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Kawasaki Heavy Industries' shipbuilding venture in China will delay operations of a second dock in Dalian by three years in the light of the current economic climate. The second dock, originally slated…

Allweiler AG has launched original spare parts kits for all standard pumps. The kits contain all of the parts that must be replaced on a regular basis during standard maintenance and which…

Hempadur Ultra-Strength is a new epoxy coating from Hempel for ship cargo holds, that is claimed to offer an industry-leading repair interval. The coating provides high abrasion and impact resistance ? making…

Classification society Bureau Veritas has awarded its first Energy Efficient Design label to the new 3,952-passenger cruise vessel MSC Splendida. Just delivered to MSC from STX France Cruise's St Nazaire yard, MSC…

According to UK company Rivertrace Engineering, three new territories have opened up for a technology that offers Port State Control surveyors a full demonstration of a vessel?s compliance with stringent ballast discharge…

According to Austrian company Hoerbiger, explosions may occur in intake manifolds and exhaust lines as well as in the piping system of ship engines, when gaseous fuels are used. Together with leading…

Norwegian shipowner Utkilen has cancelled an order for three 9,500 DWT chemical tankers at Italian shipyard Cantiere Navale De Poli. The ships had been scheduled for delivery in 2008 and this year…

Gazprom Plc may place an order with Severnaya Verf plant for the construction of two LNG tankers to transport LNG from the Shtokman gas field offshore eastern Russia, said Gazprom Vice President…

Croatia's government has decided to move forward with privatisation of its ailing shipyards, part of reforms required by the European Union which the country hopes to join by 2011. An international call…

The China Association of National Shipbuilding Industry (CANSI) is quoted as saying that China's shipbuilding facilities are expected to have idle capacity of more than 20 million deadweight tons or one third…

According to Clarkson latest data, the world signed 1.83 million DWT of new ship orders in June, representing an amazing jump from the zero in May. It?s also the first time that…

Caterpillar has helped celebrate the 75th anniversary of the coastal ferry boat Stadt Keil, which coincided with the 55th anniversary of its propulsion engine, a MaK MAu 423.The Stadt Kiel was the…

The Stadt Kiel ferry boat has celebrated its 75th anniversary in Germany with a big "open ship" event at Kiel's Seegartenbrücke jetty, close to the site where the ship was originally launched…

Det Norske Veritas reports that a new milestone has been reached in the offshore drilling industry. The first circular drilling rig prepared for drilling at a water depth of almost 4,200 metres…

The Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), meeting for its 102nd session in London (29 June to 3 July 2009), agreed that next year?s theme for World Maritime Day will be…

Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry have shown a slight improvement over the past three months, according to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey from international accountant and shipping consultant Moore Stephens.…

The Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems Association (EGCSA) has called for factions within the shipping industry to refrain from what it describes as "counter-productive calls for the postponement of EU Directive 2005/33/EC".This EU…