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Head of the Russian Federal Fishery Agency, Andrey Krainy, says cooperation with Norway over trawler fleet modernization is a necessity. The obsolete Russian fishing fleet now is in dire need of upgrades…

Officials from major Asian LNG carrier shipyards at Gastech 2009 have said that, while 2009 has been a quiet year so far, they are confident that 2010 will see an upturn in…

Lloyd's Register has published a new guidance document for the design of membrane-technology liquid natural gas containment systems. The document is aimed at improving design procedures with respect to sloshing forces, and…

What might feel like a global shipping meltdown will, in hindsight, be viewed as a worldwide shift to an Asian domination of the maritime industry. Such was the conclusion of a recent…

According to the Korea Shipbuilders' Association (Koshipa), South Korean shipbuilders have received new ship orders of 171,000 cgt in the first quarter of 2009, placing it 2nd in market share after Japan.…

The Association of Finnish Marine Industries (AFMI) and Russian joint stock company United Shipbuilding Corporation (OCK) have signed a cooperation agreement in Helsinki, with an aim to explore the opportunities of Finnish…

The Turkish shipbuilder ?i?ek Shipyard has delivered the 3,087 DWT double-hull tanker Frecciamare to the Italian shipowner Ciane Anapo. Based in Augusta, on the east coast of Sicily, Ciane Anapo is part…

In a significant review of its safety operations, Exmar Shipmanagement has awarded a contract to Wilhelmsen Ships Service to handle all safety-related business throughout the fleet, including a liferaft rental programme and…

Lloyd's Register, claimed to be a leader in the classification of LNG carriers, has published a new guidance document for the design of membrane-technology liquid natural gas containment systems. The document is…

The second phase of the Emission Minimisation (EMI MINI) research project, a joint effort to reduce marine engine emissions, is nearing completion.Funded by the German government and involving leading diesel engine design…

Global manufacturer of maritime and offshore safety solutions VIKING Life-Saving Equipment has signed a distribution agreement with UK based Donut Safety Systems Ltd.- VIKING?s products are often the last means of rescue…

Rolls-Royce has secured a £38 million contract to supply a newly-developed anchor handling system that will enable floating oil platforms to be secured to the seabed in the extreme depths off the…

The 2009 Motorship Propulsion & Emissions conference, to be held in Copenhagen on 26/27 May, is set to be the best ever in the event's 31-year history. The venue, at the Radisson…

Hempasil X3, a new fouling release coating from Hempel, has won a Seatrade Award for its contribution to Protection of the Marine and Atmospheric Environment within the shipping industry. The award recognises…

Western Marine Shipyard in Bangladesh, has recently signed a contract with Finland?s Lamor Corporation to build a floating reception vessel and pontoon barge and gangway foundation. The vessel will eventually be handed…

The EU-funded CAS project (Condition Assessment System), led by Bureau Veritas (BV) and where SENER was a major player, had the purpose of cutting the time and costs to process thickness studies…

Grandweld, a shipbuilding, ship repair and conversion specialist, and Stanford Marine, an offshore oil and gas industry fleet operator, both part of the UAE-based GMMOS Group, are celebrating the delivery of the…

The Polish government is awaiting the signature of a Caribbean registered company which has agreed to buy the assets of both Gdynia and Szczecin shipyards for about Zloty450m ($136m). United International Trust…

German shipbuilders are facing difficult years due to cancellations and a lack of orders, the country's shipbuilding association VSM warned yesterday at its annual meeting. "The majority of shipyards will not be…