Dubai: Drydocks World, the Dubai-based maritime industry service provider, has formed Dubai Council for Marine and Maritime Industries (DCMMI), a specialised non-profit trade and industry council to promote the interests of the marine and maritime...

Singapore: Singapore's Keppel Shipyard has undertaken the country's first ballast water treatment system (BWTS) retrofit project for a VLCC owned by Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL).

Paris: Damen Shiprepair Brest has been contracted for dry docking of two CMA CGM container vessels: the Fort Ste Marie, and the Fort St Louis.

Tokyo: ClassNK has announced an Approval in Principle for a Minimal Ballast Water Ship (or MIBS) VLCC design.

Colombo: Sri Lanka-based Colombo Dockyard reaped profits in 2012 as it benefitted from higher margins from the construction of offshore support vessels (OSVs).

Oslo: Following the sale of a 50.75% stake to Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, the STX OSV group of companies has been rebranded as VARD, from the Norwegian “varde” meaning a small tower of stones used as a navigation mark.  

Dubai: A meeting place – known as a majlis - has been opened at Dubai’s Jadaf shipyard for workers employed in the port.

Oslo: Offshore deepwater drilling company Seadrill has exercised options for two further jack-up rigs at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Offshore Co Ltd (DSIC Offshore).

New York: Ever-expanding Scorpio Tankers Inc. has exercised options for six product carriers at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. (HMD) in a deal worth around $195m.

Singapore: In a move indicative of maritime industry's shift towards Asia coatings firm International Paint has opened a new headquarters in Tuas, Singapore.