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GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Maersk Line has exercised its option with Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering to build an additional 10 Triple-E ships, which the company describes as the world’s largest and most efficient container…

27th June 2011

Maersk Line contracts 10 Triple-E vessels

27th June 2011

50 YEARS AGO

50 YEARS AGO

It is now such a common sight to see Wärtsilä low speed engines, as we now refer to the Sulzer-designed units, sporting ABB (and Napier) turbochargers that it is easily forgotten that…

27th June 2011

Sulzer turbochargers and early gas carriers

27th June 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

An innovative MacGregor self-loading system from Cargotec is an integral element of Ecore.

27th June 2011

Cargotec develops self-unloading system

27th June 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The recent decision of the IMO Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) to solve the problem of misdeclared container weights will significantly improve the safety of container ships, their crews, shore-side personnel involved in…

27th June 2011

IMO decides to tackle misdeclared container weight problem

27th June 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The growing number of major casualties related to cargo liquefaction has lead to a greater awareness of the safety aspects of certain bulk cargoes and, in particular, the carriage nickel ore, the…

27th June 2011

New guidelines for nickel ore cargoes

27th June 2011

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The Western Australian shipbuilder Austal Ships recently handed over the largest catamaran the company has built to date, the 113m long Leonora Christina, to Danish ferry company Faergen (formerly Nordic Ferry Services).

27th June 2011

New Austal cat is biggest ever

27th June 2011

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Maersk Line aims to cement its position as leader in the West African market with delivery of a new series of container ships specifically designed for that part of the world.

27th June 2011

Maersk introduces first customised West Africa boxship

27th June 2011

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

A new kind of vessel is being specially designed to tolerate the tough, frigid conditions in the Arctic to allow for the repair and maintenance of sub sea installations, writes Mark Langdon.

26th June 2011

Ship design is optimised for Arctic operation

26th June 2011

OPINION

OPINION

Despite lower activity levels in shipping, casualty statistics remain high. Denzil Stuart investigates.

26th June 2011

High casualty levels still cause concern

26th June 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Daimler AG and Rolls-Royce Holdings plc have secured 94.17 % of the shares in Tognum after the two companies successful tender offer.

24th June 2011

Daimler and Rolls-Royce secure 94% of Tognum

24th June 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

China’s Yangzijian Shipbuilding has won an order for eight 10,000 TEU container ships from German shipowner Peter Dohle.

24th June 2011

China clinches Peter Dohle boxship order

24th June 2011

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Following a quiet year in 2010 for large tanker repairs at Bahrain’s Arab Shipbuilding & Repair Yard (ASRY), the first quarter of 2011 has seen operators of ULCC/VLCCs return to the Arabian…

24th June 2011

Large tankers return to ASRY

24th June 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Havila Shipping has won a five year tender with Statoil for delivering platform supply services with an option for a further three years.

23rd June 2011

Havila wins contract with Havyard design

23rd June 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ABB has won a $24 million order to supply electrical power and propulsion systems for two next generation Ramform vessels, capable of 3D seismic data acquisition for sea bottom resource exploration.

23rd June 2011

ABB wins order to power seismic vessels

23rd June 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Stena Line claims that its passenger ferry ‘Stena Jutlandica’ is the first to be equipped with wind turbines which will contribute to the company’s environmental efforts by both supplying energy and reducing…

23rd June 2011

Wind turbine power ‘world first’ for ferry

23rd June 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Farstad Shipping has, through its wholly owned subsidiary Farstad Supply, reached an agreement with STX OSV to build two anchor handling offshore service vessels (AHTS) of the type UT 731 CD.

22nd June 2011

Farstad orders two more AHTSs

22nd June 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

NYK Line, Oshima Shipbuilding, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Akasaka Diesels and Sakai Chemical Industry are to begin shipboard tests of selective catalytic reduction (SCR) nitrogen oxide (NOx) removal equipment.

22nd June 2011

World’s first SCR NOx removal system installed on bulker

22nd June 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

W3G Marine (W3GM) based in Aberdeen, Scotland, and the Dutch shipbuilder IHC Merwede have agr eed to collaborate on the development of W3GM’s patented design for an offshore wind turbine installation ship…

22nd June 2011

IHC Merwede to develop W3GM’s OWTIS

22nd June 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

InterManager, the international trade association for the shipmanagement industry, officially announced the completion of the development phase of its six-year project to produce an industry-wide performance measurement tool.

21st June 2011

Intermanager announces completion of KPI

21st June 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ClassNK was named the best classification society in Asia again Friday night when it received the “Classification Society Award” at the Seatrade Asia Awards held recently in Hong Kong.

21st June 2011

ClassNK named top classification society

21st June 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The new generation of 10,000 TEU container vessels contracted in China by Seaspan represents major improvements in energy efficiency, cargo capacity, operational efficiency and emission reductions.

21st June 2011

China to build world’s most efficient boxships

21st June 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

According to the latest Alphaliner newsletter, 98 ultra large container ships (ULCS) of over 10,000 TEU have been delivered since 2008 with a further 147 units due for delivery over the next…

21st June 2011

Container carriers in ULCS race

21st June 2011

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Ship repairer Dales Marine Services started the year at the double, with simultaneous dockings at both its Aberdeen and Leith facilities, on Scotland’s east coast.

21st June 2011

At the double for Dales Marine

21st June 2011