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Gebab in Germany ordered six 4,550TEU container ships at a total cost of $350 million from Daewoo Shipbuilding (DSME) and Daewoo Mangalia in Romania. The Korean yard will build the first two…

ABS has signed a new agreement with the Greek Shipping Ministry expanding its authority to perform statutory certifications on their behalf. This expanded agreement includes survey and certification services for passenger vessels,…

Austal Ships of Australia today announced a contract to build an 85 metre ropax ferry for Greek operator Hellas Flying Dolphins (HFD). The catamaran is the fifth fast ferry HFD has ordered…

Fincantieri and Finnlines, the Finnish shipping company, have signed a contract to build three 42,000 gt, 9,200 dwt ropax ferries at a total cost of 300 million Euro ($377 million). Furthermore, the…

One of the foremost manufacturers of large marine diesel engines has taken the general term that applies to a vessel?s main propulsion and made it its own. Here, executive board member and…

Two key players in the field of AIS are making significant headway with further major contracts to develop AIS infrastructures in various regions. VTS specialist Norcontrol IT already has AIS solutions in…

Some 400 years after its namesake took the pilgrims to New England, the Mayflower Resolution sets sail from the south of England having undergone its final stages of completion before entering service…

Evolution rather than revolution in the communications sector.T here are a number of trends appearing that are having an effect on the communications sector, says Ghani Behloul, maritime marketing director for France…

Inmarsat?s emphasis on new services and technologiesChris Insall, product manager for Inmarsat?s maritime division says that the analogue mobile satcoms system, Inmarsat A, is a very old system, but owners do not…