Month: March 2011

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Wilhelmsen Ships Service has appointed Brian Philip to drive what is expected to be significant growth in Canada as the new general manager.

22nd March 2011

Wilhelmsen appoints general manager for Canada

22nd March 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä has announced an extension contract from STX Finland for the supply of equipment for the worlds biggest LNG fuelled passenger ferry, added to the order received at the beginning of March.

21st March 2011

LNG and silencer equipment ordered for new ferry

21st March 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has won a contract worth about KRW 800 billion, to build six 9,600 TEU containerships for German shipping line Hamburg Süd.

21st March 2011

German boxship order for HHI

21st March 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Decision-making needs to go back to the hands of crew and away from shore-based managers, says InterManager president Alastair Evitt.

21st March 2011

InterManager backs on-board decision-making

21st March 2011

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Container and other specialist merchant ships have dominated what has been a busy year so far for versatile Blohm + Voss Repair.

20th March 2011

German yards show pallet versatility

20th March 2011

OPINION

OPINION

Nor-Shipping 2011 will take place between May 24 and May 27, 2011. The organisers expect the event to be at least as well supported as the last Nor-Shipping, in 2009, which attracted…

20th March 2011

Nor-Shipping 2011: next generation shipping

20th March 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Chemring Marine has appointed Ghasham Marine Services as its distributor for Pains Wessex and Comet marine distress signals in State of Qatar.

20th March 2011

New safety equipment distributor for Qatar

20th March 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Hochiki Europe, a manufacturer and supplier of industrial fire detection products, recently launched a range of analogue addressable marine approved fire detection sensors, call points and ancillary products.

19th March 2011

New marine approved intelligent fire safety products

19th March 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Engine and generator specialist WaterMota of the UK has signed an agreement with Denmark-based Bukh enabling it to sell SOLAS approved engines.

18th March 2011

Distribution deal for SOLAS engines

18th March 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Yangzhou Dayang Shipyard, an affiliate of Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group, has started building two new vessels – a bulk carrier and an LPG tanker.

17th March 2011

Sinopacific begins two newbuild projects

17th March 2011