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Sinopacific Shipbuilding Groups Zhejiang Shipyard has completed its first self-designed AHTS offshore support vessel, for French group Bourbon, built in China to Sinopacific’s SPA 80 design.

New shipping risks are highlighted by a report that marks the changes since the loss of the Titanic a century ago.

US company Nautical Control Solutions says that its FuelTrax system now allows users to enter activity codes for automatically coupling fuel usage data to location, date, and time. Wind and sea states…

Hamburg’s Eckelmann port logistics Group and German cruise ship operator TUI Cruises are co-operating in the introduction of a mobile floating power station to supply ships with electrical power in port.

Rolls-Royce says that it has received its first order for a new ship developed specifically for transporting live fish, from Norwegian owner Sølvtrans. The vessel, described as advanced and fuel efficient, will…

The final vessel in Seatruck’s series of four new ro-ro freight vessels, ‘Seatruck Precision’, has been launched at the FSG yard in Flensburg, Germany.

ClassNK says that it has issued approval for a friction stir welding (FSW) method using a floating bobbin tool to IHI Corporation, certifying that this new method complies with ClassNK’s Guidelines on…

Abu Dhabi Ship Building has announced that it is increasing its focus on maintenance, repairs and overhauling services, which has been one of the fastest-growing business divisions of the company.

A depressurised wave basin (DWB) at the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) has been officially inaugurated by Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation, Maxime Verhagen.

The Wetering repair company in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, says that it has received a valuable order worth several million € from one of Europe’s major container shipping lines.

Mitsui OSK Lines has taken delivery of a 297,000dwt iron ore carrier, Ore Sao Luis, which will transport iron ore from Brazil to mainly China, under a long-term contract with Vale.

According to Greek company Sigma Hellas, fuel cost increases are driving shipping company priorities in the direction of improved efficiency, bringing lower energy consumption and better environmental performance.

Dutch shipbuilder Shipyard De Hoop has built a first generation river cruise vessel – the first in four for US tour operator Vantage Deluxe World Travel.

Tognum has announced a $40million expansion scheme for its Aiken plant, where it builds MTU engines. The plan, which will add 20 new jobs, is supported by Aiken County and the State…

Applied oceanography specialists Tidetech will be demonstrating significant fuel saving results on a recent route optimisation trial at the Green Ship Technology (GST) conference in Copenhagen next week.