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Royal Caribbean?s fifth in series Post-Panamax precedes larger Ultra Voyager class cruise shipMariner of the Seas, the fifth cruise ship in the Voyager-class for Royal Caribbean Cruises, was delivered in October of…

New designs reaffirm the Netherlands? strong position in short-sea shippingTraditionally, the Dutch have always been strong in the short-sea shipping market and this still holds true today, as evidenced by the continuous…

Sea Japan 2004, which takes place between the 14-16 April, is again being held at the Tokyo Big Sight Exhibition Centre. The exhibition will run over three days and there will be…

Nobody wants their ship to be used as part of a conduit for the activities of terrorists. With this in mind, ship managers and ship owners are beginning to explore what they…

With containerships getting ever bigger, ports should perhaps be looking to improve docking systems in much the same way as oil and gas terminals have. "You damage a fender and it?s OK,…

Active cargoes can influence coating breakdown inflicting damage, accelerating corrosion and causing premature coating failureIt?s a bulk carrier; of course the paint came off the cargo holds, what did you expect?" Everyone…

The Integration of transportation is considered the solution to the expected increase in freight traffic.In its ongoing attempt to manage predicted increases in freight transport, the European Commission is taking steps to…

Exports of new ships built by Chinese shipbuilders last year reached $3.02 billion, up 57% compared with $1.93 billion in 2002. By ship types, this figure comprises of 41 container ships valued…

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has completed the construction of Princess Cruises?s latest cruiseship at its Nagasaki shipyard. A christening ceremony of the Diamond Princess was held yesterday when the ship was officially…

Tsuneishi Corporation (formerly Tsuneishi Shipbuilding) will be expanding its Tsuneishi Group (Zhoushan) Marine & Development facility and establish a new company which will manufacture large ship blocs. The shipbuilder said that it…

Hanjin Heavy Industries in South Korea plans to implement a five-day working week from March this year. This is the first time such a move has been introduced in the Korean shipbuilding…

The ongoing collaboration between Napa Steel in Finland and ABS has culminated in the recent release of a new version of SafeHull, called SafeHull Express, which will be used for the design…

CIMAC, the international organisation founded to promote technical and scientific knowledge in the field of internal combustion engines, last year issued the fourth edition of its recommendations regarding fuel quality for diesel…

Hamworthy KSE has won a contract to supply shipsets of 19 engine room pumps to two Leif Hoegh 145,000m3 LNG carriers under construction at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Japan. This is Hamworhty?s…

Daewoo Shipbuilding in Korea continues to win new orders and the latest contracts involve a 145,000 cbm LNG carrier from Golar LNG Limited in Norway and a 159,000DWT Suezmax tanker from Sociedade…

Jiangnan Shipyard in China nets another 16,400DWT chemical tanker from Stenersen in Norway and represents the ninth such order from this ship owner placed at this yard. Dalian New Shipyard in China…

Hyundai Samho Shipyard in South Korea has reportedly clinched 19 ships valued at $1.24 billion to date this year. The orders consist of four 8,200TEU container ships, four 5,000 to 6,000TEU class…