Month: January 2014

Niche and specialist newbuildings again dominated German ship deliveries in 2013, writes Tom Todd.

Research from Harvard University, reported by IChem E, suggests that a tropical carnivorous plant could provide new technology for fouling-free and low resistance coatings for ships’ hulls.

A new ice-classed multi-purpose vessel named MV Reggeborg has been successfully launched at the Ferus Smit yard in Leer, Germany.

Polish cargo ship operator Polska Zegluga Morska (PZM) has awarded an order for eight new bulk carriers to an unnamed Chinese shipyard, writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.