Month: September 1999

Hard on the heels of Kvaerner’s announcement that it will sell its Kvaerner Govan shipyard in the UK to Marconi Electronic Systems, there has been more good news for Kvaerner yards in…

As this issue of The Motor Ship was due to go to press, it became clear that creditors of Daewoo, the debt-laden South Korean chaebol, had agreed a plan for the break-up…

The launch of internet services means that Castrol’s marine customers can call up technical and market information from anywhere in the world. Castrol Marine has utilised the internet to upgrade its customer…

Increasingly the future for Spain as an international shipbuilding nation depends on the future of two groups, AESA and Boluda. Although there are shipbuilders in Spain other than AESA and Boluda, either…

Lauritzen Kosan Tankers is pleased with the in-service performance of two T-type LPG carriers, delivered by Hyundai in September and October last year. The pair of 5,750m3 capacity LPG carriers, Tessa Kosan…

In addition to improvements to the design existing types of deck gear, there are now alternatives to traditional mooring winch and rope arrangements Modern deck gear is more compact and has improved…

Mandatory regulations are on their way to combat the problem of the transportation of marine organisms in ships’ ballast water. For the past ten years the IMO, via its Marine Environment Protection…

Royal Caribbean’s engine problems created a major headache for MAN B&W’s medium-speed operation. For the first two or three years all went well. The MAN B&W 12V48/60 engines aboard Grandeur and Enchantment…

A dredger recently delivered to the Belgian DEME group has some surprising features. The 13,7003 capacity trailing suction hopper dredger, Lange Wapper, which was delivered to its owner, the Belgian DEME group,…

Shipping organisations in the UK have responded enthusiastically to proposals outlined in August by UK Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott in his White Paper Charting a New Course to introduce a tonnage…