Month: June 2002

Posidonia 2002 is the 18th biennial International Shipping Exhibition at Piraeus, Athens, and as usual the organisers expect to break all records for attendance. The Motor Ship will be on hand, and…

Chipolbrok, the Sino-Polish shipping company, is upgrading its fleet with the building of two 30,000 dwt newbuildings at Shanghai Shipyard. The contract includes an option for a second pair. The ships will…

Until passengers are prepared to pay very high ticket prices for speed, weight and cost will remain the most important parameters when looking at fast-ferry propulsion systems, with low fuel consumption and…

Arbeitsgemeinschaft Küstenschutz (coastal protection working group) ? set up by the towing companies Bugsier, Transport & Service, Fairplay and URAG ? has, in cooperation with SSW Fähr- und Spezialschiffbau, developed a new…

In September 2000, German shipowner ER Schiffahrt/ Nordcapital, better known as Erck Rickmers, contracted compatriot shipbuilder SSW Fähr- und Spezialschiffbau to build up to 10 units of the shipyard?s Super 25-type container…

They carry passengers, but they are much more than mere ferries. Hurtigruten ships provide a lifeline for Norway?s remote northern communities, bringing in essentials while taking local products out to market.A Hurtigruten…

Communications service providers have been having a tough time of it since Iridium filed for Chapter 11 creditor protection and was cut off on March 17, 2000. Both ICO and more recently…

The mood for the conference was set by Ole Hoeg, executive vice president, technical organisation, AP M?ller, when pointing out in his opening remarks that the NOx levels of 4% set by…