Month: February 2010

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Strategic Marine reports that it was involved in the recent naming ceremony for the new floating dock at the Australia Maritime Complex.

25th February 2010

New floating dock inaugurated

25th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The full conference programme has been finalised, and further details are available of the events Castrol-sponsored gala dinner.

25th February 2010

Full programme available for Propulsion & Emissions Conference

25th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

NYK and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries are to begin experiments on an air-lubrication system to reduce CO2 emissions for the shipping industry. Jointly developed by the two Japanese companies, the system effectively reduces…

24th February 2010

Japan begins air-lubrication experiment

24th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Pride International, Inc. announced the dedication of the first of its four new deepwater drillships under construction at Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea.

24th February 2010

New deepwater drillship joins Pride fleet

24th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Seattle-based naval architect and marine engineering firm Guido Perla & Associates, Inc. (GPA) signed an agreement with Todd Pacific Shipyards to deliver the detailed engineering for the B-Series 64 Auto Ferries ordered…

24th February 2010

GPA awarded car ferry contract

24th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has signed a $1.4 billion deal with Daewoo International Corp. to develop a huge natural gasfield in Myanmar.

24th February 2010

Hyundai gets Burma gas contract

24th February 2010

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Couple Systems of Germany reports successful sea trials, observed by GL, of its scrubber system.

23rd February 2010

Successful marine trial for dry scrubber

23rd February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The US tug owner Crowley has signed a contract with Bollinger Shipyards to build two newly designed ocean going tug with options for additional vessels.

23rd February 2010

Crowley orders two ocean tugs from Bollinger

23rd February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

MAN Diesel signed a development agreement, effective immediately, with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) to jointly develop and exploit the adaptation of DSME’s high-pressure cryogenic gas-supply system for installation with MAN…

23rd February 2010

MAN and DSME to jointly develop gas technology

23rd February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä has signed a contract with the German shipowner Jüngerhans, located in Haren, to refit two of its vessels with Wärtsilä slow steaming upgrade (SSU) kits to cut fuel costs. The 1997-built…

23rd February 2010

German shipowner orders slow steaming upgrade kits

23rd February 2010