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Iraq aims to rebuild its ageing fleet of tankers to carry its crude oil exports and is planning to form a joint venture shipping company with a South Korean firm, the oil…

INTERTANKO applauds IMO Secretary General Mitropoulos?s initiative to propose to the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) a study group which, he stressed, will ensure that a decision on the revision of…

COSCO Group in China has inked newbuilding contracts with four domestic shipyards to build 66 ships. Zhang Fusheng, a COSCO spokesman, did not disclose the total value of these shipbuilding contracts but…

Irving Shipbuilding Inc. in Canada will begin cutting steel for a new cruise ship next week, and construction of the vessel, said to be the first cruise ship built in Canada since…

Excelerate Energy, Woodlands, Texas, has reached an agreement with Exmar N.V. of Antwerp, Belgium, to take an equity interest in three additional Energy Bridge vessels capable of shipboard regasification of LNG. The…

Bharati Shipyard in India has signed a contract with UP Offshore (Bahamas) Ltd. for construction and supply of two Platform Supply Vessels. The Contract value of these two vessels is $43.30 million.It…

Hanjin Heavy Industries, Corp-Philippines, Inc. (HHIC-PI), has started switched on the steel plate cutting machine that signalled the start of its production. The first steel cutting ceremony was held at the newly-built…

Diesel engine manufacturer Cummins has selected ABS as a Recognized Organization for engines (ERO). In that role ABS will be able to issue Engine International Air Pollution Prevention Certificates (EIAPP) to Cummins…

There has been a new warning of the harm regional pollution control regulations could do to international shipping. "Only global regulations should be pursued in all aspects of shipping, including on matters…

Bore, the Finnish shipping company, has, as part of its active fleet renewal program, signed a contract for two new RoRo vessels, and holds an option for another two, to be built…

The European Commission has said that it will draft legislation, by the end of the year, aimed at tackling the shipping industry's rapidly growing contribution to climate change, by including the sector…

Davie Québec shipyard in Canada has confirmed that, barely four months after being acquired by Norwegian investors, the yard has signed two firm shipbuilding contracts worth $132.6 million each with Cecon AS…

Bollinger Shipyard in Lockport, LA, has launched the first of ten GPA 654 PSVs ordered by Rigdon Marine in January 2006. With this multi-vessel order, Rigdon?s GPA (Guido Perla & Associates, Inc)…

The keel was laid for the world's first floating nuclear power plant at the Sevmash shipyard. The Akademik Lomonosov will house two 35 MW KLT-40S nuclear reactors, similar to those used in…

Lifeboat and davit manufacturer Schat-Harding has established a new after sales and service headquarters in Shanghai. The new service base will provide annual and five yearly SOLAS inspections and tests, refurbishment, repairs…

Goodearth Maritime Ltd of Chennai has placed an order for 16 new bulk carriers totalling 760,000 dwt with Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL), Visakhapatnam. The company is currently operating five bulk carriers with…

Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany, recently delivered the 69,200 gt cruise ship "AIDAdiva" to AIDA Cruises. The newbuilding is the first ship out of a series of four that the Papenburg shipyard…

ASL Marine in Singapore has secured new shipbuilding contracts worth S$116 million ($77 million). The contracts are for the construction of six Anchor Handling Towing/ Supply vessels, five of which are expected…

Starting as early as the second half of this year, Korean shipbuilders plan to build value-added mega cruise ships in a bid to keep ahead of arch-rival China. The idea was broached…

The U.S. Navy is cancelling a widely criticized Lockheed Martin Corp. contract to build a next-generation combat ship after negotiations to control cost overruns failed. "We're disappointed but we have to have…

Keppel FELS Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), has secured a $305 million contract to construct a 440-person North Sea accommodation semi-submersible for Floatel International (Floatel).…

Following hard on the heels of their announcement of winning an order for a semi-submersible oil rig, Yantai Raffles Shipyard in China has received a contract from Saipem (43% owned by Eni),…

Cala Corp. based in Titusville, Florida, and trading under the ticker of CCAA, has submitted its proposal to Marsa Shipyard to construct the first ?undersea resort ship? in history. The proposal was…