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The M/T Enrico Ievoli has been hijacked off shore Oman coastline while it was heading toward the randevouz point with the chinese armed convoy.

The Board of Directors of COSCO Corporation announcea that its subsidiary, COSCO (Dalian) Shipyard Co., Ltd. has secured one contract to convert one Large Crude Carrier Tanker

Considerable repairs to the damaged shell plating on FV SPARTA in the Southern Ocean have been made.

NYK made a booth presentation at Eco-Products 2011, one of the largest environmental exhibitions in Japan, which was held from December 15 to 17 at Tokyo Big Sight

The company Volga Fleet Tanker, part of UCL Holding, recently signed an agreement with OAO Gazprombank to attract long-term financing of $ 138 million in funds

A new anti-piracy project with a startup grant of $2 million from the European Union has been initiated by the Eastern and Southern Africa and Indian Ocean region countries.

South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering is striving toward approximately $11 billion in new orders next year, Reuters reports.

French utility EDF has entered into an agreement with German utility EnBW to repurchase stakes in EnBW's two subsidiaries, ERSA and KOGENERACJA in Poland.

Spanish renewables project developer Acciona Energy has started development on the 38MW Golice wind park in Lubuskie province, Poland.

Ormat Technologies has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Imperial Irrigation District (IID) for a 10MW solar photovoltaic plant in California, US.

Based on the China Petroleum Daily report, we will soon witness China putting into use its first deepwater exploration vessel in the South China Sea, Reuters reports.

Philippine Navy personnel helped fight a blaze onboard a cargo ship sailing off Misamis Oriental Thursday afternoon.

The Roll-on/Roll-off (Ro/Ro) Vessel, MV “DALIAN HIGHWAY” of “K” Line (Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.), made its maiden call at the Guide Pier of Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) on December 21, 2011.

COSCO Shipping Co., Ltd. is planning to establish two joint ventures in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and Houston, the United States and with NMA Maritime＆ Offshore Contractors B.V.

MONTHLY LIST OF VESSELS BEACHED AT THE INDIAN SHIP BREAKING YARDS

The company Jumbo Shipping has signed the Shipbuilding Contract for one optional heavy lift vessel with the same characteristics as the one before for which is paid in advance.

ICS is advising shipping companies to ensure they comply with the Manila amendments to STCW, particularly in relation to seafarers’ rest hours and the more stringent requirements

Qatargas received the Green Award for three more of its chartered Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) vessels – a significant recognition acknowledging the vessels’

Viking Supply Ships AS daughter company Trans Viking Icebreaking & Offshore AS (“TVIO”) has agreed to an addendum to the charter party with the Swedish Maritime Administration

Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has attested to the compliance of “Jebsens Maritime, Inc.” and “Selandia Crew Management Philippines Inc.