Month: October 2014

Classification society Korean Register says it is joining forces with the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Secretariat (APEC) to promote the use of LNG fuelled ships in the APEC region.

The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI), a coalition of companies from across the global shipping industry, has announced that all of its members have signed a set of shared commitments to set a…

International Paints reports that two ship owners are due to be awarded a combined total of almost US $500,000 from the first claims resulting from a new carbon credits methodology.

Wärtsilä has provided both the basic design and the high-efficiency integrated propulsion systems for two new AHTS type vessels being built at the Colombo Dockyard in Sri Lanka.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has completed delivery of the first three examples of a 50t deck crane featuring a newly-developed synchronised control system.

The new CEO of MAN Diesel & Turbo SE will be Dr Uwe Lauber, who takes over responsibility for the Augsburg-based group with effect from 1 January 2015.

Goltens Worldwide has opened a new full service facility in Houston, Texas, which the company says is now operational and ready to support customer requirements.

Kleven’s Myklebust Verft and Rolls-Royce are cooperating on a project to modify the offshore support ship ‘Aker Wayfarer’ to enable it to undertake deepwater subsea equipment support operations.