Newport, Australia, based Incat Crowther announce the design of a 30m Catamaran Ro-Pax Ferry for operation in Turkey. Incat Crowther has been contracted by Bodrum Express to design the vessel which will carry 100 passengers and nine vehicles.

IHC Engineering Services, part of IHC Merwede, and Liebherr-France (Mining and Marine Excavators division) announced a cooperation agreement.

STX Norway Offshore has entered into a new contract with Olympic Shipping for the building of an LNG powered Platform Supply Vessel. The vessel is scheduled for delivery in Q1 2012.

Denmark's leading center focusing on the research, test, and demonstration of technology related to offshore green energy - LORC - recently officially opened with a conference at Odense Steel Shipyard.

Australian marine designer Incat Crowther received a contract to design a third 37m catamaran passenger ferry for Coastal Fast Ferries in Tanzania, Africa.

Chinese shipyard Yuexin Shipbuilding Co., Ltd, Guangzhou, recently delivered two anchor handling tugs/supply vessels to their shipowner, Singapore based Posh Semco, member of Kuok Group. 74.5 m "Posh Constant" has a bollard pull of 211.5 t. Classed…

Norwegian shipbuilding company Kleven Maritime has entered into a contract with Olympic Shipping AS for the delivery of one + one (optional) advanced multi purpose field supply & construction vessel of the MT 6015 design, a brand new design by Norwegian design company Marin Teknikk AS.

Following a successful government supervised testing on "Eleonora Maersk" on 5 September, Maersk Line on 7 September announced that the company will commence using low-sulphur fuel in their engines while at berth in Hong Kong, thereby kicking off the…