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China Ocean Shipping (Cosco) has ordered two more VLCC tankers to be delivered by 2007 in order to cope with China?s soaring oil imports. The VLCCs, each with a carrying capability of…

At least 60% of ports in the Philippines currently handling various international vessels have properly complied with the international ship and port facility security (ISPS) code which was enforced beginning last July…

The holed bulk carrier Cape Africa was towed into Cape Town harbour yesterday to be berthed at the repair quay. This follows the completion of the bulk carrier?s cargo lightening operation with…

First American Scientific Corp. (FASC) has signed an agreement with Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding (MES). The Japanese shipbuilder will conduct a feasibility study into the marketability of the KDS Micronex System in…

Mike Turner, chief executive of BAE Systems, said recently his company was still considering selling its shipbuilding operations because they remained unprofitable and had a negative impact on the company's share price.BAE…

In the most recent multi-year port state control (PSC) ship inspection statistics, which have just been published, Germanischer Lloyd (GL) achieved the best results of all the classification societies.In the new results,…

China State Ship-building Corp (CSSC) is planning to spend $1.2 billion on the first phase to build the world?s largest shipyard on the island of Changxing in the Yangtze River off Shanghai.…

During the first half of this year tanker owners placed orders for oil tankers totalling 5.3 million DWT with China Shipbuilding Industry (CSIC) on the strength of an increase in global oil…

INP Heavy Industries in South Korea has secured a contract for two plus two 10,000DWT stainless steel chemical tankers from a UK ship owner. First ship will be delivered in March 2006…