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A newly-approved emissions control system, designed to fit onboard ocean-going ships, could prevent thousands of premature deaths by significantly reducing some of the most deadly pollutants affecting regions along North American coastlines.…

Aker American Shipping (AKASA) representative Michelle Pinto started a plasma cutter today to officially begin production of the company?s first shuttle tanker. When this vessel is completed, Aker American Shipping will become…

The IMO has tentatively agreed new sulphur limits for ship fuels that will slash air pollutants but cost the oil and ship industry dear, an industry source close to the talks said.…

The US-based Tricon Marine, a high-quality builder of FRP/composite luxury yachts up to 55 metres long, recently broke ground on China?s first and only North American-owned and operated shipyard. The new facility…

Oman's state shipping firm will spend up to $4 billion in the next three to four years to expand its fleet size, a senior company official said, as part of the sultanate's…

A 100% increase in the cost of stowaway incidents in the past ten years means that stowaways cost the international shipping industry more than $20 million per year. The trend has prompted…

The U.S. Navy has awarded Bath Iron Works (BIW), a subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), a $1.4 billion contract to build ZUMWALT (DDG 1000). The ship is scheduled to be delivered…

Seattle-based naval architect firm Guido Perla & Associates (GPA) has signed a contract with Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation to provide the design of a new 144 car ferry ordered by Washington State…

Austal has been awarded a Preliminary Design Contract for the Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) programme for the US Navy and Army. The JHSV requirements and concept of operations are similar to…

Incat Tasmania Pty Ltd and Revolution Design Pty Ltd have been awarded one of three US multi-million dollar design contracts by the US Department of Defense.The Tasmanian based companies are part of…