General News

Portsmouth, UK-based Fleet Support Limited (FSL) has established a voyage repair service. It will initially target all vessels using ports in the south of England. Specific services offered include electrical, hydraulic and…

Lloyd?s Register says vessels classed with it dominate the USCG?s Qualship register. Ships on the register benefit from less frequent USCG inspections. For example, ships carrying freight only require two-yearly inspections if…

Portsmouth, UK-based Fleet Support Limited (FSL) has established a voyage repair service. It will initially target all vessels using ports in the south of England. Specific services offered include electrical, hydraulic and…

Prisma Teknik has announced that the software for its computerised crankshaft deflection indicator DJ-4C has reached version 3.25. The company says new features include a graphic page for comparing up to six…

The gas turbine power element in the combined diesel and gas plant planned for Cunard?s superliner, Queen Mary 2, will be provided by GE. Two aeroderivative LM2500+ units will run in combination…

The dust is settling on the dot.com era after a number of high profile collapses. Many now realise that you cannot sit between a shipowner and his supplier and collect a premium…

The Standard P&I Club, in combination with Videotel Marine International, has launched a CD-ROM based training package aimed at improving collision avoidance at sea. The creators say the Windows-based package provides an…

The Japanese organisations NKK and Hitachi Zosen are to merge their ship repair divisions. They will consolidate ship repair activities at NKK?s 4,000g capacity Tsurumi Works. And a new 180m x 35m…

Mitsui OSK Lines has set new environmental targets for its ships and operations. In September it released its second environmental report, stretching from April 2001 to March 2002. It states that MOL…

The Japanese organisations NKK and Hitachi Zosen are to merge their ship repair divisions. They will consolidate ship repair activities at NKK?s 4,000g capacity Tsurumi Works. And a new 180m x 35m…