Month: September 1998

New tonnage orders for cruise ships over 100,000g are continuing to materialise. Carnival Corporation has decided to return to Fincantieri for a further two cruise ships of 102,000g. Following the success of…

The Tokyo MOU`s annual report shows that during 1997 its member states carried out almost 13,000 Port State Control inspections from almost 25 thousand vessels calling at their ports. Over 7,500 vessels…

Desktop PCs are now so powerful that software which was once the preserve of dedicated workstations can now be run on general purpose hardware. Windows NT is fast becoming the platform of…

A design combining a catamaran with a surface effect ship is creating interest in the fast ferry industry. A patented concept of a cross between a catamaran and a surface effect ship…

Navion Britannia is a sophisticated multi-purpose shuttle tanker the design of which emphasises safety, environmentally operations, and enhanced manoeuvrability in rough weather. Delivered in April by Astilleros Espanoles (AESA) Sestao yard to…

The 15,750 dwt Mariella Amoretti, which was delivered in May by German builder Lindenau to Italian owner Marichem Europe, is a further version of the yard`s Tanker Class 2000 design. The 19,000m3…

At the heart of development and production of MAN B&W low-speed engines is the Copenhagen works. While few engines are produced in Denmark, the home of MAN B&W remains firmly in Copenhagen…

Chinese yards are feeling the effects of the fall in the value of the Japanese and Korean currencies. The year ending July 1 1998 has seen the yen lose almost 22 per…

The loss of another two handysize bulkers and the abandonment of a third has renewed concerns about the safety of older bulk carriers. Fortunately all three crews were rescued, which was not…

Of about 120 signatory countries to the STCW, around 80 met the August 1 deadline to submit information on their training institutions to IMO. The information has to be processed and approved…