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The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced on friday that five foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during July 2011 after failing Port State Control ( PSC) inspections.

Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft​’s latest newbuilding, “Seatruck Progress” (Hull No. 746), was today successfully named and launched. She is the first of four identical ships ordered by the English shipping company Seatruck Ferries​ Ltd.

Chernomorsky Shipbuilding Yard (Nikolaev) finished construction of big factory freezer trawler “General Troshev” for Russian company

Twenty one Indian crew members are on board an oil tanker which has been hijacked yesterday off the coast of Oman.

The government is working on a plan to develop coastal shipping into a vibrant economic activity in the State, Minister for Ports K. Babu has said.

The U.S. Coast Guard’s second, 154-foot Fast Response Cutter, the Richard Etheridge, was launched at Bollinger Shipyards in Lockport, La., Thursday, marking a significant milestone in the Coast Guard’s acquisition of the Sentinel- class patrol boats.

The Government of Japan has agreed to form a new nuclear regulatory agency under the Environment Ministry. The nuclear agency will integrate the Cabinet Office's Nuclear Safety Commission, Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, and some nuclear-related duties.

China Water and Electric Company (CWEC) has signed a contract with the Guinean Government to construct a hydroelectric dam in Kaleta, in the region of Kindia.

Black Hills is seeking a new investor to acquire a 50% stake in the planned 29MW wind project to be developed in Colorado, US.

On August 10th 2011, MV “SENDA J” was taken over from the shipyard and charter employment was commenced under the charter name MV “INDUSTRIAL FAITH”. Herm Jüngerhans traveled to China in order to accept the delivery and receive the necessary documents and certificates.

Yesterday the Feadship Royal Van Lent shipyard launched the stunning fifth F45 superyacht, named Helix. She is the first yacht in the series with the Nautical interior theme, which features a modern mix of light fabric covered walls in mahogany wooden frames and a high contrast in carefully selected materials.

Statoil ASA has declared its option for one year extended period for the Time Charter party with Eidesvik Offshore ASA, (through its subsidiary Eidesvik Shipping AS), for the environmental friendly LNG power PSV “Viking Queen”.

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS in association with the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA), has compiled a useful reference document collating the policy and rules of Flag States on the carriage of arms and private armed guards on board vessels.

On the afternoon of August 12, the signing and listing ceremony of the alliance of Yiu Lian Dockyards Ltd and Wartsila Marine Business observed the grand opening on Mazhou Island, Mr. Guido Pfister, the vice president of Wartsila Repair Service (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

LEHNKERING Reederei GmbH is adding a modern double-hulled gas tanker to its inland waterway fleet. The newly constructed liquid gas vessel LRG GAS 88 picked up its first load in the Netherlands and is currently being used to ship propylene and propane.

Orders for liquefied natural gas tankers are surging with new LNG supply from Qatar and Peru and a tripling of day-rates for such ships now pointing to peak demand in 2014-15 after years of poor sales.

Port of Tauranga is investing to handle bigger ships and expects earnings to grow despite an uncertain global economic outlook, says chairman John Parker.

BAE Systems Southeast Shipyards announced its first contract to build a new ship from scratch at its Mobile River facility.

Satcon Technology Corp has been selected to provide ten of its 1MW Prism Platform solutions for the New Jersey Oak Solar PV power plant in New Jersey, US.

The US Army has launched a new energy initiatives office (EIO) task force, which will aid in the development of large-scale renewable energy projects for the armed forces.