Month: June 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Liberian Registry is offering tanker owners and operators a VOC management plan review and approval service to help them achieve compliance with impending IMO legislation governing air pollution.

19th June 2010

Liberia launches VOC service

19th June 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Insurance provider to the transport and logistics industry, TT Club, in collaboration with ICHCA International, has issued new guidelines on safe slinging of cargo on and off vessels, in the form of…

19th June 2010

New guidelines issued on safe slinging

19th June 2010

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

A&P Falmouth in the UK has taken on a major contract to convert an 87m long deep-sea seismic vessel, previously used for obtaining information from the sea bed, into a geotechnical survey…

19th June 2010

Major survey vessel refurbishment contract for Falmouth

19th June 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Cargotec has confirmed new orders worth around EUR 20 million to deliver MacGregor bulk handling cranes and hatch covers for 17 Handysize bulk carriers (37,000 dwt) and hatch covers for nine Kamsarmax…

18th June 2010

Cargotec cranes and hatch covers for bulk carriers

18th June 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has won a $350 million order to build three bulk carriers. Under the contract with an Asian shipping firm, Daewoo will deliver the ships by early 2013.

18th June 2010

Daewoo wins order for bulk carrier trio

18th June 2010

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

In the early 1970s, the biggest ship was about 2,000 TEU, compared to 14,000 TEU today. Is this development going to continue or will it be curbed by global warming and the…

18th June 2010

The future of the ultra large container ship

18th June 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Furthering Royal Caribbean Cruises’ commitment to reducing its greenhouse gas footprint by one-third per available passenger cruise day by 2015, the cruise line announced that it is partnering with Ecospec to install…

17th June 2010

Cruiseship testing CSNOx system

17th June 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Under the designation VCM Valve Control Management, ABB Turbocharging and engine component specialist INA Schaeffler KG are developing an advanced variable valve train system.

17th June 2010

ABB Turbocharging introduces VCM

17th June 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Danish shipping company ESVAGT has ordered a standby / rescue vessel of the Ulstein X-Bow SX123 design. The vessel is a part of emergency preparedness in the Goliat field for operator Eni…

17th June 2010

Zamakona wins Danish order

17th June 2010

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

During the first four months this year, the Gibraltar shiprepair yard Gibdock has been busy with all docks and repair berths being full while also undertaking work afloat out at anchorage and…

17th June 2010

Gibdock completes busy start to the year

17th June 2010