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The Canadian ferry operator, B.C. Ferries (BCF), has signed a contract with German shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau to build a new ferry for its northern route, and says it's only days from buying…

The 65 million GT North of England P&I club has noted an increase in incidents involving crew members suffering from psychological problems at sea. In the latest issue of its loss-prevention newsletter…

FuelCell Energy, Inc. has been awarded an additional $2.5 million by the U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR) to complete a land-based demonstration of its ship service fuel cell (SSFC) power plant…

Intergraph Corporation will be supplying its software to the Singapore shipbuilder and ship repairer Keppel FELS, to broaden its implementation of Intergraph's software technologies. Keppel will deploy Intergraph's integrated solution suite for…

UK-based Intelligent Engineering (IE) has signed an agreement with leading shipping services provider V.Ships Marine Services to promote opportunities for the application of the company's Sandwich Plate System (SPS) technology.Specifically, IE will…

For years, the Gulf of Mexico, which is the birthplace of offshore drilling and a very active region for underwater exploration, dictated global contract terms for drilling equipment. In 2001, about 148…

The New Brunswick department of transportation in Canada has issued a request for qualifications for the operation of vehicle passenger ferry services to the islands of Grand Manan and White Head. The…

Bharati Shipyard in Mumbai, India, has bagged a contract from Reliance Industries for the construction of six vessels, including one diving support vessel, for its offshore terminal at Jamnagar. The contract value…

Canada?s Christensen Yachts Ltd., which builds yachts, has chosen Tennessee as the site of a new shipyard. CYL will build yachts costing as much as $50 million each at a new $20…

Renaissance Services, in the Sultanate of Oman, plans to acquire a platform supply vessel and a rescue ship to support its oil service contract business in the Caspian Sea. The PSV called…