Month: May 2009

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…

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 2009 Motorship Propulsion & Emissions conference, to be held in Copenhagen on 26/27 May, is set to be the best ever in the event's 31-year history. The venue, at the Radisson…

Global manufacturer of maritime and offshore safety solutions VIKING Life-Saving Equipment has signed a distribution agreement with UK based Donut Safety Systems Ltd.- VIKING?s products are often the last means of rescue…

Rolls-Royce has secured a £38 million contract to supply a newly-developed anchor handling system that will enable floating oil platforms to be secured to the seabed in the extreme depths off the…

Hempasil X3, a new fouling release coating from Hempel, has won a Seatrade Award for its contribution to Protection of the Marine and Atmospheric Environment within the shipping industry. The award recognises…

German shipbuilders are facing difficult years due to cancellations and a lack of orders, the country's shipbuilding association VSM warned yesterday at its annual meeting. "The majority of shipyards will not be…

Fredericia Shipyard in Denmark has entered into an agreement with compatriot Odense Steel Shipyard on renting the original dock facilities at Lind? and a number of buildings housing administration, workshops and changing…

The EU-funded CAS project (Condition Assessment System), led by Bureau Veritas (BV) and where SENER was a major player, had the purpose of cutting the time and costs to process thickness studies…

Grandweld, a shipbuilding, ship repair and conversion specialist, and Stanford Marine, an offshore oil and gas industry fleet operator, both part of the UAE-based GMMOS Group, are celebrating the delivery of the…