Month: July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Saudi Arabian Zamil Offshore Services Company will invest SAR40 billion ($10.7 billion) over the next 10 years into shipbuilding.

12th July 2010

Saudi shipyard plans to expand

12th July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä reports the signing of a major contract with the AP Moeller-Maersk group covering the installation of Wärtsilä slow steaming upgrade kits to 34 more of the companys large container vessels.

12th July 2010

Major shipowner orders 34 slow steaming kits

12th July 2010

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Marine fuel supplier Chemoil says that it is well prepared to meet demand for lower sulphur oxide bunker fuel to vessels in the ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam in anticipation of the…

9th July 2010

Bunker supplier geared up for low-sulphur demands

9th July 2010

REGULATION

REGULATION

As shipping rules and regulations tighten, an independent class society believes that it has found a neat way to solve the problems of smaller flag states whose vessels are often targeted and…

9th July 2010

IRS surveyors target smaller flags

9th July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Berg Propulsion reports that it has secured its first order in Brazil, within six months of opening a dedicated sales office in Rio de Janeiro.

9th July 2010

Initial propulsion order in Brazil

9th July 2010

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Marine bunker supplier Chemoil says that it is well prepared to meet demand for lower sulphur bunker fuel for vessels in the Ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam in anticipation of the new…

8th July 2010

Ready for sulphur limitation

8th July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) and Japan Radio Company (JRC) have announced that shipping companies fitting a JRC ECDIS now have the additional benefit of instant access to the entire range…

7th July 2010

UKHO and JRC in ECDIS partnership

7th July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Norways Kleven Maritime has won platform supply vessel contracts from Eidesvik Offshore and from Meling Supply AS.

7th July 2010

Kleven books PSV contracts

7th July 2010

REGULATION

REGULATION

IACS (the International Association of Classification Societies) has welcomed the Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) as its first new member since the introduction of new membership criteria in October 2009.

7th July 2010

Indian Register joins IACS

7th July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Cargotec has signed a contract to deliver six ship-sets of environmentally-friendly variable frequency drive (VFD) MacGregor cargo cranes to Grieg Shippings new 48,700 dwt open-hatch general cargo ship series.

7th July 2010

Cargotec receives order for electric-driven cranes

7th July 2010