News

REGULATION

REGULATION

The Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) says that it has established an expert group for rendering technical documentation services for sea-going ships in operation.

20th August 2013

Russian class invites owner input

20th August 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ABB is to provide “total integration” for Sevan Marine’s offshore accommodation vessels with its power, propulsion and automation systems.

19th August 2013

ABB systems for Sevan vessels

19th August 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The British shipyard, Cammell Laird, has hosted a naming ceremony for the first two complete new vessels it has built in 20 years.

19th August 2013

New ferries for Cammell Laird

19th August 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Monaco-based gas carrier operating and management company GasLog has announced an order for two new LNG tankers, to be built in Korea by Samsung Heavy Industries.

19th August 2013

More gas-fuelled LNG carriers for GasLog

19th August 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A UK company says that its cryogenic LNG valves are in use onboard the fastest gas-fuelled ship yet built, which is also currently the fastest ro-pax ferry afloat.

19th August 2013

Valves for gas-fuelled fast ferry

19th August 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Russian shipbuilding and shipboard equipment industry is on the verge of big changes, writes Eugene Gerden.

16th August 2013

Russia on verge of shift to commercial shipbuilding

16th August 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Ardmore Shipping Corporation is expanding its fleet with two 37,000 tonne IMO 2 chemical tanker newbuilds worth US$32.7m each.

15th August 2013

Ardmore orders new chemical tankers

15th August 2013

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Danish company Insatech has announced its S3 system, developed in collaboration with OW Bunker, and described as being capable of blending and adjusting two fuels to the desired sulphur content at lower…

15th August 2013

‘Inexpensive’ solution for dealing with ECA limits

15th August 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

India could become the next hub of shipbuilding with its wealth of opportunities in every segment of the industry, says shipping minister, G K Vasan.

14th August 2013

India: the next shipbuilding hub?

14th August 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The 4th Motorship Gas Fuelled Ships Conference onboard the worlds largest LNG cruiser, Viking Grace, will include two days of technical presentations on the future prospects of LNG and will include live…

14th August 2013

Ship to ship bunkering at GFS

14th August 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) is looking to improve its safety standards following the ‘MOL Comfort’ incident, which occurred on 17 June 2013 in the Indian Ocean.

13th August 2013

MOL looks in to containership safety

13th August 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The ROC yard in China is constructing two new platform supply vessels to Ulstein’s PX121 design for the ITG Group. The contract includes an option for a further two vessels.

13th August 2013

Ulstein designed PSVs

13th August 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Isle of Man Ship Registry is set to see more Korean owned and classed vessels joining its flag after completing a pilot project with the Korean Register (KR) and raising its…

12th August 2013

Isle of Man and Korea collaborate

12th August 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Leading power and automation expert, ABB, is to supply low-emission electric propulsion to a leading Chinese shipbuilder.

12th August 2013

ABB transformers for Chinese PSVs

12th August 2013

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

A second cruise ship from AIDA Cruises was scheduled to dock at Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven in October. The AIDAcara called 7 October to 13 October following AIDAbella which was at the yard…

9th August 2013

Another AIDA order for Lloyd Werft

9th August 2013

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Vickers Oils has confirmed its range of bio lubricants meet the detailed ecological definitions and requirements laid out in the Vessel General Permit (VGP) published by the US Environmental Protection Agency, which…

8th August 2013

Vickers bio-lubes meet EAL requirements

8th August 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

German shipyard group Nordic Yards has won a €30 million order from Russia for the 2,500 ton deckhouse on the new LK-25 icebreaker Viktor Tschernomyrdin being delivered in 2015, writes Tom Todd.

8th August 2013

Russians turn to Germans for quality superstructure

8th August 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Talks are underway with potential buyers, including Russians, about the bankrupt P+S Werften facility Volkswerft in Stralsund, in east Germany, and a deal could be clinched as early as September, reports Tom…

6th August 2013

Early sale of German yard now tipped

6th August 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

According to Israeli marine electronics company TotemPlus, there has been considerable discussion following media reports of hackers jamming or spoofing GPS signals.

6th August 2013

GPS spoofing and Totem ECDIS

6th August 2013

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

MAN Diesel & Turbo has announced an order to supply the main gensets for a multi-layer vessel newbuilding, recently commenced by Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven for UK client Ceona.

6th August 2013

Offshore construction ships get 6 x MAN 32/44 power

6th August 2013