Month: July 2003

St Petersburg bunker company ECO Phoenix Holding is boosting its ability to deliver marine fuel to customers throughout the year with the introduction into service in March of an ice class double-hull…

Pure Car & Truck Carrier (PCTC) operators are turning green. Not with envy, but through environmental management. As reported in last month?s issue of The Motor Ship, Mitsui OSK Lines is to…

The Norwegian offshore operator Farstad Shipping earlier this year entered into a contract for two newbuildings from the Ulstein stable of designs. This consisted of one unit each of the newly developed…

FPSO design and construction has evolved over time to respond to the industry?s demands for safe and efficient facilities to operate in an ever more challenging environment. However, there is always room…

Austal Ships claims it will revolutionise fast sea transportation with its innovative trimaran vessel - a craft promising greater operating efficiencies, the ability to cope with rough seas while offering passengers and…

Few people appear to have embraced the International Ship and Port Facilities Security (ISPS) Code with a positive attitude, says UK-based Datatrac Ltd. It suggests that the levels of frustration felt by…

Better late than never. The first commercial dry cargo ship to be built in the USA for over a decade has entered service; almost a year to the day after its initial…