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The Hamburg shipping company Harpain Reederei GmbH & Co. KG, a joint venture comprising Harpain Shipping GmbH and Hansa Hamburg Shipping GmbH & Co. KG, has ordered four ethylene/LPG carriers from Meyer…

The US conglomerate Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded type approval by the U.S. Coast Guard for the Sperry Marine VoyageMaster II Simplified Voyage Data Recorder (S-VDR). The Coast Guard type approval…

The South Australian government has approved a $115 million funding boost for a new shipbuilding facility in Adelaide. Called Techport Australia, this will be the home base for the $6 billion air…

Amendments to Chapter III of SOLAS, which came into force on July 1, 2006, and the proper implementation of MSC1206 (including MSC1093), a guidance note amplifying SOLAS requirements, together introduce new rules…

Vietnam Oil and Gas Corporation (Petrovietnam) has signed a contract with compatriot shipbuilder Vinashin for three 105,000 dwt Aframax tankers to transport crude oil for its first oil refinery at Dung Quat…

Aker Yards has signed a contract with Sneingen AS, a company within the Island Offshore Group in Ulsteinvik, Norway, to deliver two 3,200 dwt UT 755 LN platform supply vessels. The value…

Keppel Singmarine in Singapore has clinched contracts worth $164 million for two highly specialised vessels from Lukoil Kaliningradmorneft, a subsidiary of the Russian oil giant Lukoil Oil Company. These two new contracts,…

The biggest ever naval construction project in the Arabian Gulf Region was officially launched today with the keel laying ceremony of a Corvette at Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB).The vessel is one…

Hanjin Shipping has entered into service the 6,655TEU ?Hanjin Bremerhaven?, the world's fastest containership, on its Asia-Europe trade.Built by Hyundai Heavy Industries in Korea, the 304 metre long newbuilding is the first…

The European Commission (EC) has decided to extend its formal investigation under EC Treaty State aid rules into aid granted by Greece to Hellenic Shipyards S.A. (HSY), based at Skaramangas near Athens.…