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IMO's $2.5 million Global Programme on Maritime and Port Security, which began in January 2002, will not stop on 1 July 2004, the international deadline for implementation of the maritime security measures…

China Shipping Group placed an order for two more 4,250TEU container ships with Dalian New Shipyard. CSG now has nine boxships on order with this Chinese shipbuilder.

Korean shipbuilders are facing another steel price hike of imported thick steel plate from Japanese steel makers. Japan is seeking a $200 per tonne increase in the price of thick steel plates…

Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world's largest shipbuilder, said that new orders across the board jumped to $8.33 billion during the first half of this year. This exceeds the initial target of $4.5…

Partners in the BioMer project announced a $563,000 project to demonstrate that biodiesel is a viable alternative fuel for river cruise ships. The project, which runs from June to October, will test…

The restructuring plans for the Gdynia Shipyard Group in Poland faces delays as the EU commission in Brussels is purportedly dragging its feetTwo earlier schemes have already been aborted because the company…

Appledore Shipbuilders, in North Devon, has won a contract to design and build an 80 metre long super yacht which will provide work for more than 40 engineers and up to 100…

Bureau Veritas has been chosen by Spain's Association of Naval Architects and Marine Engineering as the "Best Marine Company in Spain in 2003." The award was presented at a ceremony in Madrid…

Nobutaka Nanbu, Executive Managing Director of the Shipbuilder's Association of Japan (SAJ), reported at the regular SAJ press conference held earlier this month that newbuilding orders placed with Japanese yards for the…

Royal Caribbean International (RCI) and Kvaerner Masa-Yards, a member of the Aker Yards group, have agreed on a revitalisation project, including a midbody lengthening, for the cruise ship Enchantment of the Seas.…