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The closing weeks of last year saw the completion of two demanding ocean towage and heavy transportation assignments by Rotterdam-based Fairmount Marine. The company completed its project management contract for the delivery…

Though the prime cause of the accident was the vessel?s grounding, the tragic capsize of the 28,100 DWT bulk carrier Rocknes off Bergen in January this year, with the loss of a…

A 70-ton four-stroke marine diesel engine resting majestically amid the Austrian Alps is not something one sees everyday. MAN B&W Deisel recentlywent to the trouble of transporting the 32/40CR to the Hotel…

The closing weeks of last year saw the completion of two demanding ocean towage and heavy transportation assignments by Rotterdam-based Fairmount Marine. The company completed its project management contract for the delivery…

South Korean shipyards continue to dominate the world shipbuilding industry and, despite signs that other Asian countries, China in particular, are challenging Korea?s supremacy, they are confident of retaining their supremacy for…

July the first has arrived and gone without the mass ship detentions predicted. However, a number of people that The Motor Ship has spoken to are surprised. "Where have all the ships…

Vladivostok-based Far-Eastern Shipping Company (FESCO) has signed contracts with Chinese shipbuilder Jinling Shipyard to construct four 1,080TEU containerships. Deliveries are scheduled for March, September, November and December 2006. These newbuildings will be…

When it comes to training, particularly for ISPS certification, there are two routes ? get help or go it alone. Most companies have opted to go down the ?get help? route but…

Shanghai Shipyard and Chengxi Shipyard in Jiangsu, China, merged recently to form a combined newbuilding and ship repair company called Shanghai Chengxi Shipyard. Shanghai Shipyard has an annual shipbuilding capacity of 200,000DWT…

Few people appear to have embraced the International Ship and Port Facilities Security (ISPS) Code with a positive attitude, says UK-based Datatrac Ltd. It suggests that the levels of frustration felt by…