Month: February 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

An order placed by Van Oord of the Netherlands for a wind power transport and installation vessel with the troubled German JJ Sietas shipyard of Hamburg has been renewed, according to receiver…

3rd February 2012

Sietas receivers renew windship order

3rd February 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

An environmentally friendly ballast water treatment solution has been developed that actually uses a compound produced from seawater to help complete the process.

2nd February 2012

Ecofriendly ballast water treatment

2nd February 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A top German shipbuilding official has urged political decision-makers not only in Berlin but also in Brussels to let urgent deeds follow rhetoric and help Europe’s shipbuilders prevent the closure of more…

2nd February 2012

“Deeds not words” to ease European plight

2nd February 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Caterpillar Marine Power Systems reports that a MaK and Cat power solution comprising four main gensets and one auxiliary is employed onboard the ‘USNS Howard O Lorenzen’, a T-AGM 25 missile range…

1st February 2012

MaK engines chosen by US Military

1st February 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Kistler group, based in Wintherhur, reports that despite difficult conditions, and the strong Swiss Franc, it achieved sales growth over 11% in 2011, and expansion plans remain firmly on course.

1st February 2012

Good times for Swiss instrumentation and sensor specialist

1st February 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Damen Shipyards Galati has launched the ‘Ngola Kiluange’, a fishery inspection surveillance vessel (FISV) 6210, for the Angolan Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries.

1st February 2012

Damen launches fishery vessel in Galati

1st February 2012

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Ocean Safety has made a key new appointment on the east coast of Scotland to support the company’s commercial safety equipment supply in the region.

1st February 2012

Scottish representative for Ocean Safety

1st February 2012

OPINION

OPINION

In February 1912, the Selandia, the worlds first true motor ship, took to the water and made her maiden voyage from Copenhagen, where she was built at the B&W yard, to Bangkok.

1st February 2012

100 years of motor ships

1st February 2012

OPINION

OPINION

I began this piece with the intention of mentioning the centenary of the Titanic sinking and the lessons that have been learned as a result.

1st February 2012

100 years of safety progress?

1st February 2012

50 YEARS AGO

50 YEARS AGO

The Motor Ship, February 1962 issue, reported on a number of recent ship deliveries, while at the same time bemoaning the lack of initiative from British shipping companies in ordering new tonnage.

1st February 2012

The beginning of the end for British shipping?

1st February 2012