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There is concern that shipping and aviation will be used as a cash cow to help raise the $100 billion in funds a year needed by 2020 to help developing countries deal…

MAN Diesel & Turbo and Wärtsilä Corporation have agreed to pursue a large joint research project, the Hercules-C project, as a continuation of the previous successful Hercules programmes for research and development…

India’s largest shipping company by fleet, the state-run Shipping Corp. of India (SCI), will later this week place orders for two 300,000 dwt VLCCs with options for two more. It will also…

The US-based Global Marketing Systems (GMS), one of the world’s biggest cash buyers of redundant vessels from ship owners before delivering them to ship recycling facilities, cooperates with Germanischer Lloyd (GL) on…

A consortium of British, American and Greek interests have agreed to investigate the practical maritime applications for small modular reactors (SMR) as commercial tanker-owners search for new designs that could deliver safer,…

Shanghai Maritime Safety Administration has signed a contract with Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry for the building of Chinas largest and most advanced patrol vessel which is scheduled for completion in July 2012.

The 125 million gt ‘A’ rated North P&I club has written a new handbook on collecting and preserving factual evidence to help raise levels of responsibility and professionalism within the international shipping…

Singapore-based Ezra Holdings Limited (Ezra), an integrated support and marine services provider in the offshore oil & gas (O&G) sector, is fast putting in place building blocks within its core businesses to…

This October, the containership orderbook has risen for the first time after 27 consecutive months of decline, with new orders now pacing out deliveries.

With the continued growth in the offshore industry, Hatlapa has further developed its winch portfolio, especially for anchor handling, which has led to the German company appointing a new agent in Brazil,…

Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction in Korea said that its unit in the Philippines has won an order from Delphis of Antwerp, Belgium to build eight container ships with the first unit…

ABB has won an order worth $58 million to provide complete power and propulsion systems for six new LNG carrier ships to be built by Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea. The…

Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has published new rules for Polar class vessels and specific guidance on ice/structure interaction.

The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) announced the availability of the new Admiralty information overlay which includes all temporary and preliminary notices to mariners (T&P NMs) and provides additional navigationally significant information from…

The status of the UK as one of the safest shipping registers / flags has been confirmed as the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) prepares to implement a new inspection regime.