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GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Chinas Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry is chasing several newbuilding contracts for various offshore vessels, making the most of a joint venture it has established with Houston-based international engineering and construction company J Ray…

26th March 2010

Wuchang targets offshore vessels

26th March 2010

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Mitsui OSK Lines, Ltd (MOL) is pleased to announce the promotions of president Akimitsu Ashida to chairman of the board and senior managing executive officer Koichi Muto to president.

26th March 2010

New chairman and president for MOL

26th March 2010

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Jan Kopernicki was, on 25 March 2010, invested as president of the Chamber of Shipping, the trade association for the British Shipping industry.

26th March 2010

New president and vice-president for Chamber of Shipping

26th March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

InterManager, the international trade association for in-house and third party ship managers, has spoken of its concern at the discriminatory attitude displayed towards seafarers during cases of criminalisation.

26th March 2010

InterManager speaks out against seafarer criminalisation

26th March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

EnSolve Biosystems of the USA has successfully completed the MEPC 107(49) certification tests for its compact PetroLiminator 200M (PL 200M) oil water separator (OWS) system.

26th March 2010

Bilge treatment system completes certification

26th March 2010

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

During 2009, Fincantieri of Italy carried out five repair jobs on cruise vessels and two conversions with most of work carried out at the company’s Palermo shipyard which concentrates on ship repairs…

25th March 2010

Palermo yard tackles cruise ship repairs

25th March 2010

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

The sale of Blohm + Voss to the Abu Dhabi MAR Group is likely to be a done deal by the time this issue of The Motorship appears and the historic transfer…

25th March 2010

Quiet start to year at B+V

25th March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A cooperation framework agreement has been signed by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and Germanischer Lloyd (GL).

25th March 2010

GL in joint venture with German aerospace centre

25th March 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Hyundai Heavy Industries has ordered OceanSaver ballast water management systems for three VLCCs being built for the Oman Shipping Company.

24th March 2010

Industry responds to IMO ballast water management convention

24th March 2010

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Norwegian research institute Marintek looks at accurate measuring of the impact of testing forces during Testing marine structures, such as very large tankers, requires equipment that can simulate the variety of forces…

24th March 2010

Sinking a ship in a good cause

24th March 2010