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PROPULSION

PROPULSION

An optimised propeller from MAN Diesel has helped a ferry achieve increased efficiency of 12% on its daily sail between Sweden and Germany.

11th January 2010

Fuel savings claimed for propeller retrofit

11th January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Chinas shipbuilding industry is likely to speed up consolidation in 2010 in accordance with the policy of adjusting the industrys structure.

8th January 2010

Chinas shipbuilding to consolidate

8th January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

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.

8th January 2010

KR to verify emissions

8th January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The South Korean shipyard Daewoo has won an order from Russia’s Gazprom for four LNG carriers at a total cost of $2 billion.

8th January 2010

Gazprom orders four LNG carriers

8th January 2010

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Cammell Laird has been awarded a major cable layer ship lengthening contract by Nexans.

7th January 2010

Cable layer to be lengthened in UK

7th January 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Rsults from Paris MoU PSC inspections over a recent three-month period show one in five inspections revealed lifeboat drill related deficiencies.

7th January 2010

Paris MoU concerned about poor boat drills

7th January 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Cummins power has been chosen for the latest generation of Gulf crewboats, designed to take this sector through the next decade.

7th January 2010

Crowning a decade of crew boats

7th January 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Queen Elizabeth to be equipped with Cosalt Premier lifejackets

6th January 2010

Lifejacket order for new cruise ship

6th January 2010

REGULATION

REGULATION

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.

6th January 2010

Class proposes even slower ship speeds

6th January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Norwegian shipbuilders had a bad 2009, but expect 2010 to be even harder.

6th January 2010

Tougher times for Norwegian shipyards

6th January 2010