General News

Eco Marine Power says that its Aquarius Management and Automation System (MAS) has now been integrated with a marine solar panel array on board the ferry ‘Blue Star Delos.

Classification society Korean Register says it is joining forces with the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Secretariat (APEC) to promote the use of LNG fuelled ships in the APEC region.

International Paints reports that two ship owners are due to be awarded a combined total of almost US $500,000 from the first claims resulting from a new carbon credits methodology.

The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI), a coalition of companies from across the global shipping industry, has announced that all of its members have signed a set of shared commitments to set a…

Wärtsilä has provided both the basic design and the high-efficiency integrated propulsion systems for two new AHTS type vessels being built at the Colombo Dockyard in Sri Lanka.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has completed delivery of the first three examples of a 50t deck crane featuring a newly-developed synchronised control system.

Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam has been awarded a repair and maintenance contract from MSC Cruises, with respect to the 2010-built, 293m ‘MSC Magnifica’.

Kleven’s Myklebust Verft and Rolls-Royce are cooperating on a project to modify the offshore support ship ‘Aker Wayfarer’ to enable it to undertake deepwater subsea equipment support operations.

Goltens Worldwide has opened a new full service facility in Houston, Texas, which the company says is now operational and ready to support customer requirements.

The new CEO of MAN Diesel & Turbo SE will be Dr Uwe Lauber, who takes over responsibility for the Augsburg-based group with effect from 1 January 2015.

The first of three Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) designed bulk carriers has been delivered to US based Archer Daniels Midlands Company (ADM), following completion at Oshima Shipbuilding in Nagasaki.

Ferry trade association Interferry has praised a decision by the recent IMO MEPC 67 that could exempt certain ferry operators from fitting equipment required by the impending Ballast Water Management Convention.

The International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) held its 67th session at IMO headquarters in London from 13 to 17 October, and the following items were agreed.

Burgess Marine and Shoreham Port report that the two organisations plan to revitalise shiprepair operations at Shoreham.

ACQUISITION: Navico Holding AS, parent company to the Simrad brand of navigational marine electronics, is to acquire Maris (Maritime Information Systems A/S) from The Grieg Group.