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Lloyd’s Register (LR) says it is supporting applications from two Chinese ship recycling yards - Zhoushan Changhong International Ship Recycling and Jiangyin Xiagang Changjiang Ship Recycling - for inclusion in the EU…

Norway’s Miko Marine’s first two ShipArrestor systems have been accepted by the Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA).

The veteran multi-purpose German research ship Heincke is getting new MAN main engines with SCR filters from HUG as part of an extended stay at Motorenwerke Bremerhaven (MWB) lasting until early February,…

Wärtsilä is set to acquire L-3 Marine Systems International for €285m, a move that will strengthen its position in automation and electrical systems.

Designer and builder of offshore and specialised vessels, Vard Holdings, has secured a contract for the design and construction of an Offshore Subsea Construction Vessel (OSCV) for Farstad Shipping.

Russian shipping company Sovcomflot has named its latest LNG carrier ‘SCF Melampus’, the third tanker in a series of built under a partnership agreement between Sovcomflot and STX Offshore & Shipbuilding.

Becker Marine Systems has announced that its LNG hybrid barge has received its first containerised shipment of LNG.

According to Japanese classification society ClassNK, its register topped 230million gross tons for the first time at the end of November 2014.