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Sinopacific Shipbuilding Groups Zhejiang Shipyard has completed its first self-designed AHTS offshore support vessel, for French group Bourbon, built in China to Sinopacific’s SPA 80 design.

29th March 2012

Chinese yard names first own-design AHTS

29th March 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

New shipping risks are highlighted by a report that marks the changes since the loss of the Titanic a century ago.

28th March 2012

A hundred years of changes, but challenges remain

28th March 2012

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

It has been a busy start to 2012 for Bahrain’s Arab Shipbuilding & Repair Yard (ASRY) with a wide variety of ship types from the Arab and international markets arriving for repairs…

28th March 2012

Good start to year as ASRY inaugurates new facility

28th March 2012

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Keppel Shipyard in Singapore says that by the end of 2011 it had completed seven FPSO/FSO conversion or modification projects and five major specialised projects while, in 2012, the yard is poised…

28th March 2012

Major conversion and upgrade projects at Keppel

28th March 2012

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Dubai-based diesel engine repairer Goltens says it is working on a 30,000gt Greek bulk carrier owned by WEM Lines, which had its engine room accidently flooded at the end of 2011.

28th March 2012

Goltens works on flood damage

28th March 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

US company Nautical Control Solutions says that its FuelTrax system now allows users to enter activity codes for automatically coupling fuel usage data to location, date, and time. Wind and sea states…

28th March 2012

Fuel management system shows wasteful use

28th March 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Hamburg’s Eckelmann port logistics Group and German cruise ship operator TUI Cruises are co-operating in the introduction of a mobile floating power station to supply ships with electrical power in port.

28th March 2012

‘E-power barge’ to supply ships in port

28th March 2012

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Helen Deeble (chief executive of P&O Ferries) and Kenneth MacLeod (chairman of Stena Line) have been elected president and vice president of the UK Chamber of Shipping at its annual general meeting.

27th March 2012

Chamber of Shipping announces new president and vice president

27th March 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Rolls-Royce says that it has received its first order for a new ship developed specifically for transporting live fish, from Norwegian owner Sølvtrans. The vessel, described as advanced and fuel efficient, will…

27th March 2012

Rolls-Royce wins fish transporter order

27th March 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The final vessel in Seatruck’s series of four new ro-ro freight vessels, ‘Seatruck Precision’, has been launched at the FSG yard in Flensburg, Germany.

27th March 2012

Last in FSG ro-ro series is launched

27th March 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Shipowner Lomar says that it has signed an order with the Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard in South China, for up to six new container feeder ships, for delivery starting from early 2014.

27th March 2012

Energy-saving boxship order from Lomar

27th March 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ClassNK says that it has issued approval for a friction stir welding (FSW) method using a floating bobbin tool to IHI Corporation, certifying that this new method complies with ClassNK’s Guidelines on…

27th March 2012

ClassNK approves friction stir welding

27th March 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Chevron Marine Lubricants has announced cooperation agreements with Gazpromneft that the company says will result in an improved supply network and greater choice of marine lubricants for ship operators and managers.

27th March 2012

Russian marine lubricant cooperation

27th March 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Abu Dhabi Ship Building has announced that it is increasing its focus on maintenance, repairs and overhauling services, which has been one of the fastest-growing business divisions of the company.

27th March 2012

ADSB steps up shiprepair business

27th March 2012

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Drydocks World in Dubai (DW) has signed a contract with Singapore based AET, a major player in petroleum shipping, for two tanker-to-modular capture vessel (MCV) conversion projects which will be carried out…

27th March 2012

Groundbreaking conversion projects for Dubai yard

27th March 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A depressurised wave basin (DWB) at the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) has been officially inaugurated by Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation, Maxime Verhagen.

26th March 2012

New Dutch test basin inaugurated

26th March 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Wetering repair company in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, says that it has received a valuable order worth several million € from one of Europe’s major container shipping lines.

23rd March 2012

Big engine repair job in Rotterdam

23rd March 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Mitsui OSK Lines has taken delivery of a 297,000dwt iron ore carrier, Ore Sao Luis, which will transport iron ore from Brazil to mainly China, under a long-term contract with Vale.

23rd March 2012

Ore carrier completed in Japan for MOL

23rd March 2012

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Japanese ship classification society Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) has announced changes to its executive board of directors effective 22 March 2012.

22nd March 2012

ClassNK announces boardroom reorganisation

22nd March 2012

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

The CEO of Color Line, Trond Kleivdal, has been elected as the new president of the Norwegian Shipowners Association.

22nd March 2012

New president for Norwegian Shipowners Association

22nd March 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Globe Wireless has recently concluded a distribution agreement to sell Jotron B120 VSAT antennas to its maritime customers, as part of the Globe iFusion VSAT solution, intended to provide global high speed…

22nd March 2012

Globe Wireless and Jotron sign VSAT distribution agreement

22nd March 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

According to Greek company Sigma Hellas, fuel cost increases are driving shipping company priorities in the direction of improved efficiency, bringing lower energy consumption and better environmental performance.

22nd March 2012

Condition monitoring used for NOx data

22nd March 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Dutch shipbuilder Shipyard De Hoop has built a first generation river cruise vessel – the first in four for US tour operator Vantage Deluxe World Travel.

21st March 2012

Dutch shipyard hands over river cruisers

21st March 2012