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GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Korean Register of Shipping (KR) has been authorised by the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Korea as a verification body for its pilot greenhouse gas emissions trading scheme.

8th January 2010

KR to verify emissions

8th January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The South Korean shipyard Daewoo has won an order from Russia’s Gazprom for four LNG carriers at a total cost of $2 billion.

8th January 2010

Gazprom orders four LNG carriers

8th January 2010

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Cammell Laird has been awarded a major cable layer ship lengthening contract by Nexans.

7th January 2010

Cable layer to be lengthened in UK

7th January 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Rsults from Paris MoU PSC inspections over a recent three-month period show one in five inspections revealed lifeboat drill related deficiencies.

7th January 2010

Paris MoU concerned about poor boat drills

7th January 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Cummins power has been chosen for the latest generation of Gulf crewboats, designed to take this sector through the next decade.

7th January 2010

Crowning a decade of crew boats

7th January 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Queen Elizabeth to be equipped with Cosalt Premier lifejackets

6th January 2010

Lifejacket order for new cruise ship

6th January 2010

REGULATION

REGULATION

Germanischer Lloyd caused something of a stir towards the end of 2009 by advocating ship speeds well below even the current trend for slow steaming.

6th January 2010

Class proposes even slower ship speeds

6th January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Norwegian shipbuilders had a bad 2009, but expect 2010 to be even harder.

6th January 2010

Tougher times for Norwegian shipyards

6th January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

China is establishing a new fund to assist its shipping industry.

6th January 2010

China Ship Fund starts operations

6th January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The idle containership fleet, according to Alphaliner, remains at a very high level.

5th January 2010

Idle fleet remains high

5th January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Alphaliner reports that the active capacity of the top 20 container carriers dropped by 2.4% over the last 12 months.

5th January 2010

Top container carriers’ active capacity down

5th January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Houston-based Oceaneering International, Inc. has commissioned the construction of a dive support vessel (DSV).

5th January 2010

Oceaneering orders new diving vessel

5th January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Contracts for Malta Shiprepair and Manoel Island Yacht Yard (MIYY) are ready to be presented to the Maltese government.

5th January 2010

Malta shipyard contracts ready

5th January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Local sources in Turkey reported that the Besiktas Shipping Group has cancelled plans to construct a shipyard in the Adana-Yumurtalik Free Trade Zone.

5th January 2010

Besiktas cancels new shipyard

5th January 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Lifeboat and davit manufacturer Schat-Harding is investing in a new lifeboat servicing facility in Shanghai, China.

5th January 2010

Schat-Harding strengthens Shanghai service stati

5th January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Lloyd’s Register marks the beginning of its 250th anniversary year with the delivery of an Ecuadorian tanker, first ship of 2010 to LR class.

4th January 2010

LR starts 250th anniversary celebrations with HHI delivery

4th January 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Pipework anti-fouling systems from Cathelco of the UK hve been retrofitted to a class of 14 US military refuelling ships.

4th January 2010

MSC vessels fitted with Cathelco systems

4th January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS 4th January 2010

LR starts 250th anniversary celebrations with HHI delivery

4th January 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

In the general deck and cargo field, the shipbuilding boom provided plenty of activity in the early part of the year, but as new orders dried up times looked harder.

3rd January 2010

Deck gear suppliers look offshore

3rd January 2010

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The switch to low-sulphur fuels, either particular grades of HFO or distillates, will begin to take effect in 2010, but alternatives offering even lower emissions are still being seriously investigated.

1st January 2010

Emissions limits drive search for cleaner fuels

1st January 2010

50 YEARS AGO

50 YEARS AGO

The January 1960 issue of The Motor Ship reviewed the previous year.

1st January 2010

A politicians empty promise for British yards

1st January 2010

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

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

31st December 2009

CSNOx to the fore at COP15

31st December 2009

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Chevron has introduced a lubricant to the US market that is suitable for EPA Tier-4 compliant engines.

31st December 2009

Marine lubricant designed with Tier-Four engine compliance in mind

31st December 2009