General News

Many shipbuilding companies are investigating new approaches to reducing fuel consumption, carbon emissions and operating costs, to enhance safety and achieve environmentally neutral operation while maintaining ship speed and increasing load capacity.

The assembly of Tognum’s MTU Series 2000 and 4000 engines earmarked primarily for the US market recently got underway at the company’s new US production facility in Aiken, South Carolina.

A Havyard 832 L SE platform supply vessel (PSV) was recently delivered in Bergen to Global Offshore Services B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Garware Offshore Services Ltd in Mumbai, India.

UK shipping minister, Mike Penning MP has presented the 2010 British Shipping Safety Awareness Awards at the Chamber of Shipping. The top three awards have been given to cadets who have suggested…

‘Disney Dream’, the biggest cruise ship built by Meyer Werft to date, was recently floated out of the yard’s covered building dock.