Month: August 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) in association with the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA), has compiled a document collating the policy and rules of Flag States on the carriage of arms…

17th August 2011

ICS summarises flag state armed guard position

17th August 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Future Pipe Industries (FPI) says that it has secured several recent orders for its glass fibre reinforced epoxy (GRE) systems to the marine industry in Europe, showing strong regional demand for the…

17th August 2011

Major orders for epoxy pipe from Europe

17th August 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ABB reports that it won equipment orders worth a total of $200 million from Samsung, Hyundai, Keppel FELS and Jurong Shipyard, in South-Korea and Singapore, for 23 new jack-up and DP drilling…

17th August 2011

Big marine orders from Asian oil and gas

17th August 2011

50 YEARS AGO

50 YEARS AGO

In the 1960s and before, The Motor Ship had a sizeable staff, and with large numbers of ships built in Britain, and others visiting UK ports, it was not difficult to view…

16th August 2011

Fishing vessels show the way

16th August 2011

OPINION

OPINION

With the imminent Motorship Gas Fuelled Ships conference in Rotterdam, and the formal adoption of the EEDI and SEEMP by IMO’s MEPC, fuels and emissions are again in the spotlight.

16th August 2011

Fuel for the future

16th August 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Spanish yard Astilleros Armón has recently delivered one tug powered by two MAN 7L27/38 four-stroke engines and is close to delivering another powered by two similar engines of nine-cylinder format.

16th August 2011

MAN four-strokes for Spanish-built tugs

16th August 2011

CONFERENCES

CONFERENCES

The Motorship is repeating its successful gas fuelled ships conference, held for the first time in 2010 in Hamburg, on 26-27 October at the Inntel Hotel, Rotterdam.

16th August 2011

Second Gas Fuelled Ships Conference in Rotterdam is imminent

16th August 2011

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

The Jamaica Ship Registry (JSR) has appointed Tang Shu Jia of the Isthmus Bureau of Shipping (IBS) China, to be its representative in Northern and Southern China and Taiwan.

15th August 2011

Jamaica Ship Registry appoints China agent

15th August 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

UK company Cathelco says it is supplying hull corrosion protection and marine pipework anti-fouling systems for cruise newbuilding Europa II, to be built for Hapag Lloyd Cruises at STX St Nazaire.

15th August 2011

ICCP and anti-fouling for cruise newbuild

15th August 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Korean Register (KR) has formally opened its new Asia-Pacific Headquarters in Singapore. The new HQ will oversee the operation of the 15 branch offices and survey stations located throughout the region.

15th August 2011

Korean Register opens Singapore office

15th August 2011