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GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Two of Japan’s largest shipping firms, NYK and “K” Line, reached agreements with shipbuilders to convert some container ship orders to orders for bulk carriers and other vessels, as demand for container…

12th March 2010

NYK, K Line alter newbuilding orders

12th March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Transocean Ltd. announced that the newbuild ultra-deepwater drillship Discoverer Inspiration has commenced operations for Chevron U.S.A. Inc. in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico under a five-year drilling contract.

12th March 2010

Transocean newbuilding begins contract with Chevron

12th March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

To assist operators of cruise ships, tankers, semi-submersibles, jack-up rigs and other large ocean-going vessels to meet the IMO’s ballast water discharge requirements, UV disinfection specialist Hanovia in the UK has partnered…

12th March 2010

Disinfecting ballast water with UV

12th March 2010

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Genoa-based classification society RINA has appointed Massimo Volta as its new General Manager for America.

12th March 2010

RINA appoints new General Manager for America

12th March 2010

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Polar expedition vessel Plancius owned by Oceanwide Expeditions in the Netherlands was recently converted and refurbished.

11th March 2010

Antarctic cruise ship refurbished

11th March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine, has secured an approximately S$130 million contract to carry out pre-conversion works on the VLCC SUVA, to be renamed FPSO P62 for…

11th March 2010

Jurong secures Petrobras FPSO conversion contract

11th March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Gothenburg-based Stena Bulk, which recently confirmed the order at Samsung Shipyard for two in-house designed Suezmax tankers for delivery in 2011, has now placed further orders together with partners and the…

11th March 2010

New orders for Stena Bulk, Sonangol tanker pool

11th March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Hong Kong based Seaspan Corporation announced the delivery of its 44th and 45th vessels, the Guayaquil Bridge and the COSCO Japan.

11th March 2010

Two more boxships join Seaspan

11th March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Far from being hit by the recession, South Shields based Solar Solve Marine, manufacturer of the SOLASOLV brand of ships roller sunscreens, continues to win significant orders and enjoy success, as well…

11th March 2010

Solar Solve bucks the trend

11th March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

IMO reports that Saudi Arabia has lent its support to the Code of Conduct designed to combat the current high levels of piracy in the Indian Ocean.

10th March 2010

Saudis sign anti-piracy Code

10th March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Harris Pye Group (HPG) and Future Pipe Industries (FPI), of The Netherlands, have extended their collaboration agreement, which will see HPG become FPI’s exclusive marine representative, distributor and installation contractor in Australia,…

10th March 2010

Composite pipework specialists extend cooperation

10th March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

GL teams up with leading European shipyards to produce breakthrough design solutions.

10th March 2010

Research project BESST receives EU funding

10th March 2010

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

KPI Bridge Oil, a global broker and trader in marine bunkers is expandingits South America operation by appointing Marisa McGuire as bunker trader in its Valparaiso office.

10th March 2010

KPI Bridge Oil appoints new bunker trader

10th March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Propulsion specialist Schottel is to inaugurate, in March 2010, a new spare parts warehouse at the company’s headquarters in Koblenz/Spay, Germany.

10th March 2010

Schottel opens new spare parts logistics centre

10th March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Norway’s Bergen Group Fosen has recently delivered a new 4,750 dwt advanced offshore seismic vessel to Volstad Marine.

9th March 2010

Offshore seismic vessel delivered

9th March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Parlevliet & Van der Plas B.V. and SkySails have begun practical tests of SkySails towing-kite propulsion for fishing trawlers.

9th March 2010

First SkySails powered fishing trawler

9th March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

According to Alphaliner, the fleet of idle containerships will diminish over the next two months as previously laid up vessels will return to active service with the introduction of new services, capacity…

9th March 2010

Reactivation of laid up vessels to deplete idle fleet

9th March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

More than 190 members of the Greek shipowning and operating community attended a comprehensive seminar in Athens on issues associated with the requirement to burn low sulphur fuels in the existing Suphur…

9th March 2010

Greek seminar highlights issues on low sulphur fuel

9th March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries has secured a contract to build a liquefied natural gas floating production storage and offloading (LNG-FPSO) platform for Royal Dutch Shell worth an estimated four to…

9th March 2010

Korean yard wins LNG FPSO order

9th March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) chairman and president Noboru Ueda announced to the press today that ClassNK will commit 2.2 billion yen ($25 million) in research and funding as part of its participation…

9th March 2010

ClassNK commits funds to joint GHG reduction program

9th March 2010