Month: January 2011

FLAGSHIP, the pan-European maritime transport project part-funded by the EU, has developed a monitoring system that applies the Technical Condition Indexing scheme (TCI) to help a ship’s crew monitor and improve the…

Lifeboat manufacturer Schat-Harding says IMO and the shipping industry need to move more quickly to a consensus on vital lifeboat safety issues which have important consequences for the safety of seafarers.

Maersk’s rumoured order for 18,000 TEU containerships could change the competitive landscape for the container carriers, with the new designs expected to breach existing vessel dimensions in a significant way.

Incat Crowther has recently won two separate design contracts with the Chinese shipbuilder AFAI Shipyard.

Two of Germany’s most prominent shipyard groups - P&S Yards and Meyer Werft - have announced new orders for ship types seen as crucial for the future survival of specialist European shipbuilding,…

Rolls-Royce recently received an order from Singapore-based offshore company PaxOcean to provide the ship design, propulsion systems and deck machinery for two platform supply vessels.

Olympic Shipping in Norway has entered into a contract for delivery of one multi-purpose offshore support vessel at Myklebust Verft, a yard in the Kleven Maritime group in Norway, for delivery in…