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Classification society ClassNK has released the guidelines on the application of friction stir welding to the construction of commercial maritime vessels.

Six new ferries for the provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada are one step closer to construction with the awarding of a design contract to Fleetway, a Halifax, Nova Scotia-based naval…

ClassNK announced its final register statistics for 2010, revealing that nearly 20 million gross tons were added to the class society’s register this past year.

Pride International recently announced that the company has dedicated and accepted delivery of the ‘Deep Ocean Mendocino’, the third new deepwater drillship to be added to the Pride International fleet.

Jo Tankers in Norway recently ordered two 30.000 dwt stainless steel chemical tankers of IMOI/II/III notation from Mingde Heavy Industry in China with delivery from mid-year 2013.

Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology in Chemnitz, Germany have experimented with an aluminium powder that could replace steel plates in vessels and reduce their weight by…