Month: June 2008

Five large containerships of Greek shipping company Costamare will be the first worldwide to operate in full compliance with MEPC / circ. 471 of IMO regarding operational CO2 indexing. Costamare has registered…

China's oldest shipbuilder, Shanghai?s Jiangnan Shipyard, has moved recently to a new home to make room for World Expo 2010. The shipbuilder, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corp. (CSSC), moved from…

During the past week, the management of Odense Staalskibsv?rft A/S in Lind?, Denmark, has had discussions with representatives of the yard's employees about the serious financial situation. Even though the employees have…

Australian shipbuilder Strategic Marine is building eight aluminium crew boats on a speculative basis. In a move which is expected to boost its revenues by over $40 million, the company will build…

Lloyd?s Register has developed a voluntary assessment programme, designed to support the practical implementation of the forthcoming ILO Maritime Labour Convention (MLC, 2006) on new and existing ships. Not yet mandatory, the…

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., the world's largest shipyard, has won a 852-billion-won ($837 million) deal to build nine oil tankers. The deal with a European shipping company calls on HHI to deliver…

Siemens Energy has sold its Napier Turbocharger business, a 100% subsidiary of the Oil & Gas Division, to the investment firm Primary Capital, London. Napier operates in Lincoln, Great Britain, and employs…

Using the expertise of its quality assurance business, LRQA, Lloyd?s Register has developed a shipping industry specific guide for the ISO 14001 environmental management standard to enable ship operators to establish and…

Swedish company BERG Propulsion, a leading manufacturer of controllable pitch propellers (CPP) for the marine industry, recently launched its new production facility in Tuas, Singapore. The new plant is the first of…

The Sultanate of Oman?s record-breaking 65 metre vehicle-passenger catamaran ?Shinas? has arrived in Muscat, Oman, following its 15-day journey from Austal?s shipyard in Henderson, Western Australia. The vessel made the journey under…