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As predicted in the July issue of The Motor Ship by Klaus Marek, technical superintendent at Hapag Lloyd, the Hamburg shipowning community has started to follow his company?s lead in ordering electronically…

FPSO design and construction has evolved over time to respond to the industry?s demands for safe and efficient facilities to operate in an ever more challenging environment. However, there is always room…

The Norwegian offshore operator Farstad Shipping earlier this year entered into a contract for two newbuildings from the Ulstein stable of designs. This consisted of one unit each of the newly developed…

Pure Car & Truck Carrier (PCTC) operators are turning green. Not with envy, but through environmental management. As reported in last month?s issue of The Motor Ship, Mitsui OSK Lines is to…

St Petersburg bunker company ECO Phoenix Holding is boosting its ability to deliver marine fuel to customers throughout the year with the introduction into service in March of an ice class double-hull…

When The Motor Ship went out on the trials of Red Funnel?s new fast ferry Red Jet 4 it could not be anything but impressed. Fast ferries have come a long way…

There have been a number of high speed SWATH (Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull) designs in the past but now FBM Babcock Marine has unveiled what it describes as the FSPV ?…

A ship of firsts. The first ship from a new shipyard; the first example of a new environmental design; the first vessel of its size and type built in China; and the…

The market for medium speed diesel engines has been particular tough and, if forecasts are to be believed, things are going to get a lot more difficult. This is likely to force…

Better late than never. The first commercial dry cargo ship to be built in the USA for over a decade has entered service; almost a year to the day after its initial…

Few people appear to have embraced the International Ship and Port Facilities Security (ISPS) Code with a positive attitude, says UK-based Datatrac Ltd. It suggests that the levels of frustration felt by…

Sperry Marine has launched a new-generation electronic chart display and information system (ECDIS), designed to enhance situational awareness for bridge watch officers. Sperry says its new NAVI-ECDIS system includes an intuitive user…

Control and Measurement Company of the USA has developed a clamshell and seal arrangement for double wall fuel lines on ALCO and GE auxiliary diesel engines that it says provides the required…

The European Commission has extended the granting of state aids in the shipbuilding sector to LNG carriers. EU trade commissioner Pascal Lamy explains: "Today's decision offers a temporary relief to European LNG…