Month: December 2014

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Hamburg-based SAM Electronics, an L-3 company, has recently picked up significant orders in the container ship and offshore sectors for complete electrical installations as well as navigation, automation and communications equipment.

30th December 2014

Container ship and offshore orders for SAM Electronics

30th December 2014

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Construction has started on a new type of wind farm vessel at a Danish shipyard, based on air supported vessel (ASV) technology and claimed to offer much reduced fuel consumption combined with…

30th December 2014

Air support technology to be tried on wind farm vessel

30th December 2014

REGULATION

REGULATION

With LNG well on the way to wide adoption, class societies are securing their place and looking ahead to more new fuels, reports Wendy Laursen.

30th December 2014

Class societies look to the LNG market and beyond

30th December 2014

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Alok Sharma, head of marine, Inatech, looks at how shipowners can demonstrate that they are in compliance with the new sulphur regulations

30th December 2014

Preparing for ECA 2015: how to prove compliance

30th December 2014

OPINION

OPINION

2014 was a year in which our industry largely stood still, awaiting the uncertain outcome of new fuel regulations and the still-unresolved ballast water question, while oversupply of tonnage and economic woes…

30th December 2014

An industry driven by uncertainty

30th December 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

New requirements for musters of newly embarked passengers prior to or immediately upon departure come into force on 1 January 2015.

30th December 2014

Cruise ship drill requirements

30th December 2014

OPINION

OPINION

Safety of passenger ships in the Mediterranean is likely to once again come under the spotlight following a fire onboard Italian-flagged ferry ‘Norman Atlantic’ during the early hours of 28 December.

30th December 2014

Italian ferry fire prompts safety concerns

30th December 2014

OPINION

OPINION

The Russian government is planning to tighten its fight against corruption in its national shipbuilding and marine equipment industries, writes Eugene Gerden.

30th December 2014

Russia fights corruption in national shipbuilding

30th December 2014

CONFERENCES

CONFERENCES

The Motorship’s 2014 Gas Fuelled Ships conference was held 25-27 November in Stavanger, Norway, and once again proved a great success.

29th December 2014

Technical visits enhance Gas Fuelled Ships conference appeal

29th December 2014

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The IDESS Maritime Training Centre in the Philippines has purchased a simulator classroom from Dutch company VStepfor training in compliance with international maritime standards and regulations.

29th December 2014

Simulators raise Philippines standards

29th December 2014