Month: May 2013

The IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) has reported on the outcome of its 65th session, held at IMO HQ in London from 13 to 17 May.

US shipbuilder, LEEVAC Shipyards Jennings LLC, and fellow US offshore transport service provider, Hornbeck Offshore Services, have signed a contract to collaborate on a new build programme.

A sector-specific Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) for new ro-ro and ro-pax vessels has been agreed by the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee – which shipping association Interferry is hailing as a…

While the Dutch shipbuilding industry faced a challenging 2012, with a decrease in output and the amount of new orders placed, Holland Shipbuilding Association (HBA) says results should improve in 2013.

Wärtsilä has received Final Approval from the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) for its Aquarius EC ballast water management system (BWMS).

CAE and marine system simulation developer ITI’s interdisciplinary simulation software, SimulationX, has received Germanischer Lloyd (GL) type approval.

MAN Diesel & Turbo has signed a contract to supply four MAN B&W G60ME-C engines for four 113,000-dwt Long Range 2 (LR2) product tankers being built by STX Offshore & Shipbuilding for…

The UK’s marine safety systems provider, Martek Marine, has advised shipping companies to carry an adequate number of maintained and certified gas detectors to avoid potential corporate manslaughter charges.