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Port Salalah in Oman has selected Norcontrol IT as its supplier of choice for a new Vessel Traffic Management and Information System (VTMIS).Norcontrol IT will supply an advanced suite of products, based…

With new security regulations looming, ship operators now have access to a new online tool that provides important information about security threats, such as piracy and terrorism. The ?SeeThreat? risk assessment service,…

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has secured four 37,000DWT product carriers from Latvian Shipping Company in Latvia. Total contract price is about $ 120 million and the tankers will be delivered from the first…

A new international convention to prevent the potentially devastating effects of the spread of harmful aquatic organisms carried by ships' ballast water has been adopted by the IMO. The instrument was adopted…

Northrop Grumman Corporation?s Sperry Marine business unit has obtained certification from UK?s MCA for its navigation training centre in New Malden, UK. The certification signifies that Sperry Marine?s programme meets international requirements…

Singapore-based feeder operator Regional Container Lines (RCL) has ordered two 1,850 TEU feeder boxships from Chinese shipbuilder Jiangsu Yangzijiang valued at $51 million. These high spec newbuildings will be the first RCL…

Hyundai Heavy Industries won an order for an FPSO from BP worth about $ 340 million. The 360,000 DWT vessel will be installed at Plutonio off the Angolan coast and will measure…

The North of England P&I club has warned its members that the International Maritime Organisation?s (IMO) new ship-security rules could have a significant impact on the commercial aspects of their operations when…

The Augsburg marine engine division of the MAN B&W Diesel Group was able to secure the largest order volume in the company?s history in its centenary year 2003. The company received orders…

Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea delivered a 2,550 TEU container ship to Blue Star of Germany. The newbuilding is named Valentina Star and measures 210 metre long, 30.20 metres wide with…

Recognising the important role of Port State Control (PSC) in the effort to lift shipping standards through the use of rigorous independent inspection regimes, representatives of INTERTANKO and the Paris MoU Secretariat…

Chuandong Shipyard in China won an order for two 3,000 DWT chemical tankers from compatriot shipowner Changjiang Shipping Group. The 92.52 metre long and 15 metre wide newbuildings will be delivered in…