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Alfa Laval of Sweden has signed an agreement to acquire Danish group Aalborg Industries Holding A/S for a total cash consideration of SEK 5.0 billion ($747 million).

Bremen-based RWO, in cooperation with a leading European corrosion institute (SWEREA-KIMAB) and the classification society Germanischer Lloyd, has carried out thorough accelerated corrosion studies in treated full-salinity seawater with the CleanBallast ballast…

The US Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin Corp. a fixed-price incentive contract for the design and construction of 10 littoral combat ships (LCS) from fiscal 2010 through fiscal 2015.

Wärtsilä has recently introduced a more powerful version for marine applications of its popular Wärtsilä 32 engine.

The USA division of Australian-headquartered Austal has been awarded a U.S. Navy contract to construct one ‘Independence’ class littoral combat ship (LCS) at a cost of $432.1 million.

Napa of Finland, working in co-operation with US defence technology company DRS Defense Solutions, part of the Italian Finmeccanica group, has announced the launch of a new interface between the two companies’…

Keppel Offshore & Marines wholly-owned subsidiaries Keppel Shipyard and Keppel Singmarine have clinched a number of new contracts, worth in total some S$240 million ($185 million).

Monday’s news about declining German yard deliveries in 2010 has been brightened by word now from leading cruise ship builder Meyer, writes Tom Todd.

Wilhelmsen Ships Service has launched a new range of ultrasonic cleaning machines under its Unitor brand. The machines are available in four sizes up to 383 litres.

Struggling German shipyards delivered far fewer new ships in 2010 than they have for many years, conceding further market shares to Asia and themselves completing just 30 newbuildings of 783,500 gt, writes…

Det Norske Veritas has developed what it says are the first class Rules for wind farm service vessels, in order to improve safety and promote uniform standards in this developing area.

The PSV ‘REM Supplier’ which was built at Drydocks World’s Nanindah shipyard was delivered to Norwegian-based REM Offshore.

Four new LNG-powered ro-pax ferries, destined for service in the Norwegian fjords, will feature a suite of MacGregor ro-ro access equipment from Cargotec.

Miko Marine of Norway reports that one of its magnetic patches has been used to seal a leak in the hull of the nuclear waste freighter Puma and thus avoid a potentially…