General News

IMR/subsea construction vessel ’Neptune Larissa’, has been delivered from Zhejiang Shipbuilding in China to shipowner Neptune Offshore, the 50th ship to a design from the Norwegian Ulstein Group.

Germany’s two leading ship repair yards – Blohm + Voss Repair and Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (LWB) – are tackling work on a string of big cruise ships in welcome end-of-year employment for…

Caterpillar has introduced a new C175-16 marine propulsion engine, which the company says enters the market at a size, power and rpm that will drive new, more profitable vessel designs for all…

The management of J.J. Sietas KG Schiffswerft GmbH u Co and J.J. Sietas Verwaltungs GmbH have filed a petition for insolvency at the Municipal Court Hamburg on 17 November 2011, due to…

DNV reports that it is to class a new heavy lift ship, described as the “world’s largest”. The new Dockwise vessel, ‘Dockwise Vanguard’, will be able to lift and transport units of…

Norwegian company Miko Marine says that its ShipArrestor system has now completed development and has been chosen to be exhibited at the first European Innovation Convention in Brussels.

Havyard Group reports that it has signed a contract with the Indian shipping company Global Offshore, previously known as Garware Offshore, for delivery of a PSV, including an option for one further…

UK company CEE Norm reports that it has introduced an extension to its range of Hensel Enycase enclosures, with new DK cable junction boxes that carry DNV approval for marine and offshore…

Wärtsilä and its Korean partner, Doosan Engine Co, a member of the Doosan Group, have signed a 10-year extension, covering 2012 to 2021, to the licensing agreement to build Wärtsilä low-speed engines.

ClassNK has released new guidelines for SCR systems and reductant agent supply systems. The new guidelines address the NOx emission regulations as amended by Annex VI of Marpol which entered into force…

Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd Cruises (HLKF) has reported the completion of “comprehensive renovations” on its luxury flagship ‘Europa’ at Italy’s Fincantieri’s shiprepair facility in La Spezia, writes Tom Todd.

Globecomm Systems of the USA says that Global Seatrade, a unit of the Hartman Marine Group, has awarded it a contract for unified maritime communications.

According to Cargotec’s MacGregor division, the first vehicle carrier ships to features all-electric ro-ro equipment are now entering service, with Japanese carrier Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL).