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Incat Crowther announced a contract to design a pair of 20m Monohull Crewboats for C and I Leasing of Nigeria. Under construction at Veecraft Marine in South Africa

A total of 16 incidents were reported in November 2012. Compared to November 2011 and November 2010, there has been an increase in the number of actual incidents reported in November 2012.

Cotemar Group has confirmed that Safe Britannia, Safe Lancia and Jasminia have had their current contracts extended until mid to late February 2013.

Samsung Heavy Industries and Hanjin Shipping sign joint research agreement for application of VPS. System to be applied to 4,600 TEU-class container ships, reducing fuel consumption by up to 15%.

STX Europe AS on 31 December 2012 completed the sale of all of the shares in its wholly owned subsidiaries STX Norway Florø AS and STX Norway Design Florø AS to Westcon Group AS.

The West of Duddon Sands (WoDS) wind farm is a 389MW offshore wind power project located in the East Irish Sea, about 14km south-west of Walney Island off the coast of Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria

Novovoronezh nuclear power plant II (NNPPII) is being built at the site of the existing Novovoronezh nuclear plant located in Voronezh Oblast, central Russia.

Induron Protective Coatings formulates and manufactures high-performance coatings for the electric power industry.

DeepOcean AS (“DeepOcean”), a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group, has been awarded a call-off under the current long-term frame agreement

In a special ceremony at Jebel Ali, DP World Chairman H.E. Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem has formally overseen the installation of the last of the 2752 65

Baltic Reefer Group Ltd. and the Seatrade group of companies are pleased to announce the establishment of a new joint venture

‘Vale Sohar’, one of the largest bulk carriers in the world, was welcomed to Oman by members of the North Al Batinah community headed by H.E. Sheikh Hilal bin Ali Al Habsi, Wali of Sohar.

Despite the ailing economy, freight throughput in the port of Rotterdam grew by 1.7% in 2012. A total of 442 million tonnes of cargo went through the port.

The African Union Commission (AUC) has praised Ethiopia for its recent adoption of the 2050 Africa’s Integrated Maritime Strategy (2050 AIM Strategy).

Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, has been contracted to supply the complete dual-fuel

Pirates have kidnapped four sailors off Nigeria’s coast from an Italian platform supply vessel, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has said.

The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) announces that its 80% owned subsidiary company National Chemical Carriers Ltd. Co.

Intercargo, representing the interests of dry bulk shipowners and operators, has found a general lack of information and understanding

On 22 December, 2012, OAO Sovcomflot held a grand opening ceremony for its new training & engineering centre (TEC) in Saint-Petersburg.

Ulrich Bauermeister, managing director of Rostock Port Development Company, states that Warnemünde remains the most popular German cruise port