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Zeppelin Power Systems GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg, a subsidiary of the Zeppelin Group, and the towing-kite manufacturer SkySails GmbH & Co. KG, also of Hamburg, are joining forces to market SkySails…

Wärtsilä's Senitec sludge and bilge water treatment system has received US Coast Guard (USCG) Type Approval. Tests have confirmed the system's ability to remove oil in water levels to well below required…

Sinopacific Shipbuilding, one of China?s biggest private shipbuilders, has convened an emergency meeting next week in Hamburg with its western customers to assure them that it can deliver ordered vessels.The Shanghai-based company,…

Singapore-based Ezra Holdings Limited (Ezra), an integrated offshore support and marine services provider, is proactively reviewing its orderbook of five multi-functional support vessels (MFSVs) in view of the uncertainty arising from the…

The French offshore operator Bourbon took delivery yesterday of the 10th vessel in the Bourbon Liberty series. 'Bourbon Liberty 110' is a platform supply vessel (PSV) intended for operations in the Gulf…

The provincial government in the southern Philippine island of Mindanao and the Phividec Industrial Authority have dismissed reports of an alleged decision by South Korea?s Hanjin Heavy Industries& Construction to pull out…

ASRY?s Chairman Shaikh Daij Bin Salman Al-Khalifa says that the Qatar shipyard is to invest $188m in new facilities. The new investment follows the recent opening of two new slipways built at…

For the first time, shipowners can use a fouling release system that guarantees to reduce a vessel?s fuel consumption by at least 4-8% within the first year, depending on the type of…

Local sources in China report that China is secretly pushing the construction of a nuclear-powered "supercarrier" of 93,000 tons. The source, presenting internal Chinese Communist Party documents, said China plans to build…

Delivery of the Twin Marine Lifter (TML) heavy lift vessels under construction for SeaMetric International at China Petroleum Liaohe Equipment Company (CPLEC) Offshore Engineering Company shipyard in Panjin, China, will be delayed…