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According to UK company Rivertrace Engineering, three new territories have opened up for a technology that offers Port State Control surveyors a full demonstration of a vessel?s compliance with stringent ballast discharge…

According to Austrian company Hoerbiger, explosions may occur in intake manifolds and exhaust lines as well as in the piping system of ship engines, when gaseous fuels are used. Together with leading…

Norwegian shipowner Utkilen has cancelled an order for three 9,500 DWT chemical tankers at Italian shipyard Cantiere Navale De Poli. The ships had been scheduled for delivery in 2008 and this year…

Gazprom Plc may place an order with Severnaya Verf plant for the construction of two LNG tankers to transport LNG from the Shtokman gas field offshore eastern Russia, said Gazprom Vice President…

Croatia's government has decided to move forward with privatisation of its ailing shipyards, part of reforms required by the European Union which the country hopes to join by 2011. An international call…

The China Association of National Shipbuilding Industry (CANSI) is quoted as saying that China's shipbuilding facilities are expected to have idle capacity of more than 20 million deadweight tons or one third…

According to Clarkson latest data, the world signed 1.83 million DWT of new ship orders in June, representing an amazing jump from the zero in May. It?s also the first time that…

Allweiler AG has launched original spare parts kits for all standard pumps. The kits contain all of the parts that must be replaced on a regular basis during standard maintenance and which…

Hempadur Ultra-Strength is a new epoxy coating from Hempel for ship cargo holds, that is claimed to offer an industry-leading repair interval. The coating provides high abrasion and impact resistance ? making…

Classification society Bureau Veritas has awarded its first Energy Efficient Design label to the new 3,952-passenger cruise vessel MSC Splendida. Just delivered to MSC from STX France Cruise's St Nazaire yard, MSC…