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GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Broker reports indicate fast emerging Abu Dhabi shipowner Eships has come to the rescue of bankrupt Korean yard SLS Shipbuilding.

17th February 2010

SLS gets Eships lifeline

17th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A series of fast response cutters being built for the US Coast Guard (USCG) will be protected against hull corrosion and marine pipework bio-fouling with a system manufactured by Cathelco Ltd.

17th February 2010

Cathelco systems to protect new USCG cutters

17th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

MAN Diesel has announced a series of significant orders for its two-stroke, electronic ME-engines in Brazil.

16th February 2010

ME-engines firmly established in Brazilian market

16th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

STX Europe has entered into a newbuilding contract with Simon Møkster Shipping in Norway for the building of a Platform Supply Vessel (PSV).

16th February 2010

Simon Møkster orders PSV

16th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä has received the first order for its new Wärtsilä RT-flex35 two-stroke engine.

16th February 2010

First order for Wärtsilä RT-flex35 engines comes from China

16th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

According to figures released by Alphaliner, the idle containership fleet fell below 10% for the first time in six months as slow steaming and the deployment of extra loaders for the pre-Lunar…

16th February 2010

Idle fleet falls below 10%

16th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Bohai Ferry Co in China has ordered four MAN 16V32/40CD propulsion plants to power two passenger vessels to supplement its fleet.

16th February 2010

Chinese ferry company opts for MAN engines

16th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

German shipping company Thomas Schulte is taking the lead in implementing the requirements of the Hong Kong Convention on Ship Recycling well in advance.

16th February 2010

German shipowner contracts GL for ship recycling

16th February 2010

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Accreditation for Hamworthy Krystallon scrubbers on the list of emerging technologies has followed the US EPA’s decision to accept exhaust gas cleaning systems as a viable means of reducing emissions.

16th February 2010

Seawater scrubber qualifies as EPA ‘emerging technology’ to reduce particulate matter

16th February 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Wärtsilä has received the first order for its new Wärtsilä RT-flex35 two-stroke engine, for five units to be built by licensee Yichang Marine Diesel Engine for a series of chemical tankers for…

16th February 2010

Chinese order first examples of new engine

16th February 2010

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has announced that it has developed a fuel additive that it claims reduces CO2 and boosts efficiency.

15th February 2010

Additive claimed to reduce carbon emissions

15th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Queen of The Netherlands named and launched the trailing suction hopper dredger Willem van Oranje on 10 February 2010.

15th February 2010

Queen launches Boskalis dredger

15th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Hamworthy has become the first non-domestic sewage plant supplier to achieve CCS type approval, strengthening its position in the world’s largest shipbuilding nation.

15th February 2010

Chinese type approval for Hamworthy sewage plant

15th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Spanish shipyard Astilleros Hijos de J Barreras in Vigo has recently delivered the Euro 100 million SF Alhucemas to ferry owner, Balearia.

15th February 2010

Balearia gets new ferry

15th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä Corporation and Canada-based Trojan Technologies have signed an exclusive agreement to jointly develop, market, and distribute a ballast water treatment (BWT) system for ships.

15th February 2010

Wärtsilä and Trojan Technologies sign agreement to launch BWT system

15th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Rolls-Royce has opened its new Dynamic Positioning (DP) and Automation & Control training centre in Ålesund, Norway.

15th February 2010

New PD training centre in Ålesund opened

15th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Maritime security in the Caribbean region has been bolstered with the delivery of six high speed aluminium patrol craft for the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard (TTCG).

15th February 2010

Caribbean patrol boats completed

15th February 2010

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

CIMAC, the International Council for Combustion Engines, held its latest CIMAC Circle forums at the Marintec event in China.

14th February 2010

Industry exchanges views on the impact of fuels and emissions on life cycle costs

14th February 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Italian company Heila Marine Cranes reports that in December 2009 it successfully performed an overload tests of the 100 ton AHC crane.

13th February 2010

Overload test for large crane

13th February 2010

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Ecospec claims significant progress in combating green house gas emissions via a strategic partnership with Korean company STX.

12th February 2010

CSNOx to the fore at COP15

12th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Croatia plans to put its struggling shipyards up for sale on 15 February in an attempt to move its European Union (EU) entry talks forward, Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor said on Thursday.

12th February 2010

Croatia shipyards for sale

12th February 2010

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The IMO Secretary General recently gave his opinions on the outcome of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP15).

11th February 2010

Mixed feelings from IMO on COP15

11th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Oslo-based Fred. Olsen Windcarrier AS, which is indirectly owned 50/50 by Bonheur ASA and Ganger Rolf ASA, has entered into agreements with Lamprell Energy Ltd. for the construction of two transport and…

11th February 2010

Dubai to build offshore construction vessels

11th February 2010