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NYK Line in Japan ordered two 300,000 DWT VLCCs from NASCO (Nantong Cosco KHI Ship Engineering) in China. They will be delivered in the first and second half of 2007. With the…

Iridium Satellite LLC has introduced a new satellite fax service that will permit subscribers to send and receive faxes from any location in the world directly to and from any standard fax…

To meet the requirements for Ship Security Alert Systems (SSAS) specified in the amendments to SOLAS, chapter XI, Annex 6 (Dec. 2002), Furuno has launched several alternative Inmarsat-C based SSAS solutions. I…

Simrad has launched a new AIS system with display and controls integrated with the AIS Class A Mobile Station. The AI71 is based on identical technology to Simrad?s existing AI70, but does…

Daewoo Shipbuilding has clinched two 6,700 units PCTCs with delivery during the second half of 2006. The new order also includes two options. The Korean shipbuilder also secured an order for a…

Gaz de France (GdF) and Alstom signed a letter of intent on 3 July 2003 for the construction of a 153,000 m3 LNG carrier, with an option for a second identical LNG…

Daewoo Shipbuilding has been implementing a method of construction that strengthens hull structure without utilizing a collar plate. Named 'collarless construction method', the shipbuilder has applied this construction technology to an offshore…

ABB in Norway has secured new contracts worth $45 million for delivery of complete electric propulsion systems to two icebreakers to be built for CJSV Sevmorneftegaz by the Norwegian shipyard Havyard Leirvik,…