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Rolls-Royce has won an order from Technip, on behalf of Total Upstream Nigeria Limited, for six RB211 industrial gas turbines to operate in the Akpo oil & gas field offshore Nigeria. With…

The Seattle-based shipyard, Todd Pacific, has secured a ship repair contract form the US Coast Guard covering repairs and alterations on the icebreaker USCG Polar Sea. There is also an option for…

Despite millions of dollars in pledged public aid for modernizations and upgrades, the Toledo Shipyard?s operator has indicated that it will pull the plug by the end of October, costing the area…

National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO), a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, has begun construction on the third ship in the T-AKE program, a new class of combat logistics force ships…

The 'A' rated, 55 million GT North of England P&I club is calling on the world's shipowners to increase their investment in crew welfare. Without greater care and rewards, the club believes…

The Cardiff-based Graig Group has launched a unique double-hull handysize bulk carrierdesign with an eight-ship order in Vietnam. Graig has contracted four Graig Carl Bro-designed Diamond 34 bulkers, with four options, to…

An independent unit for investigating marine accidents will be established within Bulgaria's Transport Ministry, as stated in the changes in the Commercial Shipping Code.The establishment of an autonomous unit will increase the…

Korean shipbuilder and steel makers are reviewing thick steel plate price negotiation methods from six months? intervals to longer periods of one to three years. Steel producers are reportedly looking favourably at…

Two weeks into its builders' sea trials, the new U.S. Coast Guard cutter ?Mackinaw? is easing into an operational schedule and impressing those who are aboard. "We're still early in the trials,…

From July 1, 2006, regular inspections, tests and services by manufacturer-trained and approved technicians become mandatory for all SOLAS ships. Failure of ship operators to prove that they follow the new inspection…