Month: April 1999

To allow harmonisation, shipsÕ certificates can be renewed up to three months early and extensions of up to three months can also be granted. The maximum period of certification had been limited…

Russian owners failing to collect two reefer vessels has triggered the financial problems at Arhus Flydedok. The yard has four chemical tankers on the orderbook, and is currently negotiating with its bankers…

Clean cats pay dividends Initially NOx legislation was a minor irritant which could increase fuel consumption Š now it is set to have a greater impact on shipping economics. In many parts…

Rental scheme for shipping

A Norwegian owner has taken delivery of Strill Supplier, an improved version of the MT6000 platform supply vessel (PSV) built by YVC Ysselwerf, The Netherlands.Stavanger-based Simon Mokster Shipping, which is part way…

From 1992 to 1997 the bulk carrier fleet grew at an annual rate of 4.8 per cent to reach 264 million dwt. That situation has now changed. If the health of world…

Stena argues that switching all single-hull VLCCs to hydrostatic balanced loading would improve environmental protection. It is decision time for the world`s VLCC fleet. Of over 500 ships sailing, or on order,…

More powerful hardware has allowed CAD/CAM software to be developed to produce much larger, more complex ship designs. Computer hardware technology has advanced in giant strides since the original introduction of CAD/CAM…

service between the UK port of Liverpool and Dublin, Eire was started in February by Merchant Ferries, a subsidiary of Cenargo International, London. According to Merchant Ferries` chairman Michael Hendry, the two…

Among the fast ferry builders exhibiting was Italy`s De Poli Shipyard. The Venetian yard, which is best known for the construction of conventional ferries and gas and chemical tankers, is preparing for…