General News

Kongsberg Maritime is to supply Chinese and Korean shipbuilders with its ‘Full Picture’ solution for 13 advanced newbuild offshore vessels worth a total of NOK 330m (US$53.1m).

Singapore’s Swire Pacific Offshore Operations (SPO) has launched its second L Class platform supply vessel ‘Pacific Legacy’ built by Japan Marine United Corporation’s (JMU) Maizuru Shipyard.

Seven container ships currently chartered by Hamburg Süd have been equipped with L-3 SAM Electronics’ SAMCon high-voltage onshore power connection facilities, enabling them to meet strict US regulations.

Wärtsilä has announced its intention to form a joint venture with China State Shipbuilding Corporation, in which CSSC will hold the larger share, to take over Wärtsilä’s two-stroke engine business.

Polish shipping company PZM is planning to award a contract for the construction of two new LNG-powered ferries. The investment is esti-mated to be worth as much as €200 million, writes Jaroslaw…

A new voyage data recorder (VDR) Performance Standard (MSC.333 (90) entered into force on 1 July 2014: ECDIS supplier PC Maritime of the UK says it has upgraded its ECDIS to ensure…

Meyer Werft has booked in two more 164,600 gt cruise ships worth €1.6 billion from Norwegian Cruise Lines bringing to four the number the German yard is now building for NCL, reports…

The two ro-pax ferries for Scandlines, started by the former P&S in Germany, rejected by the customer and moved to Blohm & Voss, will be completed by Fayard.

Veritas Petrolem Services is the name of the new Singapore-based entity that has grown out of the former DNV Petroleum Services.