Regulation

This year’s unfolding of the record-breaking programme of ore carrier construction instigated by Brazilian mining group Vale pushes back the bounds as regards bulk cargo transport economics and scale efficiencies, writes David…

As political unrest spreads across the Middle East from one country to another, there is growing concern over the security of oil supplies and the impact of soaring oil prices on the…

Bureau Veritas reports that it is currently working on solutions for LNG use as fuel for passenger vessels.

A party of members of the London marine insurance market recently got acquainted with the maritime cluster at Falmouth, UK, on BMT Marine & Offshore Surveys’ first shipyard acquaint course.

International classification society Bureau Veritas says natural gas-powered propulsion will be one of the major contributors to greener shipping.

In common with other major classification societies, Germanischer Lloyd has issued guidelines for gas as ship fuel on the application of the IMO regulations.

As shipping rules and regulations tighten, an independent class society believes that it has found a neat way to solve the problems of smaller flag states whose vessels are often targeted and…

In common with other major classification societies, Germanischer Lloyd has issued guidelines for gas as ship fuel on the application of the IMO regulations.

International classification society Bureau Veritas says natural gas-powered propulsion will be one of the major contributors to greener shipping.

As shipping rules and regulations tighten, an independent class society believes that it has found a neat way to solve the problems of smaller flag states whose vessels are often targeted and…

IACS (the International Association of Classification Societies) has welcomed the Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) as its first new member since the introduction of new membership criteria in October 2009.

Det Norske Veritas (DNV) has reiterated that it is looking towards natural gas fuels as the single most significant solution to shippings carbon footprint.

AC electric propulsion leads the way to noise compliance

Danish company Gertsen & Olufsen has received its first order for electric vibration compensators from the growing shipbuilding market in Brazil.

Germanischer Lloyd caused something of a stir towards the end of 2009 by advocating ship speeds well below even the current trend for slow steaming.