Month: May 1999

Japan`s performance was a marked increase on the three orders secured in January and five in February, butstill leaves the annual total at 129 vessels (6.5 million gross against 263 (115 million…

www.iacs.org.uk. The move is intended to make the information held by the class societies more accessible to the industry.With monthly updating, it is expected that around 2,000 ships a year will be…

The lub oil business is in transition. The market is ever more competitive, and more powerful engines are testing lub performance to the limit.Lub oil manufacturers agree they are operating in an…

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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…

The marine sector is only now starting to come into line with other industries in adopting controls on diesel engine emissions.Considering the scale and efficiency with which it effects a vast interchange…

To restore profitability to the group Kvaerner has decided on draconian measures.Using a flat and unemotional tone Kjell Almskog, president and ceo of Kvaerner, has transformed Europe`s shipbuilding industry and underlined its…

A 96m dedicated ro-pax fast ferry, built by Australia`s Incat has entered service for Spain`s Lineas Fred Olsen SA.Discussions between Australian yard Incat and the Spanish ferry operator Lineas Fred Olsen have…

Athens hosted The Motor Ship`s 21st Marine Propulsion Conference which looked at Propulsion in the New Millennium.A record number of participants heard 24 papers covering a variety of topics from engine trends…

Daewoo`s Okpo yard made a profit of over Won250 billion ($127 million) in the last financial year and has orders for 59 ships filling its capacity to 2001. Its 11,000 workers build…