News

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Germanischer Lloyd (GL) reports that its current fleet under classification now exceeds 100 million gt, comprising more than 7,200 ships from over 1,900 shipping companies under regular technical supervision.

5th September 2011

GL class now accounts for 100 million gt

5th September 2011

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Juha Heikinheimo (54) has been appointed to the position of president of Napa Group (Napa Ltd), the provider of software solutions for the maritime industry. The appointment took effect from 1 September.

2nd September 2011

Juha Heikinheimo appointed as president of Napa Group

2nd September 2011

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Tamrotor Marine Compressors (TMC), supplier of compressed air systems for marine and offshore use, has expanded the team.

2nd September 2011

New appointments at compressor company

2nd September 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Norwegian company Maris has entered into a co-operation agreement with Vestfold University College (HiVe), also of Norway, for product-specific training on Maris ECDIS900 equipment.

2nd September 2011

Training and co-operation on ECDIS in Norway

2nd September 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

GulfMark Offshore, a US-based provider of marine transport services to the energy sector, has announced the initiation of a vessel construction programme, with three ships ordered from Remontowa in Poland.

2nd September 2011

US offshore operator places three PSV orders in Poland

2nd September 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Hyundai Heavy Industries says it has won orders to supply HiMSEN marine engines for drillships for major offshore drilling companies including Noble Drilling Holding and Diamond Offshore Drilling.

1st September 2011

Drillship orders for HiMSEN engines

1st September 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The first of Stena Bulk’s new, low consumption and partly in-house designed, Suezmax tankers has been named Stena Superior at the Samsung Heavy Industries yard in Geoje, Korea.

1st September 2011

Efficient Suezmax tanker named

1st September 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Dutch company Aegir Marine says that it has established AAMP, a new service company, based in Walvis Bay, Namibia. It is a joint venture between Aegir and African Marine Propulsion (AMP).

1st September 2011

New propulsion service company in Africa

1st September 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Abu Dhabi Mar Kiel has announced contracts for the acquisition of the former HDW Gaarden in Kiel have now entered into force.

1st September 2011

German yard takeover completed

1st September 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

In spectacular news for German shipbuilding, P+S Werften in Stralsund has won two firm contracts worth some €200 million and two further options for big offshore installation newbuildings for a Singapore-based concern.

1st September 2011

Germans net impressive offshore giants

1st September 2011

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Concerns over the extent and pace at which LNG will become obtainable as a marine fuel, and shortcomings in the international bunkering network, make dual-fuel (DF) machinery rather than pure gas engines…

1st September 2011

Dual-fuel technology meets owners’ needs

1st September 2011

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Quintessentially German Blohm +Voss Shipyard is due to become part of the Au Dhabi Mar Group soon and pass out of majority German ownership - but not presumably German shipbuilding hands -…

1st September 2011

End of an era for Germany’s most famous shipyard

1st September 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Germanischer Lloyd has held its traditional recap of the latest session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of IMO, focusing on the “groundbreaking developments” at the 62nd session.

31st August 2011

GL examines MEPC 62 outcome

31st August 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

French company JLMD Ecologic Group reports that it has agreed to equip the future fleet of Louis Dreyfus Armateurs ‘green’ bulk carriers, which will be built in China, with its fast oil…

31st August 2011

Anti-pollution equipment deal signed for new green bulkers

31st August 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Containership orders are increasing at a dramatic rate - fivefold over the last 12 months - according to the latest analysis published by Braemar’s Seascope research division.

31st August 2011

Containership orders on the rise

31st August 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Two 47m high speed catamaran ferries have left Austal’s Henderson, Western Australia, shipyard this week for Guadeloupe, where they will enter service with long-standing Austal customer L’Express des Iles.

30th August 2011

Austal ferries en route to Caribbean

30th August 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Survitec Group has added further to its portfolio of marine safety interests through its acquisition of the marine division of Cosalt plc, in a deal valued at £31million.

30th August 2011

Cosalt sold to Survitec

30th August 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The maritime administration of Antigua and Barbuda has authorised Germanischer Lloyd (GL) to carry out inspection and certification services under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC 2006).

30th August 2011

Antigua and Barbuda authorises GL for MLC certification

30th August 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The A&P Tees shiprepair yard reports that it is gaining a reputation for giving vessels which have appeared on television a new lease of life, the latest being 5,891dwt trailing suction hopper…

30th August 2011

Laid-up ‘TV star’ dredger resurrected

30th August 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Belgian company Ecospeed reports that when British Antarctic Surveys RRS Ernest Shackleton was drydocked recently in Denmark, checks on the condition of the hull paint showed it to be virtually intact.

30th August 2011

Antarctic ship proves paint durability

30th August 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Neptun Werft in Warnemünde, better known these days as a builder of inland cruise ships, is readying the 75.9m passenger/car ferry Schleswig-Holstein for north German operator Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei (WDR).

30th August 2011

Neptun Werft readies rare ferry newbuild

30th August 2011

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Norway’s environmental strategy has provided a fillip to the uptake of gas-fuelled machinery in the marine sector, writes David Tinsley.

30th August 2011

Norway encourages gas propulsion solutions

30th August 2011

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

All electronically-controlled ME engines in MAN’s two-stroke range are available as ME-GI dual-fuel versions, incorporating high pressure gas injection arrangements, writes David Tinsley.

30th August 2011

LPG options for two-stroke engines

30th August 2011