Larsen & Toubro (L&T), Mumbai, has been awarded a contract by the Ministry of Defence for the design and construction of 36 high speed Interceptor Boats for the Indian Coast Guard.

Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc., New Jersey, provider of marine transportation services specializing in product tankers, has taken delivery of the 37,000 dwt product/chemical carrier "Megacore Honami" from Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in S. Korea.

Genoa-based classification society RINA has confirmed its participation in the European offshore renewable energy initiative ORECCA (Offshore Renewable Energy Conversion platforms Co-ordination Action), which came into operation on March 1, 2010.