Month: January 2002

Fleet Support Limited (FSL), the British ship repair organisation, has taken steps to move into the international ship repair market and has appointed overseas agents in Norway, Denmark, Greece, and Cyprus. Discussions…

Shipping Corporation of India?s cargo vessel Vishvakarma has completed a tweendeck hatch cover conversion at Chengxi Shipyard (part of China State Shipbuilding Corporation). Deterioration in the condition of the operating system for…

Car carrier specialist UECC is seeking to extend the service life of three of its older vessels by up to 15 years. It is doing this via a major upgrading of Autocarrier,…

The 564,000dwt ULCC Jahre Viking, the world?s largest ship, has completed its fifth Special Survey at Dock Number 2 at Dubai Drydocks. Jahre Viking entered dock on October 15, and left, on…

Inmarsat has released a new maritime service, Fleet F77, that meets the IMOs latest GMDSS criteria by providing emergency voice prioritisation and pre-emption. The function ensures that high priority communications aren?t blocked…

Flightship has completed the final phase of a lengthy three year classification process with Germanischer Lloyd for its futuristic wing in ground effect (WIG) craft. Flightship Australia managing director John Leslie says…

P&O Ports Australia will push to implement sophisticated tracking and tracing systems at its Australian container handling facilities in 2002. P&O Ports general manager for container handling Tim Blood says technologies equipped…

Leif Höegh and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines have together ordered the world?s largest LNG carrier. The order, placed with Mitsubishi HI, is for a 145,000m3 vessel featuring a Moss Rosenberg spherical tank containment…

ExxonMobil Marine Lubricants has improved its Signum Oil Analysis web site to make it easier for ship operators to monitor the condition of engines, equipment and lubricants by testing used oil samples.…

ABB has sold its air handling business, including the Fläkt trademark, to Global Air Movement for $225 million. The new owner plans to combine it with Woods Air Movement Limited, of Colchester…