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GENERAL NEWS

Increased interest in the building of LNG carriers at Chinese shipyards spurred the recent large LNG carriers forum, held in Shanghai, and conducted jointly by classification societies ABS and CCS (China Classification…

10th May 2010

ABS and CCS conduct joint LNG forum

10th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Liberian Registry is offering tanker owners and operators a VOC management plan review and approval service to help them achieve compliance with impending IMO legislation governing air pollution.

10th May 2010

Liberia launches VOC service

10th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A DNV Petroleum Services (DNVPS) survey on the operational impact of the European Union 0.1% marine fuel sulphur limit, enforced on 1 Jan this year, has revealed potentially critical issues.

10th May 2010

DNVPS identifies critical issues on EU marine fuel sulphur regulations

10th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Brazil launched the first of 10 domestically built oil tankers it will use to boost its trade in oil and give new life to its shipbuilding industry.

10th May 2010

Brazil launches first oil tanker

10th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Italian classification society RINA has published a new set of rules covering offshore units including FPSOs, FSRUs and MODUs.

10th May 2010

Class society publishes new rules for offshore units

10th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

EnSolve Biosystems in the USA has successfully completed and passed the MEPC 107(49) certification tests for its compact PetroLiminator 200M (PL 200M) oily water separator (OWS) system.

9th May 2010

Compact oil water separator system launched

9th May 2010

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Leading offshore shipping companies are increasingly turning to diesel electric propulsion systems as an efficient means of meeting the performance requirements for modern platform supply vessels.

8th May 2010

Diesel electric trend growing for offshore vessels

8th May 2010

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Norwegian shipowner I.M. Skaugen Group (IMSK) named the first ship in its new series of Multigas carriers in a ceremony at the Skaugen joint venture company with Shenghui Gas & Chemical Systems’…

8th May 2010

New Skaugen gas carrier to expand LNG bunker infrastructure

8th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) in Japan has reached a basic agreement with the Norwegian-based BW Offshore Limited, one of the worlds leading FPSO contractors, to collaborate in the marketing of FPSO for…

8th May 2010

MHI to collaborate with BW Offshore in LNG-FPSO

8th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Netherlands-based IHC Merwede has announced the strategic acquisition of MMP, Cape Town, South Africa. The new name of the company will be IHC Marine and Mineral Projects (IHC MMP).

7th May 2010

IHC Merwede acquires Cape Town consultancy

7th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Southern African Shipyard (SAS) based in Durban has indicated an interest in developing a shipyard in Nigeria.

7th May 2010

South African firm to establish shipyard in Nigeria

7th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Criminalisation, piracy, transparency and a lack of unity across member states towards maritime issues were some of the subjects on the agenda for discussion today when senior representatives from InterManager met with…

7th May 2010

InterManager takes ship management messages to EU

7th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Ships lose a lot of energy due to friction as they move through water and numerous innovations in marine paint technology have sought to address this issue.

6th May 2010

Bionic coating could make ships more efficient

6th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

On 1 July 2010, MARPOL Annex VI, a new requirement (regulation 15.6) regarding volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions control, enters into force.

6th May 2010

New emissions control requirements

6th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

In 2012 the Rostock-based Scandlines will put two new ferries into service on the Gedser - Rostock route doubling capacity. The new vessels, to be built by the German shipbuilder Volkswerft Stralsund,…

5th May 2010

Scandlines orders two new ferries

5th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

DNV has appointed Antony DSouza as its regional manager for Middle East & Indian Subcontinent

5th May 2010

DNV names regional head

5th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

MAN Diesel & Turbo is supplying the charitable organisation Mercy Ships International with four new 5L21/31 type on-board power generators for a hospital ship.

5th May 2010

MAN donates gensets to hospital ship

5th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A rapidly depleting orderbook and an improved trade outlook could lead to the return of major new orders for containerships by the first quarter of 2011, based on Alphaliner’s analysis of historical…

5th May 2010

Containership orders could be on the up early next year

5th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Helsinki-based company Eniram, the provider of dynamic decision support systems for the shipping industry, and Hamburg Süd Group announced the agreement to deploy Eniram’s dynamic trimming assistant (DTA) on a total…

5th May 2010

German owner fitting dynamic trimming system on its ships

5th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Princess Cruises, a unit of Carnival Corporation, announced that contracts to build two 3,600-passenger cruiseships have been finalized with Italys Fincantieri shipyard.

4th May 2010

Carnival finalises contracts for two new Princess cruiseships

4th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

MAN Diesel & Turbo supplied the main and auxiliary engines for the 10,140 dwt ‘José María Entrecanales’, a new roll-on/roll-off cargo vessel.

4th May 2010

MAN powers new Spanish Ro-Ro

4th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

In a breakthrough deal, Wärtsilä has signed a contract with the Brazilian industrial group QUIP to supply three main power modules for a new P-63 FPSO vessel.

4th May 2010

Wärtsilä to supply power solution for FPSO

4th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The UK’s leading environmental research organisation has commissioned a scientific research ship to replace the ‘Discovery’ which was built in 1962 and is coming to the end of its useful working life.

4th May 2010

UK orders new scientific research ship

4th May 2010