General News

Cunard-operated, 90,000gt Queen Victoria is to undergo an unscheduled dry-docking at Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven in October for “essential maintenance work” related to bearing problems in one of her ABB Azipod propulsion units,…

The Motorship’s third annual Gas Fuelled Ships conference has got under way in Bergen, Norway, and has scored another resounding success, with many involved in the industry anxious to explore this powering…

Damen’s inland waterway shipyard, Bodewes Binnenvaart BV, has designed a new inland shipping concept, the 110m long ‘EcoLiner’, in partnership with Dutch inland shipping company, The QaGroup.

A new ferry nearing completion at the French shipyard of STX France Lorient will have a pioneering new type of electric propulsion, writes Dag Pike.

Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has presented British company, Carisbrooke Shipping, with Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) certificates for four low emission dry cargo vessels built by Chinese shipyard, Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding.

Norwegian shipbuilder, Ulstein Verft, recently delivered the second of six platform supply vessels (PSV), the ‘Blue Prosper’, to Portuguese investment company, Blue Ship Invest.

After a six hour battle, the fire on the 54,405 tonne MV Amsterdam Bridge which was carrying hazardous cargo has been contained although not extinguished, and the risk of an environmental disaster…

MAN Diesel had a new high speed engine on display at the recent SMM show in Hamburg; the vehicle-derived D2868 LE421 is a fully classified marine diesel for medium- and heavy-duty operation.

Germanischer Lloyd says that the Approval in Principle (AIP) certificate which it has granted to Technolog’s IPP-designed range of LNG-fuelled container ships demonstrates the increasing acceptance of gas as ship fuel.

Rolls-Royce says that it has delivered the first example of its newly-developed permanent magnet tunnel thruster (TT-PM) to Norwegian company Olympic Shipping, which will operate the thruster on AHTS ‘Olympic Octopus’.

Drydocks World recently announced the launch of its latest vessel, an Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessel (AHTS), the Pacific Defiance – earlier than its initial scheduled date in September.

Netherland’s based IHC Sealing Solutions and Sweden’s Berg Propulsion have further strengthened their cooperation by signing a General Purchase Agreement (GPA) at SMM 2012 this week.

International shipping services company, Graig Group, and global freight group, the Global Maritime Investments Group, are continuing their partnership to provide Chinese shipyards with safe havens and tailor made solutions for problematic…

Major newbuildings in jeopardy because of the insolvency of Germany’s P&S Yards will be completed and naval obligations honoured, a court-appointed administrator has pledged, writes Tom Todd.

Rolls-Royce says that it has won a ‘Ship of the Year’ industry award for its new wave piercing ship design. The Far Solitaire, a UT 754 WP PSV was named ‘Ship of…

Lloyd’s Register has introduced its latest performance optimisation service, aimed at supporting shipowners, builders and designers to develop more efficient new and existing ship designs and retrofits for vessels already in service.

Belgian medium speed engine company ABC has launched a new engine at SMM in Hamburg. The 6DL36 is rated at up to 5,299bhp at 750rpm and is said to comply with IMO…

MTU Ibérica, a subsidiary of German based propulsion solutions company MTU Friedrichshafen, and Spanish shipbuilder Navantia, recently open a training centre for service staff in Cartagena, Spain.

Canadian ship owner, CSL, has removed oil from the stern tube and equipped nine of its new builds with Thordon seawater lubricated propeller shaft bearings in a bid to comply with the…