Stena Line has set sail to a new location as the leading ferry company opened a brand new luxury ferry terminal that literally brings Scotland closer to Belfast.
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The Lloyd’s Register Educational Trust has announced that it is to fund a new Chair in Materials Engineering and Fabrication at The Open University.
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The on-again, off-again project to build a bridge over the Strait of Messina, branded a white elephant and abruptly shelved by former Italian premier Romano Prodi, will be dusted off and restarted under the incoming Berlusconi government, writes John McLaughlin.

In his first public comments after being sworn in as infrastructure minister on Thursday, Altero Matteoli described the bridge over the strait as “an essential project”, adding that it is now back onthe agenda, Italian wire...
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Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) Sperry Marine business unit has announced the completion of a major expansion of its commercial marine service operations in Shanghai, China.The two-year development program involved the expansion of Sperry Marine’s commercial marine service facility in Shanghai to over 4,700 square feet, more than doubling the number of staff and establishing a full complement of depot spares.

With the additional spares inventory and growth in...
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During the recent ShipPax Ferry Shipping Conference, Stena Line revealed that it's two new 4000 lm Samsung newbuildings will be placed on the Hook of Holland – Killingholme route.
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Norwegian owner Sea-Cargo, majority owned by Seatrans, is understood to have ordered two LNG powered RoRo ships from Indian Bharati Shipyard for delivery in 2010.
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