Month: May 2009

?Shirase?, a new ice-breaker, has arrived at its homeport in Yokosuka where Japan?s Maritime Self-Defence Force has a base. At 12,650 tonnes, the 'Shirase' has a length of 138m, a beam of…

Head of the Russian Federal Fishery Agency, Andrey Krainy, says cooperation with Norway over trawler fleet modernization is a necessity. The obsolete Russian fishing fleet now is in dire need of upgrades…

The Air Resources Board (ARB) in California has a proposed regulation under review that, if approved as expected, will require ocean going vessels to use low sulphur marine distillates in main engines,…

The Association of Finnish Marine Industries (AFMI) and Russian joint stock company United Shipbuilding Corporation (OCK) have signed a cooperation agreement in Helsinki, with an aim to explore the opportunities of Finnish…

Lloyd?s Register?s latest office in China, its 14th, was opened recently and will initially employ more than 20 with the number rising to 30 in the coming weeks.Nick Brown, Country and Marine…

The second phase of the Emission Minimisation (EMI MINI) research project, a joint effort to reduce marine engine emissions, is nearing completion.Funded by the German government and involving leading diesel engine design…

In a significant review of its safety operations, Exmar Shipmanagement has awarded a contract to Wilhelmsen Ships Service to handle all safety-related business throughout the fleet, including a liferaft rental programme and…

The Turkish shipbuilder ?i?ek Shipyard has delivered the 3,087 DWT double-hull tanker Frecciamare to the Italian shipowner Ciane Anapo. Based in Augusta, on the east coast of Sicily, Ciane Anapo is part…

Lloyd's Register, claimed to be a leader in the classification of LNG carriers, has published a new guidance document for the design of membrane-technology liquid natural gas containment systems. The document is…