Month: September 2011

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The final two 13,100TEU container vessels in an eight-ship series being built for the Hamburg shipowner Rickmers Group were delivered in June and July at the Ulsan shipyard of Hyundai Heavy Industries.

30th September 2011

Final two mega-boxships delivered to Rickmers

30th September 2011

REGULATION

REGULATION

A new milestone in collaboration between classification societies was signalled earlier this year by the release of jointly-developed software for use by ship designers, shipyards and shipowners in complying with the IACS…

29th September 2011

ABS, LR pool technical strengths in new venture

29th September 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Norwegian company Ulmatec Pyro is launching the Pyro central heating system which uses waste heat from engine cooling and exhaust systems to provide ship heat, promising substantial fuel and cost savings.

29th September 2011

Ballast water treatment at zero cost?

29th September 2011

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

The French port of Marseilles has announced plans to bring back into service its giant No10 drydock, the biggest in the Mediterranean at 465m long and 85m wide.

29th September 2011

Marseilles reopens bidding for giant drydock

29th September 2011

REGULATION

REGULATION

This year’s unfolding of the record-breaking programme of ore carrier construction instigated by Brazilian mining group Vale pushes back the bounds as regards bulk cargo transport economics and scale efficiencies, writes David…

29th September 2011

Easy loading for world’s largest ore carriers

29th September 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

US-based Hyde Marine, a Calgon company, says that its Hyde Guardian ballast water treatment system (BWTS) has received type approval from ABS, adding to approvals from Lloyd’s Register.

28th September 2011

ABS type approval for BWTS

28th September 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions says that there is general concern in industry about insufficient information on the operation of ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) in real life conditions. The company took this into…

28th September 2011

Testing beyond IMO

28th September 2011

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) is interested in establishing a shipyard next to Richards Bay Coal Terminal to service cargo ships that operate in southern African waters.

27th September 2011

Daewoo plans ship repair yard in SA

27th September 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics has taken delivery of its second Mark V ro-ro vessel, built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Nagasaki, Japan.

27th September 2011

Second ro-ro giant delivered

27th September 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

STX Finland and TUI Cruises have signed a contract for the design and construction of a 97,000gt energy-efficient cruise vessel, scheduled for delivery in spring 2014. The order includes a contract for…

27th September 2011

Cruise Order for STX Turku yard

27th September 2011