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Lloyd's Register Asia has recently completed the first full safety case of a gas turbine propulsion system for LNG carriers of 250,000 cubic metres and above for Rolls-Royce?s MT30 system. Carried out…

Greek ferry passengers this summer are now even more likely to travel on an Austal built ferry following the soon to be introduced ?Highspeed 5? for Hellenic Seaways (formerly Hellas Flying Dolphins)…

The Construction Rules for the hull structures of seagoing ships have been revised by Germanischer Lloyd (GL) and adapted to meet the changing international requirements. The new construction rules for shipyards apply…

Venezuela's state heavy industry holding company CVG and Italian equipment and steel plant manufacturer Danieli have signed an agreement to develop the Qualimetal steel project. Danieli and CVG subsidiary FMO (Ferrominera Orinoco)…

Vinashin?s Dung Quat shipyard in the central province of Quang Ngai, Vietnam, is expected to complete its first oil tanker next year, having received strong financial commitments from foreign banks. The shipyard…

Shipbuilders, owners and operators will benefit from new research into advanced welding techniques as the result of a contract awarded to BMT Fleet Technology Ltd, a subsidiary of British Maritime Technology Ltd…

Transpetro, the shipping unit of Brazilian state oil company Petrobras, has selected four consortia to bid for a $1.9 billion order to build 42 oil tankers. The company will hold another meeting…

Celebrity Cruises, part of Royal Caribbean Cruises, has ordered a new cruise ship from the German shipbuilder Meyer Werft. The letter of intent includes an option for a second ship. Celebrity incorporates…

The German cruise operator AIDA Cruises, headquartered in Rostock, has awarded the building contract for another 68,500 GT club cruise ship to Meyer Werft in Papenburg. Delivery of the newbuilding is scheduled…

State-owned Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) received the government's nod to buy two VLCCs each costing $130 million. The 300,00DWT newbuildings have already been ordered from Daewoo (DSME) and are scheduled for…

South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) has won a contract to build four 3,200TEU container ships worth $249.6 million from German ship owner Hamburg Sud. Delivery of the 22 knot…

Swedish-based shipbuilder Kockums, a division of Germany's ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, has signed a contract with Japan's Kawasaki Heavy Industries to deliver Stirling engines to Japan?s submarine program. The order follows several years…

Tomorrow, the Council of Ministers is expected to adopt formally two pieces of legislation that aim at combating ship-source pollution through a system of sanctions in case of intentional acts or serious…

Texas-based Exxon Mobil Corp. said it would replace its Alaska fleet of single-hull oil tankers with double-hull vessels. The US energy company will first buy and refurbish two ageing double-hull tankers now…

The new shipbuilding consortium Bulyard and Cyprus-registered Bulcon have signed a letter of intent for one 9,300DWT and one 42,000DWT general cargo ships worth $35 million. In May, Bulgarian shipping company Navigation…

South Korea will launch a 13,000 tonne large-deck landing ship as part of its naval force improvement programme. The amphibious ship, called LPX, was unveiled at Hanjin Heavy Industries shipyard in Busan…

DFDS has signed a 10-year time-charter deal with an option on a further three years for two ro-ro vessels with Macoma Shipping Ltd. The vessels will be built at the Jinling Shipyard…

The Indian Coast Guard has received a new patrol vessel, built at Goa Shipyard, named ?ICG Kasturba Gandhi? and is claimed to be the fastest of its type in the world. The…

The "floating city", one of the world's largest newbuilding projects, will be constructed in Isdemir Port in the Gulf of Iskenderun on the Eastern end of the Turkish Mediterranean coast, at a…

Dubai-based Gulf Energy Maritime (GEM) took delivery of the second of four vessels it has on order from Korean shipbuilder, Hyundai Heavy Industries, in a deal which has seen the tanker operator…

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has developed a new low-speed marine diesel engine, the UEC50LSE, in cooperation with Wärtsilä Switzerland Ltd. MHI initially reached an agreement with Wärtsilä in November 2002 toward joint development…

Electronic Sensor Technology, Inc., has developed a new technique for screening cargo containers. To date, the most reliable way to search for illicit materials in cargo containers is by manual inspection and,…

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is bidding to buy Westinghouse Electric of the USA and has begun negotiations with the UK-based BNFL which owns Westinghouse. The two sides could reach a deal, estimated…