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The maritime services network Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) is implementing an initiative that recognises the high level of newbuildings completing in 2009, known as "Solutions for a Lifetime". It focuses on the…

The AHTS 'Sea Eagle 1' was recently delivered from Jaya Shipbuilding & Engineering Pte Ltd in Singapore. Deep Sea Supply Plc has a 15 month firm bareboat charter agreement with owners, Java…

Failure to take the bold steps required to eliminate unwanted containerships will drive some lines out of business. That is the verdict of Drewry Shipping Consultants in a report that urges ocean…

Swedish company Alfa Laval has today announced the introduction of a new bilge water treatment system, known as PureBilge. The system is claimed to exceed IMO requirements using only a single centrifugal…

China?s National Development and Reform Commission approved a 20 billion yuan ($2.9 billion) shipbuilding-industry investment fund. The fund will have a registered capital of 200 million yuan, of which 100 million yuan…

Hitachi Zosen has officially inaugurated Zhongji Hitachi Zosen Diesel Engine Co. (ZHD), its joint venture with Shanghai Zhongji Group (SZG), the parent company of Chinese shipbuilder Zhoushan Jinhaiwan Shipyard. ZHD already held…

The establishment of the United Shipbuilding Corporation in Russia is now completed with a total of 33 companies in the field of ship design and shipbuilding included in the new grand state…

Sembcorp Marine announced that an important client to its wholly-owned subsidiary Jurong Shipyard has gone bust. Singapore-based Petroprod, a member of Norway's Larsen group which specialises in mobile production and field development…

The German government will bring forward investments in ships to help its troubled shipyards to survive the current downturn. According to Minister of Transport Wolfgang Tiefensee, old state-owned vessels should be scrapped…