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Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), the Tung-family-controlled shipping company, is considering ordering very large container ships that would be almost 50% bigger than any ship in its fleet, a senior executive confirmed.

Design consultancy Knud E. Hansen A/S of Denmark has established a subsidiary company Knud E. Hansen USA L.L.C. located in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA.

IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) has approved a proposal to designate certain waters adjacent to coasts of Puerto Rico (United States) and the Virgin Islands (United States) as an Emission Control…

A complex range of differing legal judgments in recent years has led to greater discrimination on the part of plaintiffs in identifying the most favourable regime for actions involving classification societies.