Month: January 2010

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Cammell Laird has been awarded a major cable layer ship lengthening contract by Nexans.

7th January 2010

Cable layer to be lengthened in UK

7th January 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Rsults from Paris MoU PSC inspections over a recent three-month period show one in five inspections revealed lifeboat drill related deficiencies.

7th January 2010

Paris MoU concerned about poor boat drills

7th January 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Cummins power has been chosen for the latest generation of Gulf crewboats, designed to take this sector through the next decade.

7th January 2010

Crowning a decade of crew boats

7th January 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Queen Elizabeth to be equipped with Cosalt Premier lifejackets

6th January 2010

Lifejacket order for new cruise ship

6th January 2010

REGULATION

REGULATION

Germanischer Lloyd caused something of a stir towards the end of 2009 by advocating ship speeds well below even the current trend for slow steaming.

6th January 2010

Class proposes even slower ship speeds

6th January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Norwegian shipbuilders had a bad 2009, but expect 2010 to be even harder.

6th January 2010

Tougher times for Norwegian shipyards

6th January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

China is establishing a new fund to assist its shipping industry.

6th January 2010

China Ship Fund starts operations

6th January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The STX Group in Korea expects to see a recovery in the shipbuilding and shipping sectors.

6th January 2010

STX posts optimistic profit target for 2010

6th January 2010

OPINION

OPINION

John Aitken, Secretary-General of SEAaT, looks at the outcome of COP15 for shipping.

6th January 2010

The need to act remains

6th January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The idle containership fleet, according to Alphaliner, remains at a very high level.

5th January 2010

Idle fleet remains high

5th January 2010