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MALAYSIA has called for the burden of maintaining the Straits of Malacca to be shared by all users, not just the littoral states. The Straits, one of the world's busiest shipping lanes,…

Shanghai Shipyard & Chengxi Shipyard Company Ltd has recently built a 3,500 TEU container vessel in only 54 days, breaking China's record of 60 days for a mid-sized container vessel. The shipyard's…

Intertanko is pleased to see that the European Parliament is set to oppose the extension of the pilot?s role to include reports of visible deficiencies on board. The EC is keen to…

Honduras-based operator Safeway Maritime Transportation Co., has just taken delivery of its first Incat Crowther catamaran ferry for operation on the north coast of Honduras between La Ceiba and the Isla de…

Italian shipyard group Rodriquez Cantieri Navali and Genoa-based classification society RINA have jointly developed an innovative and environmentally friendly high-speed ferry. A full scale prototype of the ALISWATH, presently under construction, will…

Samsung Heavy Industries has won an order to build a drill ship for Ferncliff Drilling in Norway. The new vessel will be delivered in 2009 at a cost of $500 million. The…

A Dubai-based marine services company is building a floating hotel that will provide accommodation for people working in the offshore energy industry. Mubarak Marine will invest $19 million to build the floating…

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to propose a recreational marine diesel rule that could require large yacht builders to install exhaust after-treatment on all future yacht designs. Aware such…

The German shipbuilder Nordseewerke, a company of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, has handed over the 2,700 TEU feeder container ship ?Nona? to the Meerbusch-based shipping company GEBAB. The owner of the ship is…

French-based container line operator CMA CGM has upped the stakes against its arch rival, the Danish shipping giant Maersk Line, which recently took delivery of its first 11,000 TEU vessel, ?Emma Maersk?,…