General News

Gulf Fleet Management has selected ABS Nautical Systems, LLC fleet management software as the foundation for its future operations. Opting for a near sweep of the Nautical Systems? NS 5 software suite,…

U.S. Congress is currently drafting the 2009 economic stimulus package, and 'The Green Marine Highway Initiative' is in contention for inclusion, as it will create over 20,000 new jobs in shipbuilding, steel…

STX Europe has signed contracts for delivery of design and ship equipment for four platform supply vessels of STX Europe's own design PSV 09 CD. The total value of the contracts amounts…

In an unusual move IMO's maritime safety committee has instructed the UN agency's secretary-general, Efthimios Mitropoulos, to voice IMO?s concerns over EU plans to force class societies to recognise each other's certificates.…

Singapore-listed Cosco Corp said that a customer has scrapped orders for two of five bulk carriers because of unfavourable market conditions. The Chinese ship building and repair firm will also postpone delivery…

Maersk Line is to lay up eight 6,500 TEU vessels following the recently announced changes in its Asia - Europe, Asia - Central America, and Transpacific service networks. This resulted in surplus…

Carnival Corp. has sued Rolls-Royce for more than $100 million over allegations that Rolls-Royce marketed and sold defective propulsion systems for the Queen Mary 2.The system, known as the Mermaid pod propulsion…

The Norwegian shipping company Seatankers Management Co. Ltd (SMC), owned by shipping tycoon John Fredriksen, has cancelled an order for four chemical tankers placed with the Alcock Ashdown (Gujarat) Ltd, the shipbuilding…

Wärtsilä has introduced a new upgrade kit for slow steaming for RTA and RT-flex low-speed engines to enable shipowners and operators to make major savings in fuel costs while slow steaming their…

Hanjin Heavy Industries is proceeding with its plan to build a $2 billion shipyard project in the southern Philippines, Trade Secretary Peter Favila said. "Company officials told me that they are proceeding…

Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. has taken delivery of the 'Paros', a 4,645 dwt double-hull bunkering tanker newbuild from Fujian Southeast Shipyard in China. The Paros will be deployed to the company's…

The world's largest floating dock, the "Zhonghai Emeishan," started production in CSG Ship-Repairing Base at Changxing Island, Shanghai a few days ago. This marks Shanghai's ability to undertake repair tasks and conversion…

Cummins has upgraded the QSK60 marine engine for propulsion and auxiliary applications to meet U.S. EPA Tier 2 and European Union Stage IIIA emissions regulations. With propulsion ratings from 1492 - 1864…

Zeppelin Power Systems GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg, a subsidiary of the Zeppelin Group, and the towing-kite manufacturer SkySails GmbH & Co. KG, also of Hamburg, are joining forces to market SkySails…

Wärtsilä's Senitec sludge and bilge water treatment system has received US Coast Guard (USCG) Type Approval. Tests have confirmed the system's ability to remove oil in water levels to well below required…

Sinopacific Shipbuilding, one of China?s biggest private shipbuilders, has convened an emergency meeting next week in Hamburg with its western customers to assure them that it can deliver ordered vessels.The Shanghai-based company,…

Singapore-based Ezra Holdings Limited (Ezra), an integrated offshore support and marine services provider, is proactively reviewing its orderbook of five multi-functional support vessels (MFSVs) in view of the uncertainty arising from the…

The French offshore operator Bourbon took delivery yesterday of the 10th vessel in the Bourbon Liberty series. 'Bourbon Liberty 110' is a platform supply vessel (PSV) intended for operations in the Gulf…

The provincial government in the southern Philippine island of Mindanao and the Phividec Industrial Authority have dismissed reports of an alleged decision by South Korea?s Hanjin Heavy Industries& Construction to pull out…

ASRY?s Chairman Shaikh Daij Bin Salman Al-Khalifa says that the Qatar shipyard is to invest $188m in new facilities. The new investment follows the recent opening of two new slipways built at…

For the first time, shipowners can use a fouling release system that guarantees to reduce a vessel?s fuel consumption by at least 4-8% within the first year, depending on the type of…

Local sources in China report that China is secretly pushing the construction of a nuclear-powered "supercarrier" of 93,000 tons. The source, presenting internal Chinese Communist Party documents, said China plans to build…

Delivery of the Twin Marine Lifter (TML) heavy lift vessels under construction for SeaMetric International at China Petroleum Liaohe Equipment Company (CPLEC) Offshore Engineering Company shipyard in Panjin, China, will be delayed…