Month: February 2008

The world's first commercial ship powered in part by a giant kite is recording fuel savings of between 10 and 15 % midway into its maiden voyage across the Atlantic, according to…

MGC Chartering Limited has placed an order with Australian high-speed catamaran builder Incat in Tasmania for Incat?s third state-of-the-art 112 metre wave piercing catamaran due for delivery in February 2009.Incat hull 066,…

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics? (WWL), represented by their marine fuels partner Wilhelmsen Premier Marine Fuels, has signed its largest ever deal for low sulphur fuel with Shell Marine Products A/S. The deal is…

The Chinese Navy is using Australian technology to upgrade its warships, a move which experts warn may be detrimental to Australia's national security. Through a joint venture company based in China, an…

There has been another call for ships to cut their sailing speed to save bunker fuel and cut harmful emissions. Lars Carlsson, chairman of the cross-industry lobby group SEAaT (Shipping Emissions Abatement…

The North of England P&I club based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK, reports in the latest issue of its loss-prevention newsletter Signals that container damage and loss continues to be a problem on container…

Ambassador Stale Torstein Risa of Norway, as the keynote speaker of the two-day International Maritime Conference hosted by John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University (JLFMU), sounded a warning that there is a…

Norwegian-listed bulk shipping group Jinhui Shipping and Transportation cancelled major orders for two ships, blaming the market volatility in global financial markets for its decision. The two 300,000 DWT very large ore…