Month: January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The World Shipping Council (WSC) and its members have proposed to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and its member governments a new global ‘vessel efficiency system’ (VES) which would improve the carbon…

22nd January 2010

Proposed global vessel efficiency system to reduce carbon emissions

22nd January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Fincantieri has gained a further new order from the United Arab Emirates Navy for the construction of two stealth vessels, Falaj 2.

22nd January 2010

Fincantieri to supply UAE navy with stealth vessels

22nd January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Cargotec has signed a contract to deliver a range of advanced MacGregor offshore and subsea load handling systems.

22nd January 2010

Japanese order for offshore load-handling systems

22nd January 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

China Petrochemical Corp, of Taiwan, has for the first time specified all-electric cargo pump room systems for two new 40,000 dwt product carriers.

22nd January 2010

Cargo pump room system for Chinese tanker operator

22nd January 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) joint research and development project on antifouling paints for ship bottoms is to be incorporated into a government-industry initiative aimed at reducing CO2 emissions.

22nd January 2010

Ship operator launches super-smooth bottom paint initiative

22nd January 2010

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Marine fuel supplies for the Haiti disaster have been assured by US contractor Multi Service, working with the US Defense Energy Support Center (DESC).

22nd January 2010

Fuel supply system helps with earthquake relief

22nd January 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Solar Solve of the UK is supplying blackout blinds and roller screens for a major offshore installation.

22nd January 2010

Anti-glare screens for offshore platform

22nd January 2010

OPINION

OPINION

LogOn, February 2010 - it seems we were right to not make too much of COP15 in our comment last month.

22nd January 2010

Support the seafarers, and forget carbon for now

22nd January 2010

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Castrol will, later this year, be opening a lubricants technology centre in China to be located in the Jinqiao Science Park, Shanghai.

21st January 2010

Castrol develops Shanghai lubricants technology centre

21st January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

According to industry sources, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) is in talks with a Greek firm over a deal to build the Korean shipbuilder’s first cruise ship at an estimated cost…

21st January 2010

DSME poised to win cruise ship order

21st January 2010