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India?s offshore service provider Dolphin Offshore Ltd moved a step closer towards the take off platform for its proposed Rs 400-crore greenfield shipyard project in Gujarat, with the company having received the…

The revision of MARPOL Annex VI and the NOx Technical Code (Annex VI) means there is now a sell-by date on the term Sulphur Emission Control Area (SECA) at the IMO. In…

A good week so far for Chinese shipbuilders with brokers reporting several major contracts. Cosco?s shipyard in Nantong has received more orders for Suezmax tankers from European owners. Greece?s Thenamaris has reportedly…

As part of its active portfolio management activities, ThyssenKrupp Technologies is selling the Rendsburg/ Germany-based shipyard Nobiskrug GmbH. Nobiskrug, a subsidiary of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, has 400 employees and generated sales of…

STX Pan Ocean Co., South Korea's top bulk carrier, has plans to spend 288 billion won ($295 million) to add two container ships to its fleet by 2012. Earlier this year, the…

Rolls-Royce has been selected to design a research vessel to carry out significant environmental research at both the North and South Poles. The vessel will be outfitted to cover a wide range…

Recognising campaigners' fears that the Antarctic waters were at risk from the rising number of ships in the area, the IMO has invited member nations to submit proposals to limit shipping's impact…

Shipyard workers at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering have voted to strike against a planned stake sale this year. The union said that about 93% of the 6,503 workers voted in favor…

South Korea's STX Shipbuilding has won an order for two VLCCs from STX Pan Ocean worth about $300 million. The order is part of the $810m fleet enlargement programme.