Month: January 2013

German ship repair companies MWB Motorenwerke Bremerhaven and nearby Rickmers Lloyd Dockbetrieb have amalgamated their dock and ship repair activities, writes Tom Todd.

Germany’s Voith Schneider has been awarded a contract to supply three of its 18R5 EC/150-1 propellers for a new double-ended ferry being built by Canadian shipbuilder, Waterbridge Steel Inc.

Danish marine fuel and lubricant supplier, OW Bunker, has secured a contract with Shell Brazil to supply marine lubricants to its domestic customers.

The Wärtsilä power packs, producing more than 100MW in total, in the new P-63 FPSO vessel have completed full 100% load tests at the Cosco shipyard in Dalian, China, in preparation for…

Cargotec company MacGregor has secured an order from Dalian Shipbuilding in China for 16 variable frequency drive (VFD) electric cranes, which will be fitted to four newbuild 3,900TEU container ships for PIL.

Germany’s Nordic Yards has invested heavily in the R&D field with a new cooling test zone for research purposes at its Warnemünde yard.

UK marine insurer, Allianz Global Corporate and Speciality (AGCS), has released its annual report on ship losses for 2012, in which it reveals the main reason for incidents seem to be human…