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GENERAL NEWS

Athens-based Diana Shipping, a global shipping transportation company specializing in dry bulk cargoes, recently took delivery of the newly-built New York, a 177,773 dwt Capesize dry bulk carrier built by Shanghai Waigaoqiao…

5th March 2010

Diana adds Caper newbuilding

5th March 2010

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Construction work is well underway on two major new Middle East shiprepair facilities. The new ship repair facility at Oman Drydock, which occupies a 1.2 million m2 site, will become operational in…

5th March 2010

Countdown for start-up of new repair yards

5th March 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The delivery of Hull no. 339 from Kleven Verft, named the Troms Vision, to Troms Offshore MPSV, took place on March 5 in Ålesund, Norway.

5th March 2010

Advanced integrated bridge for new offshore support ship

5th March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

MTU parent group Tognum is setting up a new engine assembly and manufacturing plant for the MTU brand in Aiken County, South Carolina, USA. This will replace the existing assembly plant in…

5th March 2010

New US factory for MTU engines

5th March 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

SkySails of Hamburg, Germany continues to refine its towing kite wind-assisted propulsion system, and to seek out new markets for the fuel- and emissions-saving system.

4th March 2010

Kite assistance for large fishing vessel

4th March 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

DK Group CEO Ken Bloch Sörensen says quick payback retrofit technology will open the door to wider markets as fuel prices and emissions regulations drive efficiency.

4th March 2010

Air cavity system technology now for existing vessels

4th March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

An online auction site has been launched in Norway, dealing in used and surplus maritime assets.

4th March 2010

On-line auction for ship spares

4th March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä reports that it has received an order to power the latest cruise vessel for Carnival Corporation, USA, which is provisionally named ‘Carnival Dream 3’.

4th March 2010

Power package for new cruise ship

4th March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Lloyds Register reports that it is to play a major role in a two year programme to test the suitability of bio-diesel for use in powering marine engines

3rd March 2010

LR teams up with Mærsk for marine engine bio-fuel tests

3rd March 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Norwegian company OptiMarin says that since the beginning of 2010 it has received a total of eight orders for its ballast water treatment system.

3rd March 2010

Offshore orders for ballast treatment system

3rd March 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Volvo Pentas IPS unit has made a considerable impact in the leisure marine industry, and the company hopes that its version of podded propulsion will be adopted by smaller commercial vessels.

3rd March 2010

Latest IPS drives targeted at commercial market

3rd March 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Chris Marine of Sweden has launched a new liner diameter measurement (LDM) instrument in order to quickly investigate the internal condition of cylinder liners for two-stroke engines.

3rd March 2010

New instrument for checking liner diameter with minimal dismantling

3rd March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, of Tokyo, has announced the delivery of Vijayanagar, a 82,000 dwt type bulk carrier, at the Tadotsu Shipyard of Tsuneishi Holdings Corporation on February 26, 2010.

3rd March 2010

Bulk carrier delivered to JSW Group

3rd March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä two-stroke engines have been chosen for eight Chinese bulk carriers. The order was placed by Beijing-based Minsheng Financial Leasing; Wärtsiläs Chinese licensee, Hefei RongAn Power Machinery (RongAn), a member of the…

3rd March 2010

Engines chosen for eight Chinese bulk carriers

3rd March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The fourth Shipdex conference took place at the MAN Diesel PrimeServ Academy in Augsburg, Germany on 16 February, where the Shipdex protocol was declared ready and available for use.

2nd March 2010

MAN hosts ship data exchange gathering

2nd March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Due to its increasing number of maritime clients in Western and Southern Sweden, Germanischer Lloyd (GL) is restructuring its organisation in Sweden.

2nd March 2010

GL moves Swedish office to Gothenburg

2nd March 2010

50 YEARS AGO

50 YEARS AGO

In March 1960, The Motor Ship was looking at the world, and the British, tanker fleets.

2nd March 2010

More new large tankers – but smaller fleets

2nd March 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

According to Hempel, an increasing number of shipowners are using fouling release coatings like Hempasil X3 to reduce fuel bills and cut carbon emissions.

1st March 2010

Faster docking procedure for vessels with silicone coatings

1st March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The International Maritime Organization has made available the 2010 edition of its International Safety Management (ISM) Code, which includes all related guidelines and consolidates all amendments to the Code adopted since the…

1st March 2010

ISM Code reissued

1st March 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Wärtsilä reports that it has signed a contract with the STX Finland shipyard in Rauma, to deliver four medium speed engines for a polar supply and research vessel.

1st March 2010

Engines for new research ship

1st March 2010