Latest Equipment News – Page 780
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NewsChina's shipbuilding to consolidate
China''s shipbuilding industry is likely to speed up consolidation in 2010 in accordance with the policy of adjusting the industry''s structure.
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KR to verify emissions
The Korean Register of Shipping (KR) has been authorised by the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Korea as a verification body for its pilot greenhouse gas emissions trading scheme.
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NewsGazprom orders four LNG carriers
The South Korean shipyard Daewoo has won an order from Russia’s Gazprom for four LNG carriers at a total cost of $2 billion.
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NewsStena E-MAXair - probably the greenest tanker in the world
Environmental and fossil resource issues pose great challenges to the shipping industry and, although ships are the most efficient means of transport, shipping traffic accounts for about 3% to 5 % of the global CO2 emissions.
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NewsCable layer to be lengthened in UK
Cammell Laird has been awarded a major cable layer ship lengthening contract by Nexans.
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Paris MoU concerned about poor boat drills
Rsults from Paris MoU PSC inspections over a recent three-month period show one in five inspections revealed lifeboat drill related deficiencies.
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NewsCrowning a decade of crew boats
Cummins power has been chosen for the latest generation of Gulf crewboats, designed to take this sector through the next decade.
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NewsLifejacket order for new cruise ship
Queen Elizabeth to be equipped with Cosalt Premier lifejackets
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NewsClass proposes even slower ship speeds
Germanischer Lloyd caused something of a stir towards the end of 2009 by advocating ship speeds well below even the current trend for ''slow steaming''.
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NewsTougher times for Norwegian shipyards
Norwegian shipbuilders had a bad 2009, but expect 2010 to be even harder.
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NewsChina Ship Fund starts operations
China is establishing a new fund to assist its shipping industry.
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NewsSTX posts optimistic profit target for 2010
The STX Group in Korea expects to see a recovery in the shipbuilding and shipping sectors.
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NewsThe need to act remains
John Aitken, Secretary-General of SEAaT, looks at the outcome of COP15 for shipping.
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Idle fleet remains high
The idle containership fleet, according to Alphaliner, remains at a very high level.
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NewsTop container carriers’ active capacity down
Alphaliner reports that the active capacity of the top 20 container carriers dropped by 2.4% over the last 12 months.
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NewsOceaneering orders new diving vessel
Houston-based Oceaneering International, Inc. has commissioned the construction of a dive support vessel (DSV).
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Malta shipyard contracts ready
Contracts for Malta Shiprepair and Manoel Island Yacht Yard (MIYY) are ready to be presented to the Maltese government.
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Besiktas cancels new shipyard
Local sources in Turkey reported that the Besiktas Shipping Group has cancelled plans to construct a shipyard in the Adana-Yumurtalik Free Trade Zone.
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NewsSchat-Harding strengthens Shanghai service stati
Lifeboat and davit manufacturer Schat-Harding is investing in a new lifeboat servicing facility in Shanghai, China.
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NewsLR starts 250th anniversary celebrations with HHI delivery
Lloyd’s Register marks the beginning of its 250th anniversary year with the delivery of an Ecuadorian tanker, first ship of 2010 to LR class.
