General News

ABB has inaugurated a new global manufacturing base in Shanghai for the Azipod C podded marine propulsion system, designed to offer ‘green’ capabilities for small and medium-sized vessels.

UK-based engineering design and information management solution company Aveva says that it has recently joined the OpenHCM (hull conditioning monitoring) Consortium.

Rolls-Royce has announced a new contract to design and equip two UT 735 SE offshore supply vessels for Brasil Supply. The company says the order is worth £15 million.

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) in association with the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA), has compiled a document collating the policy and rules of Flag States on the carriage of arms…

ABB reports that it won equipment orders worth a total of $200 million from Samsung, Hyundai, Keppel FELS and Jurong Shipyard, in South-Korea and Singapore, for 23 new jack-up and DP drilling…

A new report from Drewry Shipping Consultants looks at the current conditions in shiprepair, and considers the future prospects for the industry.