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Austal recently delivered the 56 metre ferry Aremiti 5 to Tahitian ferry company Aremiti Cruise. Based on the Austal Auto Express 56 catamaran design, the newbuilding is well equipped to handle the…

The US-based tanker operator, OMI Corporation, has reached an agreement to purchase four newly built Suezmax tankers and eight product carriers under construction at Hyundai Mipo Shipyard from Athenian Sea Carriers. OMI…

B. Hepworth and Company Limited has announced the merger of Hepworth MarineInternational and Wynstruments Limited, parent company of Wynn Marine. The merger became official on 21st June 2004.This news marks a move…

Singapore ship owner, Ezra Marine, has placed an order with compatriot shipbuilder, Pan United Shipyard, for two anchor handling tugs (AHTS) each powered by a 8,993kW diesel main engine. The vessels reportedly…

The Chinese containership Xin Yang Zhou has become the first vessel to ?plug? into the world's first Alternative Maritime Power (AMP) container terminal at the port of Los Angeles. The China Shipping…

Eleven countries bordering the Baltic Sea have reportedly agreed to impose a ban within a year on the carriage of heavy fuel oil in single-hull tankers in the region. In a statement…

GE Marine reported that its LM2500 aero derivative gas turbine will power the Royal Australian Navy?s (RAN) eighth ANZAC-class frigate, Nuship Ballarat. The frigate was recently delivered to the RAN during a…

Aker Yards, via its wholly owned subsidiary Aker Brevik, has entered into a contract with Island Offshore VIII KS in Ulsteinvik, Norway, to deliver a UT 755L platform supply vessel. The approximately…

HITT, a provider of traffic management and navigation systems and Lloyd's Register- Fairplay (LRF), a publisher and provider of maritime information solutions, announced the formation of a joint venture company ?AIS Live…

Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding, China's newest shipyard, will lose money on newbuildings because the price of steel used has doubled. The price of steel plates used to build tankers and bulk carriers rose…