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China?s Dalian Shipyard has won an order for two 35000-dwt product tankers from the German owner Sloman Neptun. It is the first time that the German company has placed an order in…

Cruise lines carried 11 percent more passengers from U.S. ports in the first quarter of 2003 than they did in the same period last year reported the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD). Carnival…

UK seafarers working 'dangerously' long hours: A new study, which surveyed Numast members, and assessed seafarers working on a high-speed ferry, a traditional passenger ferry, a freight ferry and coastal tankers, reveals…

The fire on board the container ship Sea Elegance, lying off Durban, was probably caused by an explosion in a container of undeclared hazardous cargo said the South African Maritime Safety Authority.It…

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard started the conversion work on the Blue Marlin on October 6. It will be reborn as the largest heavylift in the world. Dockwise of the Netherlands ordered the conversion…

Receivers have ben appointed to the last commercial shipbuilder in England, threatening up to 1,000 jobs. Workers at the Appledore shipyard, North Devon are protesting at impending redundancies. Many are still hopeful…

STX Shipbuilding names a 37,000DWT product carrier ordered from Minos Societe Di Navigazione in Italy on October 8. She is named as Fresia. Ship particulars are 180m long, 32m wide and 16.2m…