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Swedish energy firm Fortum Värme has secured a €260m loan for the construction of a new combined heat and power biomass plant in Stockholm, from the European Investment Bank (EIB).

Shipping is the only industry with a mandatory global regime in place, agreed by the International Maritime Organization

Pressing challenges associated with the need for ships trading to Emission Control Areas

Exmar Shipmanagement NV, managers of the LNG carrier ‘Explorer’ confirmed that the vessel

Building upon the record-setting May volumes announced recently, the South Carolina Ports Authority

China Navigation Company (CNCo), the deepsea shipping arm of the Swire Group, has signed contracts for four handysize vessels for delivery from Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd in Japan.

The ICC Commercial Crime Services’ International Maritime Bureau (IMB) is warning small tankers to maintain strict anti-piracy measures in the South China Sea following a spate of tanker hijackings in the region.

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is urging people to beware of a global scam offering

Today is the deadline by which EU Member States have to transpose the European Sulphur Directive

The UK and Chinese firms have signed £14 billion (circa USD 23.7 billion) of trade and investment deals as the Chinese Premier Li Keqiang meet

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Limited has secured a shipbuilding contract for four 260,000DWT very large ore carriers (VLOC).

Both the Wärtsilä X72 and the Wärtsilä X62 two-stroke engines have recently successfully passed important tests that verify various performance criteria.

The Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) of the People’s Republic of China denied support to the P3 Network

China Customs Head Office has ordered all Chinese ports to stop using old manifest system and implement the new CCAM system as of June 30, 2014.

The Port of Los Angeles has released its May 2014 containerized cargo volumes.

A merger of two shipping giants worth $1.3 billion, the biggest in the Saudi Arabian history

Prosperity Investment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of China COSCO Holdings

Rolls-Royce has won a $84m contract to deliver deck machinery for four large anchor handlers for Edison Chouest Offshore.

A new icebreaker being built by Arctech Helsinki Shipyard for the Finnish Transport Agency will be powered by Wärtsilä dual-fuel engines capable of operating on both liquefied natural gas (LNG) and low sulphur diesel fuel.

Vard Holdings Limited today confirmed that the contract for the design and construction of a large Offshore Subsea Construction Vessel (OSCV) for Solstad Offshore has been made effective.