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Wärtsilä and its Korean partner, Doosan Engine Co, a member of the Doosan Group, have signed a 10-year extension, covering 2012 to 2021, to the licensing agreement to build Wärtsilä low-speed engines.

ClassNK has released new guidelines for SCR systems and reductant agent supply systems. The new guidelines address the NOx emission regulations as amended by Annex VI of Marpol which entered into force…

Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd Cruises (HLKF) has reported the completion of “comprehensive renovations” on its luxury flagship ‘Europa’ at Italy’s Fincantieri’s shiprepair facility in La Spezia, writes Tom Todd.

Globecomm Systems of the USA says that Global Seatrade, a unit of the Hartman Marine Group, has awarded it a contract for unified maritime communications.

According to Cargotec’s MacGregor division, the first vehicle carrier ships to features all-electric ro-ro equipment are now entering service, with Japanese carrier Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL).

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has produced a briefing document for government climate change negotiators, in advance of the next UN climate change conference (COP 17), held in Durban at the…