General News

Wärtsilä has been picked to supply the main engines for a series of vessels being built for Kuwait Oil Tanker Co (KOTC), a subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation.

The new chairman of the International Association of Classification Societies, Tom Boardley of Lloyd’s Register of Shipping, who took up the post on 1 July, has spoken to ‘The Motorship’ about his…

UK based communications and safety specialist, Ocean Signal Ltd, has appointed Dublin based Martek Ltd as its Irish distributor.

Rolls-Royce says that it has secured a contract worth around £10 million to supply vessel design and an equipment package for a new offshore vessel for Simon Møkster Shipping, for use on…

Kleven Maritime has signed a contract with Remøy Shipping for a LNG powered platform supply vessel, to be built at the Kleven Verft yard. The contract includes an option for a further…

UK based Solar Solve Marine, the anti-glare and heat rejecting roller screen expert, has equipped the new vessels Stena Transporter and Stena Transit with its Solasafe sunscreens.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) recently singed a contract with Imabari Shipbuilding Co Ltd in Japan under which MHI licenses production and marketing of deck machinery.

Viking Ocean Cruises and cruise ship constructors Fincantieri have signed a joint contract for the construction of two luxury cruise liners.

Netherlands-based Offshore Ship Designers has received two contracts for platform supply vessel designs, from customers in China and Japan.