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The design work for the optimisation of oil tankers in terms of efficiency and safety carried out jointly by Germanischer Lloyd (GL) and the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) won the…

Rolls-Royce has announced an order to supply 24 lightweight waterjets for the UAE Navy?s fleet of fast patrol boats. The UAE Navy has ordered 12 new fast patrol boats, based on the…

Cammell Laird (Gibraltar) is changing its name to Gibdock to avoid confusion with UK-based Cammell Laird Shiprepairers. The two companies say that the "massive progress and growth of the separate companies" have…

The idle containership fleet has continued to climb as carriers are adjusting their capacities for the winter season. Alphaliner?s latest idle containership survey shows that 572 ships are currently unemployed, for 1.52…

Shipbuilding in Hull could be boosted by plans to construct a fleet of eco-friendly ships. Discussions are underway between Hull-based shipbuilder MMS Ship Repair and a Northern Ireland-based firm over a major…

A new initiative has been launched by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to study both ways to tackle the problem of emissions created by the global shipping industry and…

The FKAB L2 is a 16,500 m3 LNG vessel design primarily for regional distribution of LNG. In combination with the FKAB L1 design, presented in June 2009, the FKAB L2 design is…

The ?A? rated, 100 million GT North of England P&I club starts a major 18 month construction project today, expanding its freehold headquarters building in Newcastle-upon-Tyne by over 50%. The first stage…

Golden Ocean has cancelled orders for two 75,000 DWT Panamaxes at the Pipavav Shipyard in India due to construction delays. Chief executive Herman Billung confirmed the company has cancelled the two Panamaxes…

Japan is providing financial support to shore up slumping vessel exports amid flagging demand from ship owners. The government-affiliated Japan Bank for International Cooperation signed a general agreement for arranging an export…

Croatia plans to make another attempt to sell off five shipyards in January next year after the previous tender failed. The country must privatize the shipbuilders and stop subsidies if it wants…

Ecospec Global Technology Pte Ltd ("Ecospec") is making headways in helping both onshore and marine industries to tackle emissions issues with a series of corporate activities taking place at COP15 in Copenhagen.…

The European Commission recently held the preparatory meeting for its new knowledge-sharing network of carbon capture and storage (CCS) demonstration projects. The meeting gathered delegates from 22 projects in 13 European countries.…

Addressing the annual Navy Day news conference in India, Adm. Nirmal Verma, India's Navy chief, said, "We need to revisit the building strategies of the defence shipyards. There is a need to…

China should delay its bid to pass South Korea as the world?s biggest shipbuilder to prevent a flood of new vessels prolonging and extending industry wide losses, said Clarkson Plc?s managing director…

The San Diego-based shipbuilder NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, has delivered the third ship of its State-class of product carriers to American Petroleum Tankers, LLC, a joint venture of…

South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has won a $300 million order from a unit of German utility firm RWE Innogy to build two wind turbine installation vessels. The two vessels…

International Register of Shipping (IRS) has signed another international bilateral agreement of collaboration, reinforcing its commitment to promoting the highest standards in the maritime industry.The agreement with Ships Classification Malaysia (SCM) will…

Intertanko is shocked and appalled by the report of the Chief Officer who lost his life during a pirate attack on the tanker Cancale Star off Cotonou on 24 November. The association…

China, the world's second- biggest shipbuilding nation, will face a capacity glut from 2011 after yards work through existing orders and shipping lines slow new orders, according to a government official. Insufficient…

This Saturday, the fourth Havyard 832 CD PSV designed by Havyard Design AS will be ready for her naming ceremony in Bergen, Norway. The vessel is Havyard Leirvik AS? Yard No. 104…