Scorpio Tankers has announced newbuilding contracts for seven VLCCs and an agreement to issue shares for four MR Product tankers already under construction.
Lloyd's Register (LR) and Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering (NACKS) will cooperate on the development of an LNG-fuelled 28,000 dwt multi-purpose vessel (MPV).
3-6 December 2013 Russian Maritime Register of Shiping (RS) to exhibit at one of the largest international maritime industry events Marintec China in Shanghai, CHINA. Today Russia-China ties develop actively. Russia pays a lot of attention to...
Newly merged classification giant DNV GL has received authorisation to operate as a single Recognised Organisation (RO) in the European Union (EU) from this week, and will have its organisational structure in place from 1 January 2014.
Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI) has signed an expanded cooperation with software company NAPA to cover ship monitioring, to improve the performance of its designs.
You could be forgiven for thinking given the coverage of China’s shipping and marine industries over the last few years that it is all doom and gloom. But there is still a huge amount of business to be done in China and that is why shipping and...