General News – Page 260
-
NewsPrimeServ Las Palmas opens for business
PrimeServ’s workshop in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, was officially opened at the beginning of October 2010 although it has de facto been open for business since the beginning of 2010.
-
News
China undercutting Korean shipyards
Chinese shipyards continue to dominate the newbuilding market, with a price differential favouring Chinese yards over Koreans, according to a Clarksons report.
-
News
CEO calls for a "responsible approach" to BWT marketing
In a strongly worded statement, Coldharbour Marine CEO Andrew Marshall has called on the ballast water treatment industry to adopt a more responsible and professional approach to the marketing of its products to customers.
-
News
ABS breaks 170 million gt barrier
The ABS-classed fleet has broken through the 170 million gross tons threshold with the latest statistics showing the fleet as standing at 11,055 vessels aggregating 170.29 million gt representing an increase of more than 9 million gt to date in 2010.
-
News
New orders for Scana
Scana Industrier ASA has, through its subsidiary Scana Volda AS, entered into a contract with STX Norway Offshore for delivery of remote controlled propulsion system for an anchor handling vessel which will be built in Brazil for delivery in January 2013.
-
News
BMT experience for LR committee
BMT Group Ltd, the UK-based international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, announced that two of its senior executives have been invited to become members of Lloyd’s Register’s technical committee.
-
NewsLargest Singapore built semi-sub delivered
Jurong Shipyard has achieved a key milestone with the construction of ‘SeaDragon I’, the largest ultra-deepwater semi-submersible drilling rig to be completed in Singapore.
-
NewsIndonesia launches construction vessel
Drydocks World (DW) recently launched a highly versatile, self-contained jack-up construction vessel at its Graha shipyard, formerly known as Labroy Shipyard Batam, in Indonesia.
-
News30% carbon reduction for new bulker design
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (MES) has developed a 66,000 dwt geared bulk carrier design, known as ‘neo Supramax 66BC’ claimed to be the first type of ship developed to reduce carbon emissions by 30%.
-
News
More cruiseship orders for SAM Electronics
Hamburg-based SAM Electronics, an L-3 company, has received orders to supply a further four NACOS 65-5 integrated navigation command systems for new cruise ships currently under construction in European yards for Carnival, Celebrity and Costa for delivery in 2011 and 2012.
-
NewsCargo heating management fuel savings
Two years after Teekay entered into a contract with Blue Water to provide cargo heating management services onboard its vessels, its fleet has registered fuel savings in excess of 25% on an average from over 225 voyages.
-
News
LR agrees changes to safety and environmental protection
The shipbuilder, shipowner and shipping industry technical experts that comprise Lloyd’s Register’s technical committee recently concluded their two-day annual meeting and backed a change in the regulations to help the industry manage its environmental performance.
-
News
DSME wins offshore platform
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME), has recently won a $510 million order to build an offshore platform for Chevron Corp.
-
NewsHapag–Lloyd to install dynamic trim technology
Helsinki-based Eniram, provider of dynamic decision support systems, announced that Hapag-Lloyd AG will be deploying the first installation of the dynamic trimming assistant (DTA) on one of their container vessels.
-
NewsSTX delivers world’s largest cruiseship
The world’s largest cruise ship, the ‘Allure of the Seas’, was delivered by STX’s Turku shipyard to the American shipowners Royal Caribbean International.
-
News
GL launches new rules for OSVs
Learning from operations and casualties is of great importance for state of the art rules and regulations, according to Rasmus Stute, GL’s head of department service vessels in a presentation at the Seatrade Middle East Maritime conference in Dubai.
-
NewsMAN celebrates 30 years in China
At a ceremony in Beijing, attended by licensees, company officials, business partners and local dignitaries, MAN Diesel & Turbo celebrated three decades of success in one of its most important markets.
-
News
Wärtsilä and USC sign MoU
Wärtsilä and United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), Russia’s leading shipbuilder, have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish joint set-ups in the areas of developing modern ship designs and manufacturing of propulsion systems.
-
News
Focus on port state control compliance
Lloyd’s Register (LR) and the UK P&I Club have produced a pocket guide to help ship operators and their crews remain in compliance with ISPS and ISM regulations between statutory surveys and verification audits.
-
NewsLR verifies Maersk’s carbon emissions data
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has provided independent verification of Maersk Line’s carbon emissions in support of the container operator’s efforts to measure and manage its emissions.
