Month: January 2013

REGULATION

REGULATION

Recently, Henrik Segercrantz visited the new MTC Marine Training Centre in Hamburg where he spoke to managing director Heinz Kuhlmann.

Importer · 31st January 2013

Shipowners and industry establish private training centre

Importer · 31st January 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Lifeboat and davit manufacturer Umoe Schat-Harding says the prolonged worldwide industry and economic downturn has led some owners to look for cheaper alternatives when it comes to sourcing safety equipment and expertise.

Importer · 31st January 2013

Safety and service take priority despite economic and regulatory pressures

Importer · 31st January 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Dutch shipyard group Damen has developed a bow form that is said to improve seakeeping for fast craft with minimal detrimental effect on performance. Dag Pike explains.

31st January 2013

Sales for Sea Axe offer encouragement

31st January 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

David Tinsley looks at ‘Viking Grace’, the first large passenger ship to run primarily on LNG fuel, built by STX in Finland, and which is entering service this month in the Baltic.

31st January 2013

Elegant new expression of Finnish technology

31st January 2013

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

In recent years, surface drives have been applied almost solely to small, fast, specialist boats, but, as Dag Pike recounts, the concept is being revisited for large vessel propulsion.

31st January 2013

Surface drive principles applied to large ships

31st January 2013

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Offshore vessel conversions top the news at Germany’s two biggest repair yards at the start of the year while some other facilities also went into 2013 with useful conversion and overhaul work…

31st January 2013

Germans stay afloat with offshore repair

31st January 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The sophistication of onboard anti-piracy technology is increasing but the design and operation of cargo vessels remains a challenge to its deployment, writes Wendy Laursen.

31st January 2013

Theres no turning a cargo ship into a battle ship

31st January 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Jon Tipton, president of Triskelion Alliance, warns ship operators that focusing on the newest, latest anti-piracy technology can be a trap, as he explains to Wendy Laursen.

31st January 2013

Machines do not discriminate

31st January 2013

OPINION

OPINION

Shipbuilding did not enjoy the best of years in 2012. Although on the surface things seem satisfactory, with many yards reporting that production is still high and order books are full, the…

31st January 2013

Shipbuilding in 2012

31st January 2013

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

All sectors of the maritime market are concentrating on cutting costs and regulatory compliance, and even markets such as naval vessels, largely coming outside MARPOL jurisdiction, are showing a desire to be…

31st January 2013

Fuel saving and low emissions are priorities across the board

31st January 2013