Month: May 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The IMO Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) has approved Interim guidance on the employment of armed security personnel on board ships transiting the Somali coast, the Gulf of Aden and the wider Indian…

22nd May 2011

IMOs MSC issues counter-piracy guidelines concerning armed security

22nd May 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Hamworthy reports that it has won a contract to supply pump room systems for 11 vessels to be delivered to the China Shipping Group (CSG).

22nd May 2011

11 pumproom shipsets contract from China

22nd May 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

German navigation system supplier Raytheon Anschütz has announced a contract for an integrated bridge and navigation system for a fisheries research vessel, being built at STX Finland Rauma for Namibia.

22nd May 2011

IBS contract for research vessel

22nd May 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and International Shipping Federation (ISF) held their annual meetings in Hamburg, from 18 to 20 May, hosted by the German Shipowners’ Association.

21st May 2011

ICS favours levy-based carbon fund

21st May 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

On 20 May Wärtsilä opened a new workshop in Gdansk, Poland. The location of close to shipyards and ports is said to strengthen Wärtsiläs presence in the Baltic and its position as…

21st May 2011

Wärtsilä opens new Polish workshop

21st May 2011

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

According to Donald J. Keehan, chairman, Advanced Polymer Coatings (APC), of the USA, the industry often turns to various types of testing to solve the chemical cargo mystery before a chemical is…

21st May 2011

Testing cargo tank coatings provides answers on maritime chemical service

21st May 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä has increased its offering in the mid-size, low-speed engine sector by adding new 62- and 72-bore low-speed engines with electronic control to its portfolio.

19th May 2011

Electronic low speed engines added

19th May 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

MJP Waterjets of Sweden has announced that it is introducing a five year warranty on its waterjet systems.

19th May 2011

Waterjets get 5-year warranty

19th May 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Shell Marine Products has announced that it has begun supplying marine fuels at Jebel Ali Port in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

19th May 2011

Bunker operations begin in Middle East

19th May 2011

CONFERENCES

CONFERENCES

The 33rd annual Motorship Propulsion & Emissions conference took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 11-12 May, with around 130 people attending.

19th May 2011

Challenging times produce successful conference.

19th May 2011