Month: February 2014

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

German repair yards went into the New Year with a varied and interesting spread of work, but, as Tom Todd writes, it is the smaller facilities which are again drawing most of the attention.

Importer · 28th February 2014

German yards stay active on a wide front

Importer · 28th February 2014

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Makers of ballast, fresh and waste water systems are upgrading their technologies to meet increasingly stringent regulations and with a keen eye for improving energy efficiency, writes Wendy Laursen

Importer · 28th February 2014

Tougher standards driving change in water treatment

Importer · 28th February 2014

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Acording to Wendy Laursen, the number of system manufacturers is growing to meet demand.

28th February 2014

BWT manufacturing market is big enough

28th February 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has ordered a new 165,000m3 LNG carrier which will be built by Japan Marine United of Tokyo.

28th February 2014

MOL enters into LNG newbuild and charter contract

28th February 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

DNV GL has officially opened its new Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore to meet growing demand for its services in the region.

28th February 2014

DNV GL opens new Asia Pacific headquarters

28th February 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Tokyo-based classification society, ClassNK, has released an updated edition of its Rules and Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships.

27th February 2014

ClassNK releases amendments to Class Rules

27th February 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Engine room fires continue to be a problem for the Industry, which hasn’t learned from old lessons, says Braemar Salvage Association (SA).

27th February 2014

Engine room fires continue to be a problem

27th February 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) in the US has published a new technical report that provides guidelines on technologies, practices and fuels that reduce sulphur oxide (SOx) emissions.

26th February 2014

Sulphur emissions guidelines released

26th February 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Cargotec’s MacGregor has won three subsea crane orders from two far east giants in February – Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd (HHI) and China’s Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry.

26th February 2014

MacGregor subsea crane orders

26th February 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Singapore’s Jaya Holdings Limited is proposing to sell its entire share capital of all its subsidiaries to Mermaid Marine Australia Limited for a cash consideration of around S$625m.

25th February 2014

Jaya subsidiary sale on the cards

25th February 2014