General News

It’s the second crisis for Italian cruise firm Costa Cruises in as many months. The Costa Allegra is currently adrift off the Seychelles after a fire caused the ship’s generator to fail…

A task force for the 2011 Japanese tsunami marine debris field, which is floating towards Hawaii, has met at the International Pacific Research Center (IPRC) In Hawaii to share information to help…

ClassNK has entered into an agreement with Indonesian classification society, Biro Klasifikasi Indonesia Persero (BKI), to focus on deepening cooperation between the two societies in a range of maritime sectors.

Koji Sekimizu, secretary general of IMO, has been speaking of the progress made by shipping towards greater sustainability in an interview in the run up to the 25th SMM in September.

Austal reports that the US Navy has exercised contract options funding the construction of the eighth and ninth joint high speed vessels (JHSV), as part of a 10-ship, $1.6billion programme.

Wind farm installation vessels ‘Victoria Mathias’ and ‘Friedrich Ernestine’ are being finished off at Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (LWB) in work which local reports said would last two to three months, writes Tom…

Kittiwake Holroyd is launching a new hand-held bearing checker instrument, designed to give confirmation that a bearing is properly lubricated.