Month: February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Japan and the Gujarat government in India have joined up to upgrade the Alang ship-breaking yard in Bhavnagar.

8th February 2010

Alang ship-breaking to be upgraded

8th February 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Wärtsiläs new environmental services portfolio, offered throughout the companys fully-owned global network, is said to mark another step in its strategy of strengthening its position as a leading provider of environmental marine…

8th February 2010

Engine builder offers environmental packages

8th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Lloyd’s Register’s marine fuel and engine performance consultancy, FOBAS, has launched a new service, known as FOBAS Engine.

8th February 2010

Class society offers monitoring for large two-strokes

8th February 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.

7th February 2010

Cargo pump room system for Chinese tanker operator

7th February 2010

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, (MOL) has announced the completion of the concept for the second in its series of next-generation vessels, which it says will be technically practical in the near future.

6th February 2010

MOL completes concept for new-generation vessels

6th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Increasing numbers of merchant ships left without work during the trade downturn are being involved in costly and unnecessary casualties, a London insurance market seminar organised by BMT Marine & Offshore Surveys,…

5th February 2010

Surveyors highlight unnecessary risks to ships laid up inappropriately

5th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Swedish shipping company Stena Bulk AB is ordering four 158,700 dwt tankers from Samsung Heavy Industries at a cost of $268 million to ship crude from Brazil.

5th February 2010

Stena and Sonangol order tankers for Brazil

5th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Spending on new ships plunged 88 percent last year as the global recession sapped funding and charter rates retreated, Clarkson Research Services Ltd. said.

5th February 2010

Report reveals dramatic drop in newbuilding orders

5th February 2010

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Stena Bulk in Sweden has confirmed an order for two in-house designed Suezmax tankers from South Korean shipbuilder Samsung for delivery in Q3/Q4 2011. Also included are two optional sister vessels declarable…

5th February 2010

Stena Bulk orders superior Suezmax tankers

5th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) has moved quickly to dispel the apparent confusion currently surrounding implementation of the EU directive requiring all ships to use low-sulphur fuel while at berth in…

4th February 2010

IBIA dispels confusion over EU directive on sulphur limits

4th February 2010