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Dover Harbour Board is evaluating the installation of an automated mooring system at two new ferry berths it is building in its Eastern Docks. The UK port has commissioned Mooring Systems, the…

Scientists from the University of Aarhus, Denmark, have developed a technique that could improve the commercial processes used to remove environmentally harmful sulphur from fossil fuels. This is currently done using a…

The need to ensure the safety and security of vessels at sea and in port is as important as the high-profile fight against terrorism.According to a report issued by the ICC International…

Korean shipbuilders are faced with a number of problems as the industry in their country matures. Traditionally they have competed against Japan largely on a price basis. Now they need to look…

The quest is on at Korean shipyards to make most productive use of drydock space. Song Deuk Lee, director of the international cooperation office at the Korea Shipbuilders? Association, reckons Korean shipbuilders?…

It was not so long ago that talk was of when and not if a box ship with a capacity greater than 10,000 TEU would be built. That talk has subsided in…

Develop design. Begin domestic marketing. Sell first ships. Build reputation. Commence exports. Increase complexity. Prepare for next market. Repeat cycle. This is the basic pattern that Korean shipbuilding has followed since its…

Hyundai Heavy Industries and HSD Engine are adapting to the demands of building larger two-stroke models and electronic-controlled engines. HSD Engine, created by the consolidation of the engine divisions of Doosan (formerly…

Superyachts are getting big and sophisticated enough to be called small cruise ships ? so it?s no surprise that traditional cruise ship builders are sizing up this booming marketThey say size matters…