General News

The first of two newbuild asphalt tankers has been launched at RMK Marine’s Tuzla Shipyard in Turkey.

France’s Damen Shiprepair Brest is to dry-dock and repair two shuttle tankers for Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers AS.

Germany’s L-3 SAM Electronics has won a contract to equip 11 Hanjin Shipping vessels with its SAMCon high voltage onshore power connection enabling them to benefit from shore side power.

Rolls-Royce has signed a contract with the shipyard group Vard for its latest DP3 dynamic positioning system to be installed on two new offshore construction vessels.

Wärtsilä is set for a strong 2014, with net sales expected to grow by 0-10% and operational profitability to be around 11%.

The UK’s maritime design consultancy, BMT Group Ltd (BMT), has launched a new commercial operating company to high value, innovative vessel performance management and decision support solutions for the industry.

Japanese company Panasonic Environmental Systems and Engineering says that it is developing an on-board ballast water management system which uses an in-line electrolysis method to treat ballast water.

DNV GL has published a new position paper, entitled Alternative Fuels for Shipping, which lists a number of long-term options for low carbon, low emission fuels for the industry.

Now that the merger between class societies DNV and GL, resulting in one new, large organisation, DNV GL, normal service is resuming in Hamburg and Høvik, except on a larger scale.

Rolls-Royce has secured a £25m contract to supply integrated design and ship equipment for an innovative offshore vessel for Norway’s Island Offshore.

Orkot Marine Bearings, developed and manufactured by Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, are playing a vital role contributing to the build of what is currently the world’s largest container ship.

UK-based Lomar Shipping Ltd is expanding with the addition of six container ships to its fleet and has declared options on five newbuilds and announced two new orders for bulk carriers, all…

The future of the insolvent German shipyard Volkswerft remains unclear after local authorities failed to choose a buyer saying there were new questions which had to be answered, reports Tom Todd.

Norway’s Kleven is to build another PSV for long-term customer Rem Offshore. The vessel will be specially designed to operate in challenging arctic conditions.

UK based Mojo Maritime and Germanys Hammonia Reederei GmbH & Co are to finance and build a completely new class of offshore construction vessels set to “revolutionise” the offshore construction sector.

Arctech Helsinki Shipyard is to build a new dual-fuel icebreaker for the Finnish Transport Agency (FTA), a contract worth €123m.

IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu has launched this year’s World Maritime Day theme, “IMO conventions: effective implementation”, with the hope that 2014 could see genuine progress .

Island Offshore has received the ‘MV Island Dawn’, the third platform supply vessel in a series of four Rolls-Royce UT 717 CD designs built by Vard Brevik shipyard.