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The Turkish Association of Ship Industrialists (GESAD) has signed a letter of intent with Dutch specialist shipbuilding kit supplier IHC Metalix which will see both parties start a feasibility study for a…

The Merchant Maritime Warfare Centre (MMWC), a UK based, non-profit counter-piracy organisation is now offering its Ship Support Service to vessels free of charge. This is the first time that such an…

The International Dynamic Positioning Operators Association (IDPOA) has launched the first dedicated journal focusing on Dynamic Positioning (DP). ‘ 6degrees&rsquo

ABS will create the ABS Harsh Environment Technology Center on the campus of Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN). The Center will support the development of technologies for ships and offshore structures operating…

The International Salvage Union (ISU) has created a General Manager position, appointing its development adviser, John Noble, with immediate effect. The President of the ISU will continue to be a senior figure…

The UK Spill Association, representing the UK oil spill industry, has launched its new, quarterly, specialist newsletter to keep the wider world informed about key issues related to oil spills, both at…

The first of two huge new ships being built for P& O Ferries passed a major construction milestone with its recent keel laying in Rauma, Finland. At 49,000grt, and measuring 212m LOA,…

The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has announced a new £ 8m project designed to make wave and tidal energy more competitive. It will produce tools capable of accurately estimating the energy yield…