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GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Deliveries of new containerships have reached 1.29 Mteu so far this year and are forecast to reach 1.42 Mteu by the end of the year, according to Alphaliner records.

26th October 2010

Container vessel deliveries surge in 2010

26th October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Major Japanese engine builders are developing engines that produce less exhaust gasses in preparation for more stringent international emissions regulations in 2016.

26th October 2010

Japanese to develop green engines

26th October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) agreed to buy a 30% stake in an Angolan shipyard, its first investment in an African shipbuilder, as oil drilling off the continent’s coast spurs demand…

26th October 2010

Koreans buy stake in Angolan shipyard

26th October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Doosan Engine of Korea have signed an agreement under which MHI will license manufacturing and marketing of its MET turbocharger, a supercharger for marine diesel engines, to…

26th October 2010

Doosan to manufacture MET turbochargers

26th October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

To facilitate easier and more cost-effective installation of bridge and machine room consoles, Ulstein Power & Control (UPC) has developed a modular console system which can be transported safely at any phase…

26th October 2010

Ulstein launches modular consoles

26th October 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The Danish pump manufacturer Grundfos is gearing up to make inroads into the marine market more than 60 years after starting up in business producing pumps mainly for the transference of water…

26th October 2010

Heavyweight pump manufacturer enters marine market

26th October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

German cruise ship builder Meyer Werft has bagged an order worth €1.2 billion for two 143,500 GT newbuilds for NCL for delivery in early 2013 and 2014, writes Tom Todd.

26th October 2010

Germans clinch €1.2 billion order for cruise ship duo

26th October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Mitsui OSK Lines and MOL Ferry recently put their emergency response procedures to the test in a table top drill that simulated a ferry collision in Japanese waters.

25th October 2010

Exercise replicates ferry collision

25th October 2010

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Dr Hermann J. Klein, member of the Executive Board of Germanischer Lloyd and responsible for Maritime Services, will at his own request be resigning from this position with effect from 15 December…

25th October 2010

Klein stands down from current GL role; ex-Damen boss takes over

25th October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Power conversion specialist Converteam has been selected by STX Offshore and Shipbuilding of South Korea as designer and supplier of an extensive package of electrical equipment for a newbuild drillship for contractor…

25th October 2010

Electrical package for drillship

25th October 2010