Month: January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Alphaliner reports that the active capacity of the top 20 container carriers dropped by 2.4% over the last 12 months.

5th January 2010

Top container carriers’ active capacity down

5th January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Houston-based Oceaneering International, Inc. has commissioned the construction of a dive support vessel (DSV).

5th January 2010

Oceaneering orders new diving vessel

5th January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Contracts for Malta Shiprepair and Manoel Island Yacht Yard (MIYY) are ready to be presented to the Maltese government.

5th January 2010

Malta shipyard contracts ready

5th January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Local sources in Turkey reported that the Besiktas Shipping Group has cancelled plans to construct a shipyard in the Adana-Yumurtalik Free Trade Zone.

5th January 2010

Besiktas cancels new shipyard

5th January 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Lifeboat and davit manufacturer Schat-Harding is investing in a new lifeboat servicing facility in Shanghai, China.

5th January 2010

Schat-Harding strengthens Shanghai service stati

5th January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Lloyd’s Register marks the beginning of its 250th anniversary year with the delivery of an Ecuadorian tanker, first ship of 2010 to LR class.

4th January 2010

LR starts 250th anniversary celebrations with HHI delivery

4th January 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Pipework anti-fouling systems from Cathelco of the UK hve been retrofitted to a class of 14 US military refuelling ships.

4th January 2010

MSC vessels fitted with Cathelco systems

4th January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS 4th January 2010

LR starts 250th anniversary celebrations with HHI delivery

4th January 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Although the age-old problem of piracy is ever-present in the maritime industry, the last couple of years have witnessed a dramatic and dangerous upsurge in the number of piracy incidents.

4th January 2010

The dilemma of piracy

4th January 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

In the general deck and cargo field, the shipbuilding boom provided plenty of activity in the early part of the year, but as new orders dried up times looked harder.

3rd January 2010

Deck gear suppliers look offshore

3rd January 2010