Northrop Grumman Corporation?s Sperry Marine business unit has obtained certification from UK?s MCA for its navigation training centre in New Malden, UK. The certification signifies that Sperry Marine?s programme meets international requirements…

Singapore-based feeder operator Regional Container Lines (RCL) has ordered two 1,850 TEU feeder boxships from Chinese shipbuilder Jiangsu Yangzijiang valued at $51 million. These high spec newbuildings will be the first RCL…

Hyundai Heavy Industries won an order for an FPSO from BP worth about $ 340 million. The 360,000 DWT vessel will be installed at Plutonio off the Angolan coast and will measure…

The Augsburg marine engine division of the MAN B&W Diesel Group was able to secure the largest order volume in the company?s history in its centenary year 2003. The company received orders…

Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea delivered a 2,550 TEU container ship to Blue Star of Germany. The newbuilding is named Valentina Star and measures 210 metre long, 30.20 metres wide with…

The North of England P&I club has warned its members that the International Maritime Organisation?s (IMO) new ship-security rules could have a significant impact on the commercial aspects of their operations when…

STX Shipbuilding in South Korea secured an order for two 3,500TEU container ships plus two options at the total contract price of $172 million from Hansa Treuhand Schiffsbeteiligungs in Germany. However, the…