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GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Deliveries of new containerships have reached 1.29 Mteu so far this year and are forecast to reach 1.42 Mteu by the end of the year, according to Alphaliner records.

26th October 2010

Container vessel deliveries surge in 2010

26th October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Major Japanese engine builders are developing engines that produce less exhaust gasses in preparation for more stringent international emissions regulations in 2016.

26th October 2010

Japanese to develop green engines

26th October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) agreed to buy a 30% stake in an Angolan shipyard, its first investment in an African shipbuilder, as oil drilling off the continent’s coast spurs demand…

26th October 2010

Koreans buy stake in Angolan shipyard

26th October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Doosan Engine of Korea have signed an agreement under which MHI will license manufacturing and marketing of its MET turbocharger, a supercharger for marine diesel engines, to…

26th October 2010

Doosan to manufacture MET turbochargers

26th October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

To facilitate easier and more cost-effective installation of bridge and machine room consoles, Ulstein Power & Control (UPC) has developed a modular console system which can be transported safely at any phase…

26th October 2010

Ulstein launches modular consoles

26th October 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The Danish pump manufacturer Grundfos is gearing up to make inroads into the marine market more than 60 years after starting up in business producing pumps mainly for the transference of water…

26th October 2010

Heavyweight pump manufacturer enters marine market

26th October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

German cruise ship builder Meyer Werft has bagged an order worth €1.2 billion for two 143,500 GT newbuilds for NCL for delivery in early 2013 and 2014, writes Tom Todd.

26th October 2010

Germans clinch €1.2 billion order for cruise ship duo

26th October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Mitsui OSK Lines and MOL Ferry recently put their emergency response procedures to the test in a table top drill that simulated a ferry collision in Japanese waters.

25th October 2010

Exercise replicates ferry collision

25th October 2010

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Dr Hermann J. Klein, member of the Executive Board of Germanischer Lloyd and responsible for Maritime Services, will at his own request be resigning from this position with effect from 15 December…

25th October 2010

Klein stands down from current GL role; ex-Damen boss takes over

25th October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Power conversion specialist Converteam has been selected by STX Offshore and Shipbuilding of South Korea as designer and supplier of an extensive package of electrical equipment for a newbuild drillship for contractor…

25th October 2010

Electrical package for drillship

25th October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

STX Finland and Viking Line have signed a preliminary agreement for the construction of an environmentally-friendly, new-generation cruise ferry to be operated by Viking Line between Stockholm and Turku.

25th October 2010

New ‘green’ cruise ferry may be fuelled by LNG

25th October 2010

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Lloyd’s Register’s Board of Trustees has selected Thomas Thune Andersen as the Chairman-elect of the Lloyd’s Register Group, to succeed current chairman David Moorhouse after he retires.

22nd October 2010

Former Maersk boss to be next LR chairman

22nd October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) of Korea has ordered four common-rail 12V48/60CR Tier-II propulsion engines from MAN Diesel & Turbo SE.

21st October 2010

Common-rail technology powers world’s largest ferry

21st October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The first G-type engine, designated G80ME-C1, has a design that follows the principles of the large-bore Mk-9 engine series that MAN introduced in 2006 and is designed with a longer stroke to…

21st October 2010

Revolutionary ultra long-stroke engine from MAN

21st October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Kongsberg Maritime simulation & training department has developed a sophisticated green ship engine room simulator (ERS) model based on a Wärstilä 12RT-flex 82C low-speed common-rail engine, built for a 4,800 TEU…

21st October 2010

Kongsberg develops green ship engine room simulator

21st October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Over 90 delegates attended the first-ever Motorship ‘gas fuelled ships’ one-day conference which took place on 20 October in Hamburg and was deemed to be a great success.

21st October 2010

Inaugural ‘gas fuelled ship’ conference a success

21st October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The UK Chamber of Shipping has announced that 18 seafarers and industry personnel have been selected by the Merchant Navy Medal Fund to receive the 2010 Merchant Navy Medals.

20th October 2010

British merchant seamen honoured

20th October 2010

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Cosalt has appointed Darren Short as branch manager of its Lowestoft, UK, branch as part of a restructuring operation designed to make it easier for customers to get expert advice and speak…

20th October 2010

New managers at Cosalt in Lowestoft

20th October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä’s results for the third quarter of 2010 show a recovery in the ship power market. The company reports that during the third quarter, new vessel ordering activity continued to recover with…

20th October 2010

Wärtsilä sees evidence of recovery

20th October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A new standard contract governing the services provided for the laying up of a vessel is being developed by BIMCO.

19th October 2010

New layup contract to build on existing guidelines

19th October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Californian based Applied Weather Technology, (AWT), recently launched GlobalView, an innovative new fleet management system that combines AWT’s ship routing services and software with Google Earth technology.

19th October 2010

First fleet management system to utilise Google Earth

19th October 2010

OPINION

OPINION

The November 2010 issue of The Motorship partly focuses on communications. This was a hot topic in the lead-up to the introduction of GMDSS, but has been less newsworthy over the last…

19th October 2010

Communications choice

19th October 2010

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Creative Systems, the developer of the GHS Ship stability software, has appointed John W. Christian as manager of business and marketing.

18th October 2010

New manager for ship stability specialist

18th October 2010