Month: October 2008

Wärtsilä Corporation's logistics partner, CEVA Logistics, has been awarded the first Lean & Green Award 2008 in the Netherlands. CEVA Logistics won the award for their best practice example in designing a…

Tanker shipping entered a new era of robust vessel construction recently when Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipyard (SWS) delivered to Singapore?s Ocean Tankers (Pte) Ltd the first VLCC built to Common Structural Rules (CSR).Weighing…

Fincantieri has won an order to build a fleet tanker for the Indian Navy against strong competition from leading international players, especially from Russia and Korea. The vessel, which will be built…

Some 300 workers from the ailing Polish shipyards have been protesting in Brussels, demanding their jobs be saved. The European Commission is closely involved in the future of the Gdynia and Szczecin…

Wärtsilä engines will power the world's largest ore carriers, 12 of which have been contracted by a Brazilian shipowner. This is the biggest order for Wärtsilä RT-flex82T low-speed engines, which is one…

At the opening day of the Euronaval Exhibition in Paris a major Alliance was announced between Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and UK shiprepair, conversion and military support specialist NSL. Fincantieri is forming a…

Ship Recycling, a challenging aspect on the conscience of shipping, is finally being addressed by the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC). The MEPC convened its 58th meeting and, amongst others, approved the…

Ships designed in Kochi, India, will soon sail the world?s oceans with the Cochin Special Economic Zone (CSEZ)-based centre of the Bahamas-based Smart Engineering and Design Solutions Limited (SEDS) completing the first…