General News

Woodside Energy’s 150,000 dwt FPSO Cossack Pioneer sailed on June 28 following a major upgrade at Dubai Drydocks. The 140-day programme prepared by the yard involved over one million man-hours of yard…

Korean shipyards refute European accusations that ships are being sold too cheaply, and that IMF funds are being used to bail out ailing yards. Despite heavy criticism from European shipbuilders, the Koreans…

Cable & Wireless Global Marine has issued a letter of intent to Cammell Laird for the conversion of two roro ferries into cable laying and maintenance ships. The contract is valued at…

Over the next few years shipowners could find themselves having to contend with a patchwork of environmental legislation. Shipowners are accustomed to their existing fleet escaping the vast majority of new legislation…

Mar-In Controls, manufacturer of feeder booster modules and viscosity control systems, has two of its systems aboard each of Royal Caribbean’s Project Eagle cruise ships, one for each engine room. Mar-In says…

The hotly contested contract for Cunard’s entire autumn fleet refurbishment program has gone to Germany’s Lloyd Werft. All three ships slated for refits will visit the Bremerhaven yard between October and December.…

A multi-purpose, state-of-the-art diesel electric cable layer has started work for the first time, in the Baltic, playing a key role in the SwePol power cable project. Van der Stoel Cable, a…

BP has introduced an on-board lub oil analysis kit and added a stern tube oil analysis service. Using the on-board lub oil analysis kit allows the ship’s engineers to evaluate the water…

Unithai is soon to sign a contract for a newbuild floating dock for its yard at Laem Chabang. The 33 x 200m dock will be built in China. Though it will be…

US shipyards hope that a major initiative launched this summer will help them improve efficiency and productivity. While shipyards in Japan, Korea and, to a lesser extent, Europe, continue to invest heavily…

Safety equipment supplier Umoe Schat-Harding has launched a compact tender for smaller cruise ships. The CTL1200 cruise tender has a capacity of 100 persons when used as a tender, or 150 when…

Kvaerner has sold the Kleven yard in Norway back to a consortium headed by the original family for NKr48.5million ($6.15 million). The sale excludes $20 million proceeds from two newbuildings that will…

Tool aids chemical care

Shipowners that have LR classed vessels are now able to check the survey status of their ships over the Internet using Class Direct Live. After entering a user name and password, owners…

The software has a number of design applications including initial and basic design as well as hull, outfitting and equipment modules. One key aspect is the rule-based automated design that allows users…

The newly-formed Vickers Ulstein Marine Systems is to have its headquarters in Norway, and will employ 5,000 people worldwide it was revealed at last month’s Nor-Shipping. It is expected to generate total…

STN Atlas Marine Electronics has received orders for eight Ship Control Centres (SCCs) which integrate and automate basic navigation, communication and ship operation for centralised bridge management.The orders cover systems for three…

Odfjell ASA’s decision to order two chemical tankers at Kvaerner Floro is described by the Norwegian yard’s president Bjorn Lillelien as "the best recent news we have had". The contract is valued…

Marinet Systems and Globe Wireless have merged to combine their satellite and high frequency (HF) radio operations. Products will include least-cost routing for E-mail and data transfer. Together, the companies provide services…

If shipowners want the cheapest fuel possible they have to accept that it may be of variable quality. Residual fuels are not going to get any better. The oil majors point out…

FastShip Inc looks a step nearer to realising its goals with the announcement that it has signed a letter of intent with the USA’s National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (Nassco) for the…

Spliethoff Bevrachtingskantoor`s new multi-purpose freighters will be fitted with Kelvin Hughes radar sets. The 10 ships will each feature a Nucleus2 6000 arpa split radar system with display; a Nucleus2 5000 True…