Author: Importer

UK-based BP Oil company is seeking bids from Indonesian shipowners to supply five 160,000 cubic metre LNG carriers at a total value of $850 million to carry the fuel from the proposed…

OCIMF (Oil Companies International Marine Forum) has announced that a two-year project to enhance and expand the OCIMF Ship Inspection Reporting (SIRE) programme has now come to fruition.The new system, to develop…

Wallenius Wilhelmsen, the global shipping and logistics company, has signed a cutting-edge three year agreement with WWF, the global conservation organisation, to preserve and promote the conservation of marine life on the…

A new high-speed cargo catamaran could significantly reduce the number of lorry journeys on European roads thanks to a grant of almost one million euros from the EU's Framework Programme. PACSCAT (Partial…

Deaths caused by entering enclosed spaces on ships with unbreathable or toxic atmospheres continue to occur with ?relentless regularity? according to a report issued by North of England P&I club. "Few aspects…

OMI Corporation Stamford, Connecticut, has agreed to acquire one 2004 built 37,000dwt Ice Class 1-B product carrier from another owner. The vessel is nearing completion at Hyundai Mipo and scheduled to be…

Trade Associations: Companies are either a member of one (or more!) or they see them as ?irrelevant?. The Society of Maritime Industries faces the latter comment whenever we seek to recruit a…

The worldwide market of medium and high-speed four-stroke diesel engines is now as before distinguished by over-capacity and thus very competitive. Engine development is ? besides the typical requirements of higher power…

Wärtsilä is a manufacturing oriented company. This year, however, the supplier of ship power solutions is retraining its sights more on customer service. "The most important things in this business are the…