Hanjin Shipping is pleased received its first 10,000TEU class containership.

The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has welcomed the Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) as the first new member after the introduction of new membership criteria in October 2009.

A new shipyard for Estaleiro Promar, subsidiary of STX Norway Offshore AS and partner PJMR Empreendimentos Ltda, will be built at the industrial and port complex of Suape in Pernambuco, Brazil.