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As part of its fleet renewal policy, Norwegian shipping company I.M. Skaugen (IMS) contracted the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group in Shanghai, China, to build a new generation of six ethylene LPG gas carriers…

Two is sounder than one. That was the philosophy behind the introduction of mandatory requirements for double skins on oil tankers and the same theory underlies arguments for legislation demanding double skins…

Mention the word ?bulk carrier? and most of us conjure up images of rust-buckets which, all too often, are run by non-compliant owners and operators working on minimalist budgets with little or…

Korean yard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has presented an extensive study, in partnership with the influential Gaztransport & Technigaz of France, which concludes that gas turbine propulsion systems for LNG carriers…

Membrane LNG tankers can handle offshore cargo transfers and partial filling operations without any drastic changes to their design, according to a study conducted by Bureau Veritas (BV) and Gaztransport & Technigaz…

Don?t hold your breath, but? There is a body of opinion within the industry that believes the transportation of carbon dioxide (CO2) represents a growth market. If this view is correct, the…

Subsea oil wells need regular maintenance to operate efficiently. In the past, divers carried out much of this work. More recently the task has been performed from semi-submersible platforms. Attention has now…

With the recent delivery of the Normand Flower from Norwegian shipyard S?viknes Verft, Rolls-Royce Marine has seen the first example of its completely new UT 737 design enter service. The 4,100 dwt…

Some 18 months after announcing they were collaborating on a significant project, Rolls-Royce and Izar revealed at the SMM exhibition last month the nature of their plans in the shape of a…

Scandinavian Electric Systems has noticed an increasing demand for diesel-electric propulsion solutions, which has encouraged the company to significantly increase investment in design, testing and packaging resources. Frithjof Hustig, SES?s technical director…