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Caterpillar has helped celebrate the 75th anniversary of the coastal ferry boat Stadt Keil, which coincided with the 55th anniversary of its propulsion engine, a MaK MAu 423.The Stadt Kiel was the…

The Stadt Kiel ferry boat has celebrated its 75th anniversary in Germany with a big "open ship" event at Kiel's Seegartenbrücke jetty, close to the site where the ship was originally launched…

Det Norske Veritas reports that a new milestone has been reached in the offshore drilling industry. The first circular drilling rig prepared for drilling at a water depth of almost 4,200 metres…

The Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), meeting for its 102nd session in London (29 June to 3 July 2009), agreed that next year?s theme for World Maritime Day will be…

Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry have shown a slight improvement over the past three months, according to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey from international accountant and shipping consultant Moore Stephens.…

The Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems Association (EGCSA) has called for factions within the shipping industry to refrain from what it describes as "counter-productive calls for the postponement of EU Directive 2005/33/EC".This EU…

Hamworthy is supplying equipment and engineering services for a 5,000m3 fully pressurised LPG carrier being built in China for a regular customer, Pertamina.Hamworthy recently signed a contract with Taizhou Wuzhou Shipbuilding Co…

A Southampton, UK-based ship repairer has taken over a 1,000 tonne lift facility in Portsmouth harbour. Testbank Ship Repair and partners Trafalgar Wharf unveiled the Rolls Royce syncrolift, said to be one…