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GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Farstad Shipping has, through its wholly owned subsidiary Farstad Supply, reached an agreement with STX OSV to build two anchor handling offshore service vessels (AHTS) of the type UT 731 CD.

22nd June 2011

Farstad orders two more AHTSs

22nd June 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

NYK Line, Oshima Shipbuilding, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Akasaka Diesels and Sakai Chemical Industry are to begin shipboard tests of selective catalytic reduction (SCR) nitrogen oxide (NOx) removal equipment.

22nd June 2011

World’s first SCR NOx removal system installed on bulker

22nd June 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

W3G Marine (W3GM) based in Aberdeen, Scotland, and the Dutch shipbuilder IHC Merwede have agr eed to collaborate on the development of W3GM’s patented design for an offshore wind turbine installation ship…

22nd June 2011

IHC Merwede to develop W3GM’s OWTIS

22nd June 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

InterManager, the international trade association for the shipmanagement industry, officially announced the completion of the development phase of its six-year project to produce an industry-wide performance measurement tool.

21st June 2011

Intermanager announces completion of KPI

21st June 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ClassNK was named the best classification society in Asia again Friday night when it received the “Classification Society Award” at the Seatrade Asia Awards held recently in Hong Kong.

21st June 2011

ClassNK named top classification society

21st June 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The new generation of 10,000 TEU container vessels contracted in China by Seaspan represents major improvements in energy efficiency, cargo capacity, operational efficiency and emission reductions.

21st June 2011

China to build world’s most efficient boxships

21st June 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

According to the latest Alphaliner newsletter, 98 ultra large container ships (ULCS) of over 10,000 TEU have been delivered since 2008 with a further 147 units due for delivery over the next…

21st June 2011

Container carriers in ULCS race

21st June 2011

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Ship repairer Dales Marine Services started the year at the double, with simultaneous dockings at both its Aberdeen and Leith facilities, on Scotland’s east coast.

21st June 2011

At the double for Dales Marine

21st June 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Cargotec has introduced new developments that allow shipboard systems for gravity self-unloading dry bulk cargoes to deliver greater capacity while minimising environmental impact.

20th June 2011

Upgraded self-unloader systems are clean and efficient

20th June 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Bureau Veritas (BV) classed fleet has grown strongly during 2011 and in June passed 80 million gt comprising 9,663 sea-going ships and 1,853 inland navigation vessels.

20th June 2011

BV fleet tops 80 million gt

20th June 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

TTS Energy AS, a subsidiary of TTS Group ASA, has signed a Letter of Intent with Jurong Shipyard in Singapore for delivery of a high performance drilling equipment package for a new…

20th June 2011

TTS drilling equipment for jack-up

20th June 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

OSD-IMT, the UK arm of Ijmuiden-based Offshore Ship Designers, has been chosen by Samsung and Boskalis-SMIT Engineering to develop the basic design, detailed design and production drawings for a 99m cable laying…

20th June 2011

New cable layer design for Boskalis

20th June 2011

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

The 2,592-passenger (lower berths) Grand Princess recently returned to service, after the most extensive refurbishment in Princess Cruises’ history, emerging from the Grand Bahama Shipyard as a rejuvenated ship.

20th June 2011

Grand Princess transformed at Bahamas yard

20th June 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

At a recent GL Exchange forum held in Hamburg, Torsten Schramm, GL COO, delivered an introductory presentation giving a detailed survey of the challenges facing shipping as it seeks to reduce its…

17th June 2011

GL solutions for a cleaner maritime industry

17th June 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has received a $500 million order from Hoegh of Norway to build a pair of LNG floating storage regasification units (FSRUs).

17th June 2011

HHI inks Hoegh order for LNG FSRUs

17th June 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Hempel, the Danish-based industrial and marine paint manufacturer, is expanding its operations in the Indian subcontinent with the opening of a new manufacturing unit in Nashik, Maharashtra.

17th June 2011

Hempel expands in India

17th June 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Scania launched a new range of marine propulsion units consisting of high speed engines, transmission and type-approved instrumentation at Mercator Medias annual Seawork exhibition in Southampton, UK.

17th June 2011

Scania launches new engines

17th June 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Rolls-Royce has announced orders worth over £100 million to supply propulsion systems for offshore construction and drilling vessels.

16th June 2011

Rolls-Royce secures offshore propulsion orders

16th June 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Norwegian companyOceanSaver has developed its next generation advanced ballast water treatment system, Mark II, which, it claims, will reduce energy use by over 50% compared to its previous technology.

16th June 2011

New BWT system cuts consumption by half

16th June 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Cardiff-based Graig Ship Management Limited has taken delivery of the 79,600 dwt bulk-carrier ‘King Peace’, for which it is providing full technical management and crewing on behalf of Shanghai-based Zhong An Shipping.

16th June 2011

Graig to manage Chinese-owned vessel

16th June 2011