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Projects implemented by the Turkish Ministry of Transport in the last four years to increase shipyard capacity and efficiency has started to bear fruit. The ministry took the shipyards? demands for growth…

The European Commission said it has extended its state aid rules for shipbuilding until the end of 2008. Current measures expire at the end of this year and the EU Competition Commissioner,…

Bj?rn K. Haugland has no doubts about his objectives for DNV in China. "My mission is to give our customers first-class support and through that expand DNV?s business in this growing market.…

The Indiana-based engine manufacturer, Cummins Inc., has entered into a 50/50 joint venture with Beiqi Foton Motor Co. in China to set up the Beijing Foton Cummins Engine Co. Ltd. (BFCEC). The…

Engineering services such as hydrodynamics, strength and fatigue, vibration, acoustics and experimental investigation will be presented by Germanischer Lloyd Academy at the Shiport China trade show in Dalian this week. In addition,…

Daewoo Shipbuilding has added a second giant goliath crane, with a maximum capacity of 900 tonnes, a hoisting height of 72m and a rail span of 148m. With this newly-erected crane the…

The world?s largest newbuilding car carrier measured in car capacity is at present being built in Croatia to DNV class. The vessel will have a capacity of 7,000 vehicles and will be…

Italian shipper, Pietro Barbaro, intends to construct a fleet of 12 crude tankers and carry nearly 1 million tons of crude and petroleum by river from 2009. The market analysts say Pietro…

R&R Marine Fabrication and Drydock ("R&R Marine") in Port Arthur, Texas, has signed an agreement with Pelican Offshore Services Company, Inc. ("Pelican Offshore") of Galveston, Texas to build four lightering support vessels…