General News

AEC Maritime, based in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, says that its closed-loop scrubber installation on the Scandlines ferry ‘Schleswig-Holstein’ has been commissioned and is now fully operational.

Tokyo-based classification society ClassNK is to acquire the Finnish maritime software house NAPA, in a deal which is claimed to help improve safety and performance of the maritime industry as a whole.

Bourgas Shipyards, a shipbuilding and repair yard located on the country’s Black Sea coast, has been put up for sale, writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.

Vard Holdings has announced contracts for the design and construction of two Vard 1.08 PSVs for offshore contractor Mermaid Marine Australia (MMA), which is based in Fremantle, WA.

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, is to supply deck equipment for a series of eight 58,500 tonne bulk carriers under construction at New Times Shipbuilding in China.

France’s high-technology group, Orolia, has signed a strategic partnership with the global hardware and software provider, Transas, to develop new e-maritime solutions for the shipping industry.

ABB reports that its modular liquid-cooled drives and programmable logic controllers (PLCs) are part of an application-specific propulsion and thruster power system for offshore supply ships from Vard Electro.

Insurer The American Club has warned its members that customs authorities in Argentina are becoming particularly strict regarding declaration of ships stores.

ClassNK, the Tokyo-based classification society, has established a new inspection panel into large containership safety, following the Japanese government investigations into the ‘MOL Comfort’ incident.

Classification Society Lloyd’s Register has issued a new study, ‘Global Marine Fuel Trends 2030’, as a follow-up to its 2013 report ‘Global Marine Trends 2030’.

Engine control and instrumentation company CMR has launched new local operating panels (LOPs) for ship machinery, designed to marine standards.

Vard Holdings says that it has entered into a letter of intent with Solstad Offshore of Norway for the design and construction of a large offshore subsea construction vessel (OSCV), said to…

Damen Shipyards has announced a new order for a DOC 8500 Offshore Carrier vessel, contracted by Maersk Supply Service for charter to DeepOcean.

Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group of China has announced a new contract with Shandong Bohi Industry for two Crown MHI 82 bulk carriers, with an option for a further two vessels.

Dubai-based Drydocks World and Maritime World says that it has appointed DNV GL to provide re-certification services for its Quality Management Systems, in order to verify compliance with ISO 9001:2008 and to…