Month: March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

EnSolve Biosystems of the USA has successfully completed the MEPC 107(49) certification tests for its compact PetroLiminator 200M (PL 200M) oil water separator (OWS) system.

26th March 2010

Bilge treatment system completes certification

26th March 2010

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

During 2009, Fincantieri of Italy carried out five repair jobs on cruise vessels and two conversions with most of work carried out at the company’s Palermo shipyard which concentrates on ship repairs…

25th March 2010

Palermo yard tackles cruise ship repairs

25th March 2010

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

The sale of Blohm + Voss to the Abu Dhabi MAR Group is likely to be a done deal by the time this issue of The Motorship appears and the historic transfer…

25th March 2010

Quiet start to year at B+V

25th March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A cooperation framework agreement has been signed by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and Germanischer Lloyd (GL).

25th March 2010

GL in joint venture with German aerospace centre

25th March 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Hyundai Heavy Industries has ordered OceanSaver ballast water management systems for three VLCCs being built for the Oman Shipping Company.

24th March 2010

Industry responds to IMO ballast water management convention

24th March 2010

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Norwegian research institute Marintek looks at accurate measuring of the impact of testing forces during Testing marine structures, such as very large tankers, requires equipment that can simulate the variety of forces…

24th March 2010

Sinking a ship in a good cause

24th March 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Hamworthy reports that it has become the first non-domestic sewage plant supplier to achieve type approval in China.

24th March 2010

Chinese approval gives sewage treatment system a head start

24th March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The third Lloyds Register (LR) guide to ballast water treatment technology is now available. First launched in 2007, this latest version of the guide provides further independent and impartial information on commercially…

24th March 2010

LR updates ballast water treatment technology guide

24th March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Keppel Shipyard has secured two contracts totalling $160 million to convert a FPSO vessel for single Buoy Moorings Inc (SBM), and a livestock carrier for an affiliated company of Hijazi & Ghosheh.

24th March 2010

Keppel secures conversion contracts

24th March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Athens-based OceanFreight announced that it has entered into an agreement to build three 206,000 dwt very large ore carriers (VLOCs) at Shanghai Waigaichao Shipbuilding in China.

24th March 2010

Greek owner orders VLOC trio

24th March 2010