The first SMM Istanbul event will be held at the ICEC-Istanbul Convention & Exhibition Centre from 21 to 23 January 2009, open daily from 10.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m..

The power and automation technology group ABB, Zürich, has won orders for electric propulsion, power generation and power distribution systems that maximize the fuel efficiency of offshore supply vessels to be built in China.

The Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries, Co., Ltd. has delivered the 154,800 cum Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) carrier "Tangguh Foja" to the Tangguh Production Sharing Contractors, a consortium comprising Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd, Tokyo, and P.…

In January MacGREGOR is delivering the world’s first subsea knuckle-jib crane equipped with a system for fibre rope handling, which will be installed on the subsea vessel "Havila Phoenix". The 250-tonne Hydramarine active heave-compensated (AHC)…

STX Europe has signed contracts for modernising a cruise vessel for Carnival Cruise Lines and two tankers for Neste Shipping.

The global AC drives manufacturer Vacon has established a subsidiary in Seoul, South Korea. The new subsidiary, which started operations on 1 January 2009, will serve distributors and partners in the East Asian market. Vacon's goal is to increase its…

Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A. has announced that it has successfully completed the acquisition of Manitowoc Marine Group from its parent company The Manitowoc Company, Inc., following all the required regulatory approvals.