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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

China Petrochemical Corp, of Taiwan, has for the first time specified all-electric cargo pump room systems for two new 40,000 dwt product carriers.

22nd January 2010

Cargo pump room system for Chinese tanker operator

22nd January 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) joint research and development project on antifouling paints for ship bottoms is to be incorporated into a government-industry initiative aimed at reducing CO2 emissions.

22nd January 2010

Ship operator launches super-smooth bottom paint initiative

22nd January 2010

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Marine fuel supplies for the Haiti disaster have been assured by US contractor Multi Service, working with the US Defense Energy Support Center (DESC).

22nd January 2010

Fuel supply system helps with earthquake relief

22nd January 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Solar Solve of the UK is supplying blackout blinds and roller screens for a major offshore installation.

22nd January 2010

Anti-glare screens for offshore platform

22nd January 2010

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Castrol will, later this year, be opening a lubricants technology centre in China to be located in the Jinqiao Science Park, Shanghai.

21st January 2010

Castrol develops Shanghai lubricants technology centre

21st January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

According to industry sources, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) is in talks with a Greek firm over a deal to build the Korean shipbuilder’s first cruise ship at an estimated cost…

21st January 2010

DSME poised to win cruise ship order

21st January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Chinas completed shipbuilding output in 2009 surged by more than 40 percent with its share in the global market rising further.

21st January 2010

Chinas shipbuilding output expanded in 2009

21st January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The United Arab Emirates is bolstering ties with South Korea by signing a memorandum of understanding with STX Offshore and Shipbuilding and the Korea Shipbuilders’ Association with Abu Dhabi Shipbuilding (ADSB) for…

21st January 2010

Korea in partnership with UAE

21st January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

According to figures released by the Japan Ship Exporters Association, Japanese export ship orders rose for the first time in 15 months in December on a year-on-year basis by 71.5 percent to…

21st January 2010

Japanese ship orders on the up

21st January 2010

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Far eastern yards still have plenty of newbuilding work but once the current order backlog is cleared they will be in the same position as the once-great European yards. Tom Todd looks…

21st January 2010

German yards struggle after dismal year

21st January 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

With the imminent entry into force of the ECDIS carriage requirements for all SOLAS ships, the industry has been looking at providing navigators with the necessary charts.

21st January 2010

Electronic data for navigation and planning fires controversy

21st January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Genoa-based classification society RINA has published a new web interface in the ‘marine member’ area of its corporate website www.rina.org.

20th January 2010

New web interface enhances RINA transparency

20th January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Keppel FELS has delivered another ENSCO 8500 Series semi-submersible drilling rigs to customer Ensco International.

20th January 2010

Keppel delivers first rig of 2010

20th January 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

2009 saw the conclusion of the four-year European Safedor project, intended to establish a new approach to design for enhanced maritime safety.

20th January 2010

Design for safety approach encompasses mega-lifeboats

20th January 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

The Sustainable Shipping awards, first presented in 2009, are being repeated for 2010.

20th January 2010

Awards for environmental initiatives in shipping

20th January 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

US company Universal has formed a new emissions technology division.

20th January 2010

Emissions technology from US exhaust specialist

20th January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Maersk Meridian, the last in a series of six 165,500 m³ DF electric LNG carriers from Samsung Heavy Industries, was taken over by Maersk LNG on 15 January 2010 in South Korea.

20th January 2010

Maersk takes delivery of Maersk Meridian

20th January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Cassens Werft, located in Emden, Germany, has been bought by a group of investors, thereby saving the shipyard from bankruptcy.

20th January 2010

Cassens Werft gets reprieve

20th January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wartsila is rationalising production facilities in Europe and moving them to China.

19th January 2010

Wärtsilä to move part of production to China

19th January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

STX shipyard in Korea delivered the 38,000 DWT chemical tanker Bunga Allium to MISC Berhad (MISC) in Malaysia

19th January 2010

MISC names new chemical tanker

19th January 2010