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Many in shipping have been looking for clues as to industry’s regulatory future in the election this week of a new chief of International Maritime Organization (IMO), Japan’s Koji Sekimizu, currently director of the IMO's maritime safety division. On the thorny issue of

EU officials believe that a global deal to cut maritime carbon emissions is currently unachievable and are instead talking up an initiative by the Bahamas to regulate

Leading classification society ClassNK has announced that it will reorganize its Board of Directors as part of a larger corporate reorganization effective July 1, 2011.

The Shanghai Shipping Exchange, which started trading container freight derivatives on June 28, is asking the Chinese government to relax regulations to allow China’s

OceanSchedules.com said it is launching an automated schedule service for shippers and forwarders based on data from INTTRA.The company said the service,

OW Bunker, a supplier and trader of marine fuel, has launched a free application for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch.This app, claimed to be the first ever from

The Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) and Intertanko believe they can help cut 40% of CO2 emissions in EU Maritime Transport by 2050 though

The world's largest container firm suspended operations at several Iranian ports on Thursday, potentially disrupting critical food shipments as it complies with tightening U.S. sanctions.

Even though India is yet to ratify the Maritime Labor Convention (MLC), set to come into force from 1st January 2012, Dr. S. B. Agnihotri, the Director General of Shipping (DGS),

MONTHLY LIST OF VESSELS BEACHED AT THE INDIAN SHIP DEMOLITION YARDS

Termosolar Alcazar, a joint venture between SolarReserve and Preneal, has secured a contract from the Spanish Government to build a 50MW solar thermal plant in Alcazar de San Juan, Spain.

Denman has once again been chosen to carry out maintenance work on the Sullom Voe Power Station in the Shetland Islands for Fortum O&M UK. This will be the second successive project that Denman has been used for its expertise in the field of instrumentation on the power station, and highlights the standard of work carried out on the previous occasion in 2010.

Korea Power Electric (KEPCO) has completed the construction of a 200MW coal-fired power plant in Cebu, the Philippines.

Calpine and GE Energy Financial Services have secured a $844.5m loan to fund the construction of the 619MW combined-cycle Russell City Energy Center (RCEC) in California, US.

A leak at the storage tank employed to cool the reactors at the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan, has now been repaired by the plant operator Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO).

RWE npower renewables has awarded Tideland Signal, the international specialist in aids to marine navigation, the main contract to supply warning equipment to protect the Gwynt y Môr offshore windfarm against collisions and accidental damage caused by shipping.

The UK Government has selected eight sites to build new power stations near existing nuclear sites by 2025

Pulse Power & Measurement, Swindon, UK, has launched the PowerSleeve series of batteries for plug-in point2point modules to provide a low-cost solution for remote measurement and galvanic isolation.

Chubu Electric Power will receive a loan of $1.24bn from the Development Bank of Japan to fund the purchase of alternative sources of power.

REpower Systems has signed a contract with Alerion CleanPower to supply wind turbines for Alerion's San Marco wind farm in Lamis, Italy.