General News

MAN Diesel & Turbo reports that Kawasaki Heavy Industry (KHI) has celebrated the 100th anniversary of its engine-manufacturing license with MAN Diesel & Turbo.

Several German shipyards have revealed they are turning to repair to help fill gaps left by a shortage of newbuilding orders, but that the competition for repair is also growing.

British merchant ships sailing off the coast of Somalia will be allowed to carry armed guards to deter pirates in future.

Osaka Gas has entered into an agreement with Mitsui OSK Lines for joint ownership of two new LNG carriers and a placement of ship-building orders to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

Irish Sea ro-ro freight operator Seatruck has launched and named the second in its series of four new vessels building at FSG Flensburg in Germany. The ship has been named ‘Seatruck Power’.

Cunard has announced that its flagship cruise vessel, the ‘Queen Mary 2’, is shortly to dock at the Blohm & Voss repair yard in Hamburg, Germany, for an extensive interior refit.