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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

In the general deck and cargo field, the shipbuilding boom provided plenty of activity in the early part of the year, but as new orders dried up times looked harder.

3rd January 2010

Deck gear suppliers look offshore

3rd January 2010

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The switch to low-sulphur fuels, either particular grades of HFO or distillates, will begin to take effect in 2010, but alternatives offering even lower emissions are still being seriously investigated.

1st January 2010

Emissions limits drive search for cleaner fuels

1st January 2010

50 YEARS AGO

50 YEARS AGO

The January 1960 issue of The Motor Ship reviewed the previous year.

1st January 2010

A politicians empty promise for British yards

1st January 2010

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Ecospec claims significant progress in combating green house gas emissions viaa strategic partnership with Korean company STX.

31st December 2009

CSNOx to the fore at COP15

31st December 2009

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Chevron has introduced a lubricant to the US market that is suitable for EPA Tier-4 compliant engines.

31st December 2009

Marine lubricant designed with Tier-Four engine compliance in mind

31st December 2009

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

A dipper dredger, a type normally used in fresh water, has been purpose designed for use at sea.

31st December 2009

Dutch dipper dredger

31st December 2009

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Keppel FELS has delivered West Vencedor, the sixth of seven KFELS semisubmersible drilling tenders (SSDT) to Seadrill.

31st December 2009

13 rig deliveries in 2009

31st December 2009

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Indian government is reported to have given the nod to a new Hindustan shipyard.

31st December 2009

New Indian yard gets go-ahead

31st December 2009

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Brazilan state-run oil company uses its transport needs to help the domestic shipbuilding industry.

31st December 2009

Petrobras signs charter contracts for tanker newbuildings

31st December 2009

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Korean shipbuilder plans to start laying off staff in February.

31st December 2009

Hanjin to cut workforce

31st December 2009