producer, Baoshan Iron and Steel. Under the terms of the deal, NYK will transport about 600,000…

UK-based BP Oil company is seeking bids from Indonesian shipowners to supply five 160,000 cubic metre LNG carriers at a total value of $850 million to carry the fuel from the proposed…

OCIMF (Oil Companies International Marine Forum) has announced that a two-year project to enhance and expand the OCIMF Ship Inspection Reporting (SIRE) programme has now come to fruition.The new system, to develop…

Wallenius Wilhelmsen, the global shipping and logistics company, has signed a cutting-edge three year agreement with WWF, the global conservation organisation, to preserve and promote the conservation of marine life on the…

A new high-speed cargo catamaran could significantly reduce the number of lorry journeys on European roads thanks to a grant of almost one million euros from the EU's Framework Programme. PACSCAT (Partial…

Deaths caused by entering enclosed spaces on ships with unbreathable or toxic atmospheres continue to occur with ?relentless regularity? according to a report issued by North of England P&I club. "Few aspects…

OMI Corporation Stamford, Connecticut, has agreed to acquire one 2004 built 37,000dwt Ice Class 1-B product carrier from another owner. The vessel is nearing completion at Hyundai Mipo and scheduled to be…

An unusual pair of refrigerated cargo vessels designed in Norway is being built to supply northern Europe with fresh seafoodMulti Maritime, the Norwegian-based naval architect firm, has conceived an interesting and innovative…