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The Staten Island Ferry, Staten Island, NY, has selected the Passenger Vessel Association’s (PVA) Green WATERS Program

DNV has been awarded the contract to class PETRONAS’ first floating LNG unit (PFLNG 1), destined for the Kanowit field offshore Sarawak, Malaysia.

ADPC has granted Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT) the exclusive right to manage and operate the first Khalifa Port container terminal by signing a 30-year concession.

The FSUE “Rosmorport” icebreaking fleet started providing icebreaking assistance to vessels in ice conditions in the eastern part of the Gulf of Finland.

Cruise Lines International Association CLIA yesterday held a media briefing to review progress of the Global Cruise Industry Operational

Board of Investment (BOI) has stated that the Dawei Deep Sea Port and Industrial Estate in Myanmar will become an important drive for economic growth in this region,

Ulstein has entered into a contract with Island Offshore and their American partner Edison Chouest Offshore for the delivery of a multifunctional offshore vessel based on ULSTEIN’s SX121 design, with an option for an additional vessel.

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) is calling upon EU maritime administrations to ensure that they are ready to issue passenger ships

A Norwegian fisheries company Ytterstad, based in Lødingen, has ordered a new flagship.

An agreement has been signed to merge DNV and GL. The new entity will be called DNV GL Group. It will be one of the world’s leading ship classification societies

Lloyd’s Register has provided approval in principle (AIP) for the new ‘Clean Sky’ bulk carrier design incorporating an LNG-as-fuel system.

China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings Limited has delivered its first 6,500-TEU containership. The vessel, also known as the first Rongsheng-built containership, was well received by a German shipowner yesterday.

In June 2012 the creditors’ committee voted in favour of an offer by the VeKa Group of the Netherlands to take over the Sietas shipyard

Keppel FELS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), has won a contract from PEMEX Exploracion y Produccion

Kongsberg Maritime has launched a new ECDIS Instructor Training course designed to train Captains and senior personnel

Today Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) began construction of the first ship in its “Sayaendo” Series, which it has developed as

China Oilfield Services Limited (COSL) has chosen the Havyard 832 design for renewal of their supply vessel fleet, and has ordered Havyard designs for construction of four vessels.

In order to help employers ensure compliance with the ILO Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), which will enter into force in August 2013

P&O Maritime have been awarded a ten year contract for a new build condensate tanker to support the Stanley field development located in PRL4 in Papua New Guinea.

Scorpio Tankers Inc. announced that it has executed options with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd. of South Korea for the construction of two MR product