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Wärtsilä Corporation and the BLRT Grupp of Estonia have agreed to set up a joint venture to service ships in the Baltic area. The new company will be named Oü Ciserv BLRT…

Napa Ltd and Lloyd?s Register(LR) have signed a landmark contract to extend the use of NAPA, Napa Ltd?s ship modelling software package. LR has adopted the NAPA system for statutory compliance calculations…

Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has invested in PC Rembrandt, the latest development in ship-handling and manoeuvring simulation. Developed by BMT SeaTech Ltd, a subsidiary of British Maritime Technology (BMT), PC Rembrandt Version…

ABS continues to be at the forefront of technical standards for gas production at sea and transport technologies with its approval in principle (AIP) of a novel concept from ABB Lummus Global…

Keppel Corp, the Singapore conglomerate, wants to add to its global network of shipyards which currently spans to as far as the Philippines, the Middle East and BrazilThe company had already been…

Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), the country?s largest shipping company, has announced plans to buy 18 new ships at a cost of nearly $1.5 billion, company?s chairman and managing director P K…

The chairman of Fiji Ships and Heavy Industries will look into allegations that the shipyard turned down work last year because its workers were inefficient and unproductive. Deputy chairman Hari Pal Singh…

Irish Sea freight ferry operator Seatruck Ferries has ordered two new ro-ro freight ferries from Spain's Astilleros de Huelva. When they enter service in 2007 they will be able to move 130,000…

According to market reports in the Italian financial press, Fincantieri has acquired the Grand Bahama Shipyard for about $100million. Finland?s Masa Yards was also in the running, but Fincantieri?s package was considered…

The South Korean steel manufacturer, Posco, will be increasing the price of its steel plates for shipbuilding by W 60,000 ($60) per ton. However, Posco explains that it will apply discount ratio…