News

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Portugese shiprepair company, Lisnave, has received its 100th tanker project, the Eagle Turin, owned by Malaysian tanker operator, AET.

28th February 2013

Lisnave refits 100th AET tanker

28th February 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Classification society RINA Group has partnered with Italian software house IB to distribute a software suite aimed at improving ship and fleet operation across the board.

27th February 2013

RINA and IB to distribute fleet software

27th February 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

US based naval architecture company, Guido Perla & Associates (GPA), has won a contract to deliver the design, regulatory design and production engineering for two GPA 675J PSVs for Jackson Offshore Operators.

26th February 2013

GPA designs PSVs for Jackson Offshore

26th February 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

International experts are meeting at International Maritime Organisation (IMO) headquarters this week to begin work on updating the inventory of greenhouse gases (GHG) from international shipping.

26th February 2013

IMO to update GHG inventory

26th February 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä has announced a contract awarded the Korean yard STX Offshore & Shipbuilding to supply exhaust gas cleaning systems for four new container ro-ro (con-ro) vessels being built for Italian shipowner Ignazio…

26th February 2013

Follow-up scrubber contract from Messina

26th February 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Brussels based European Ships and Maritime Equipment Association (SEA Europe) has welcomed the launch of LeaderSHIP 2020, a strategy set up to increase the competitiveness of the European maritime technology industry and…

22nd February 2013

SEA Europe welcomes future opportunities

22nd February 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

International Paint has announced two new hull coating products, which the company claims represent a “sea-change in hull performance”.

22nd February 2013

Two new fouling control technologies from International

22nd February 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

German engineering company, the Vulkan group, has set up a new fully-owned subsidiary in Australia in response to increased demand for marine and industrial drive technology.

20th February 2013

New Vulkan subsidiary in Australia

20th February 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Rigs are increasingly sensitive to fuel quality these days, and PSV operators simply can no longer rely on their supply – no matter how established – to make sure the fuel it…

19th February 2013

Tracking down bugs in the system

19th February 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Transas ship modelling and hydrodynamics department did high fidelity modelling for more than 10 global cruise vessels last year – a market for which it’s hoping to get more business in…

19th February 2013

Transas ship modelling for cruisers

19th February 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Global marine lubricant marketer, Gulf Oil Marine, has announced a mutli year partnering agreement with international maritime charity, the Sailors’ Society, to offer support for seafarers.

19th February 2013

Gulf Oil and Sailors’ Society join to support seafarers

19th February 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

NBGI Private Equity, investor in Scotland based equipment specialist, ATR Group, has acquired the Aberdeen and Norway operations of Grimsby based maritime safety equipment company, Cosalt Offshore.

19th February 2013

NBGI acquires Cosalt Offshore

19th February 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Support vessels bring unique challenges to fire safety: flammable cargos and a deck space which is often taken up by heavy machinery.

19th February 2013

Fire safety for support vessels

19th February 2013

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Researchers from the University of Southern California’s Viterbi School of Engineering have been collaborating with Hong Kong shipowner Tai Chong Cheang Steamship Co (TCC) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions caused by marine…

18th February 2013

USC works on ‘greening’ sea transport

18th February 2013

REGULATION

REGULATION

Henrik Segercrantz describes a recent study by Germanisher Lloyd on development of windfarm projects, and the requirements for turbines, construction vessels and the support fleet.

18th February 2013

GL studies design of offshore windfarm installation and supply vessels

18th February 2013

REGULATION

REGULATION

On one hand you have Lloyds Register working hard to provide easy to read regulation guides and checklists which, as Nigel Carden of Thomas Miller P&I says “gets rid of some of…

18th February 2013

Grounds for detention

18th February 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

In 2011, the Norwegian Coastguard took delivery of the first of its class of innovative multi-purpose ships built by Kleven Maritime. Stevie Knight reports on experience so far.

18th February 2013

Norwegian Coastguard ships feature LNG fuel and novel rescue gear

18th February 2013

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Ship operators need to rationalise their energy use in the face of current and anticipated legislation, increasing customer environmental awareness among cargo owners and passengers plus fuel cost rises, says Stuart Melling,…

18th February 2013

Bridging the environmental gap in shipping

18th February 2013

OPINION

OPINION

It is a very rare occurrence these days when a new sea route opens up; now the traditional trading rotesm plus the later additions of the Suez and Panama Canals are being…

18th February 2013

Ice navigation encourages new technologies

18th February 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

David Tinsley looks at a recently-delivered large cruise ferry, built at DSME in Korea, which is designed to serve Tunisia’s links with Europe, and is built for speed as well as comfort.

18th February 2013

Ferry project captures spirit of resurgent Tunisia

18th February 2013