Month: July 2010

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

OW Bunker, the supplier and trader of marine fuel, has announced the first wave of senior appointments in its corporate expansion plans. Morten Dehn has been appointed as the new regional director…

20th July 2010

Bunker supplier appoints new directors

20th July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has inked a letter of intent with Malaysias tanker owner AET to build four 320,000 dwt crude carriers.

19th July 2010

DSME gets AET tanker order

19th July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Allweiler AS, Norway, a supplier of marine pump units and packages, has signed an exclusive distributor agreement with the leading ballast water treatment (BWT) solution provider OptiMarin.

19th July 2010

OptiMarin signs agreement with Allweiler

19th July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

MAN Diesel & Turbo recently signed a contract with Norwegian shipbuilder Bergen Group Fosen to supply eight common-rail-based 10L32/44CR main engines, along with six L21/31 auxiliary gensets and four RENK gearboxes.

19th July 2010

Common-rail technology for Norwegian ferry newbuildings

19th July 2010

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The Tasmanian fast ferry shipbuilder Incat recently introduced its Ecoship 130 concept design which is billed as the new wave of lightweight fuel efficient fast ships able to carry large numbers of…

19th July 2010

The greening of the fast cats Ecoship 130 – the new wave of green fast catamarans

19th July 2010

REGULATION

REGULATION

Det Norske Veritas (DNV) has reiterated that it is looking towards natural gas fuels as the single most significant solution to shippings carbon footprint.

18th July 2010

DNV champions LNG

18th July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Caterpillar’s Kiel Engine Center in Germany has been recognized with environmental award from the state of Schleswig-Holstein.

16th July 2010

Kiel engine factory receives sustainability award

16th July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago’s four 41m Austal-designed and built high speed passenger ferries have achieved outstanding performance on recent sea trials.

16th July 2010

Water taxi quartet impress during sea trials

16th July 2010

REGULATION

REGULATION

International classification society Bureau Veritas says natural gas-powered propulsion will be one of the major contributors to greener shipping.

15th July 2010

Gas is the green solution, says BV

15th July 2010

OPINION

OPINION

July 2010 looks like a busy month at the IMO headquarters in London.

15th July 2010

Fuels for the future

15th July 2010