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PROPULSION

PROPULSION

When a major oil-tanker operator discovered its existing fuel oil pump system could not meet new environmental regulations for ships entering European ports designated in emission-controlled areas (ECAs), pump group Colfax became…

31st July 2010

Pump group meets low-sulphur challenge

31st July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Driven by orders from big shippers including Yangming Marine Transport, Taiwan’s largest shipbuilder, CSBC, expects to see sales increase 20% year-on-year in the second half, with yearly sales to return to NT$30…

30th July 2010

CSBC anticipates healthy sales increase

30th July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Keppel FELS multi-purpose self-elevating platform (MPSEP) design has been chosen by the Seafox Group (Seafox) as the basis for a new-generation, wind turbine installation vessel that can withstand harsh offshore environmental conditions…

30th July 2010

New depths in the offshore wind energy sector

30th July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has won a 310 billion won ($262 million) order to build a ropax ferry for Tunisian state-owned ferry operator COTUNAV (Compagnie Tunisienne de Navigation) for delivery…

29th July 2010

Daewoo wins Tunisian ropax contract

29th July 2010

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Germany’s small Hitzler Schiffswerft has completed Kietz, the first of three special inland icebreakers worth a total of €15.3 million for service with local waterways authorities in east and west Germany, writes…

28th July 2010

Hitzler completes first of three river icebreakers

28th July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The grand opening of the Castrol China Technology Centre recently took place in Shanghai’s Pudong Jinqiao Science Park, marking an important step in the development of Castrol’s global technology strategy.

28th July 2010

Castrol opens technology centre in Shanghai

28th July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Austal announces the expansion of its vessel support and maintenance presence in the Middle East following the award of a technical services contract with Saudi Arabian ferry operator The Maritime Company for…

28th July 2010

Austal expands Middle East service

28th July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Singapore-based shipbuilder Keppel Singmarine has delivered its third multi-purpose platform supply & support vessel (MPSSV) to Greatship Global Offshore Services in India.

28th July 2010

Keppel delivers another PSV to Greatship

28th July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (Kotra) yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding with Brazil’s Transpetro, the largest shipbuilder in Latin America, to forge cooperation in the shipbuilding sector.

28th July 2010

Korea and Brazil sign shipbuilding deal

28th July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

BAE Systems in the USA will modernise 11 Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) class guided missile destroyers under a contract with the U.S. Navy with a potential value of $365 million.

28th July 2010

BAE Systems modernising US destroyers

28th July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

As a response to the needs of the shipping market for a more flexible utilisation of both full and part load operation, MAN Diesel & Turbo has developed the turbocharger cut-out solution.…

28th July 2010

Reducing fuel oil consumption with retrofit

28th July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A fresh process for the privatisation of the mega yachts facility of Malta Shipyards was launched by the government’s privatisation unit. The first attempt had been discontinued because the bids were considered…

27th July 2010

Privatisation for Malta Shipyards relaunched

27th July 2010

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

One of Germany’s oldest private shipyards, J.J.Sietas, has completed its first ro-pax newbuilding, the small, 75.1m, state-of-the-art, double-end ferry Uthlande, and with it entered a specialist sector still competitive for some European…

27th July 2010

Innovative ferry ro-ro helps Sietas on new course

27th July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Paris Memorandum on Port State Control has announced a concentrated three-month inspection campaign (CIC) to verify correct damage stability of tankers. The campaign begins on 1 September and ends on 30…

27th July 2010

Port state control targets tanker vessels

27th July 2010

REGULATION

REGULATION

Lloyd’s Register’s independent charity foundation, the Lloyd’s Register Educational Trust (LRET), has agreed to fund a research programme into shipping emissions at the National Technical University of Athens over the next five…

26th July 2010

Emissions research funded by Lloyd’s foundation

26th July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Tognum subsidiary L’Orange GmbH recently celebrated the production of its 500,000th fuel injector and the event marked the achievement of a new record by the manufacturer of high-pressure injection systems for diesel…

23rd July 2010

New production record for L’Orange

23rd July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has developed and released new container-securing rules and software to provide a robust framework for safer, more effective modern ship designs.

23rd July 2010

Safer container securing and stowage software

23rd July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The French CMA CGM Group took delivery of their latest vessel CMA CGM Amerigo Vespucci at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering.

23rd July 2010

CMA CGM takes delivery second Explorer class

23rd July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Chinas Cosco Dalian Shipyard has been awarded a $500 million turnkey EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) contract by Dalian Deepwater Development to build an advanced and versatile DP3 deepwater drillship.

23rd July 2010

Cosco wins contract to build drillship

23rd July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

MSC Cruises and STX France have announced the conclusion of the legal process that finalises the order of a new ‘Fantasia’ class cruise ship (hull number U32), the 12th in the MSC…

23rd July 2010

New MSC flagship confirmed

23rd July 2010