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GENERAL NEWS

The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (NSCSA) through its subsidiary National Chemical Carriers (NCC), signed a contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) to build a specialized chemical tanker for…

6th July 2010

NCC signs contract for chemical tanker

6th July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

New editions of two ISO standards on marine fuels have been developed to meet higher international requirements for air quality, ship safety, engine performance and crew health.

6th July 2010

ISO standards improve quality of marine fuels

6th July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Hong-Kong based Seaspan Corporation has accepted delivery of an 8,500 TEU containership named the ‘COSCO Indonesia’ from Hyundai Heavy Industries.

6th July 2010

Seaspan takes delivery of fifty-third containership

6th July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Researchers in Bolton and Southampton in the UK are working together to develop the next generation of composite materials for ships making them less vulnerable to fire.

6th July 2010

UK universities making ships more fire safe

6th July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Danaos Corporation took delivery of the newly built containership ‘CMA CGM Rabelais’, expanding its operational fleet to a total of 46 containerships aggregating 200,129 TEU.

6th July 2010

Danaos adds another boxship

6th July 2010

50 YEARS AGO

50 YEARS AGO

We often remark that little is new in the world of ship design and ship machinery. The June 1960 issue of The Motor Ship proves that.

5th July 2010

Electric power for efficient tugs

5th July 2010

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

In an extension of their existing cooperation in the development of 2-stage turbocharged medium speed diesel engines, Wärtsilä and ABB Turbo Systems intend to cooperate with a third partner, after-treatment specialist Hug…

5th July 2010

Wärtsilä, ABB and HUG develop low emissions technology

5th July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) witnessed a quadruple naming ceremony at its Ulsan shipyard recently when the German Rickmers Group christened four ultra-large container ships (ULCS) of 13,100 TEU each.

5th July 2010

Rickmers christens four containerships

5th July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Samsung Heavy Industries has recently signed contracts worth $1.7 billion to build 10 large container vessels and nine oil tankers.

5th July 2010

Samsung snaps up big orders

5th July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard has delivered a new flagship, the ‘Nieuw Amsterdam’, to Holland America Line (HAL), a member of Carnival Group. The new ship is the fourteenth the Italian shipbuilder has built…

5th July 2010

New flagship for Holland America Line

5th July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

At the recently concluded IMO diplomatic conference held in Manila, Philippines, the amendments to the International Convention and Code on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), were agreed.

5th July 2010

IMO agrees amendments to STCW

5th July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) has officially announced the opening of three new exclusive surveyor offices today in Tartous, Syria; Callao, Peru; and Sibu, Malaysia.

2nd July 2010

ClassNK opens three new offices

2nd July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Jeppesen Marine of Norway has concluded an agreement with Brazil’s Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation (DHN) which gives Jeppesen access to all of the nautical charts and data published by DHN for…

2nd July 2010

Brazilian nautical charts go electronic

2nd July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Netherlands-based heavy lift operator Jumbo Offshore has opened a new regional office in Perth, Western Australia.

2nd July 2010

Heavy lift company expands in Australia

2nd July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Total Lubmarine claims to have the only lubricant product in the market that can operate successfully for HFO at sulphur contents ranging below 1% and above 4%.

2nd July 2010

Single oil for high and low sulphur heavy fuels

2nd July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) says that it has developed what it claims to be the largest yet independent-type LNG cargo containment system.

2nd July 2010

Gas cargo system could impact on LNG-fuelled ships

2nd July 2010

50 YEARS AGO

50 YEARS AGO

Most of the July 1960 issue of The Motor Ship was taken up by tables of ships on order arranged by country, which showed Great Britain still held a leading position, closely…

1st July 2010

Shipbuilding statistics and engine design

1st July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Kittiwake Developments has launched a new, independent marine oil test service, developed specifically with the needs of the marine industry in mind.

1st July 2010

Kittiwake launches marine oil laboratory test service

1st July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

GNMTC and STX France have confirmed the signature of a contract for the construction of a new cruise ship. This signature follows the letter of intent signed on 4 June, 2010.

1st July 2010

GNMTC and STX France sign cruiseship contract

1st July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The EEDI certificate was issued in accordance with the voluntary EEDI guidelines, MEPC.1/Circ.681 and 682 of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). With this first EEDI certification, Hapag-Lloyd emphasizes its leadership in sustainable…

1st July 2010

GL issues the first EEDI certificate

1st July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Hellenic Carriers Limited recently announced that two of its newly formed subsidiaries have entered into shipbuilding contracts with Zhejiang Ouhua Shipbuilding in China for the construction of two 82,000 dwt Kamsarmax vessels.

1st July 2010

Hellenic signs newbuilding contracts

1st July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

IMO has reminded ship operators that today (1 July) new and more stringent regulations to reduce harmful emissions from ships, and enhanced safety regulations for passenger ships, come into force.

1st July 2010

MARPOL and SOLAS amendments enter into force

1st July 2010

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

In an important move to strengthen its communication and branding activities in sustainability services, DNV has announced the appointment of Stuart Brewer as communication manager of its newly established sustainability & innovation…

30th June 2010

DNV appoints communication manager for its new division

30th June 2010