News

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Quantum is the name of a new container ship concept introduced by DNV.

24th May 2010

A quantum leap in container ship concept

24th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

IMOs Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) has instigated an historic change in the way international standards for ship construction is to be determined and implemented in the future.

24th May 2010

IMO adopts ship construction regulations

24th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

So far this year two vessels built in Japanese yards have been supplied with anti-glare roller screens from South Shields based Solar Solve Marine for installation at the navigation bridge windows.

24th May 2010

Japanese built ships are Solasafe

24th May 2010

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Dutch company TrustLube reports that it has recently achieved three certifications for its products - ISO 9001:2008, OHSAS 18001:2007 and SCC Petrochemical - which the company says reflects its aim to improve…

23rd May 2010

Certification for lubricant systems

23rd May 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Transas has recently drawn the attention of ECDIS users to a warning published by UKHO in its Notices to Mariners, concerning an issue with the use of electronic navigation charts.

23rd May 2010

Transas has recently drawn the attention of ECDIS users to a warning published by UKHO in its Notices to Mariners, concerning an issue with the use of electronic navigation charts.

23rd May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

One of the most illustrious warships in the history of United States Navy, the USS Missouri, has been preserved for the future with a Cathelco hull corrosion protection system. The World War…

22nd May 2010

Cathelco protects historic naval vessel in Pearl Harbour

22nd May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Hyundai Heavy Industries has produced an aggregate of 20 million bhp in four-stroke engines in what is claimed to be a record time: 19 years and 7 months.

22nd May 2010

Hyundai achieves milestone in medium-speed engines

22nd May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Spanish shipbuilder Construcciones Navales del Norte (La Naval de Sestao) delivered the 36,000 dwt Simon Stevin to Jan de Nul in February.

22nd May 2010

MAN powers record-setting vessel

22nd May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Havyard Group in Norway has signed a contract with the Faroe Island based company Supply Service for building of one Havyard 833 platform supply vessel (PSV) plus one option.

21st May 2010

Havyard signs PSV contract

21st May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Drydocks World – South East Asia has won a contract to build a new oil well intervention compact semi-submersible (CSS) vessel, representing a third order from integrated energy industries service provider Hallin…

21st May 2010

Drydocks World wins semisub order

21st May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) has been awarded shipbuilding orders over $1.25 billion in 2010 representing a total of 40 vessel including 29 bulk carriers and six units of product and chemical tankers…

21st May 2010

HMD secures bumper crop of newbuilding orders

21st May 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Ultra Dynamics has launched a new 1100kW waterjet for high performance craft.

21st May 2010

New waterjet for fast craft

21st May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

On 31 March the EU Life demonstration project ECOTEC-STC was concluded. Over a 3.5 year period the objective of this project was to evaluate the environmental and economical benefits of Ecospeed as…

20th May 2010

EU Life project confirms benefits of Ecospeed

20th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Harris Pye Group has signed an extension to the end of this year of its lease on the Swansea dry docks.

20th May 2010

Harris Pye extends lease on Swansea dry docks

20th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Motorship team will be at Posidonia in Athens, June 7-11th.

20th May 2010

See you at Posidonia

20th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Bureau Veritas (BV) says natural gas-powered propulsion will be one of the major contributors to greener shipping.

19th May 2010

BV backs gas propulsion for greener shipping

19th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

An unprecedented coalition of organisations, from trade unions to shipowners’ associations and insurers, has joined forces to back a global e-petition demanding concrete action to end the piracy that is putting lives…

19th May 2010

World push for piracy action

19th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

UK’s BAE Systems has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Atlantic Marine Holding Company from JFL-AMH Partners, LLC, a portfolio company of the private equity firm J.F. Lehman for a cash…

19th May 2010

BAE acquires US ship repair yards

19th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

China recorded a 94.9% year-on-year surge in completed shipbuilding volume to 18.6 million dwt in the first four months of the year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).…

19th May 2010

China makes strong recovery in shipbuilding

19th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Hanjin Heavy Industries’ shipyard in Subic Bay, Philippines, recently signed a $500 million contract to construct eight 205,000 dwt bulk carriers for Anglo-Australia’s Rio Tinto.

19th May 2010

Philippine yard gets Rio bulker order

19th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The merger announced between MAN Diesel SE and MAN Turbo AG to form MAN Diesel & Turbo SE, based in Augsburg, is now complete, the corresponding entry having been made in the…

19th May 2010

MAN Diesel & Turbo SE merger complete

19th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

BAE Systems has held talks with Atlantic Marine on acquiring the ship repair company with operations in Jacksonville, USA, according to The Financial Times.

18th May 2010

BAE eyeing US shipyards

18th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Seaspan Corporation has accepted delivery of the CSAV Lingue from Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding. The 4,250 TEU containership is Seaspans sixth delivery in 2010 and expands the companys operating fleet to 48 vessels.

18th May 2010

Seaspan takes delivery of another new boxship

18th May 2010