Author: Importer

Since Normand Flower was handed over to Solstad Shipping in September, the vessel has operated in the North Sea carrying out a variety of roles. Built by the Norwegian shipyard Soviknes Verft,…

Viewing Tempera bow-on, the Fortum-owned ship looks like any normal Aframax tanker. Even from the stern there is not an obvious difference. Close inspection, however, reveals an aft-facing wheelhouse and, to the…

The World is the first ever ocean-going residential resort. The 43,524g ship, the brainchild of billionaire Norwegian shipowner Knut Kloster jr, looks for all the world like a regular mid-sized cruise ship.…

Croatian shipbuilders have built up a healthy backlog of orders since the end of the Balkan conflict. The four main players ? 3 Maj, Brodosplit, Trogir and Uljanik ? have been particularly…

Improved automation will this year enhance performance of key system for controlling seawater cooling pumps.Central engine cooling systems can be a source of wasted energy. The pumps must be designed to pump…

In terms of column inches in the trade press, azimuth thrusters have been somewhat overshadowed by their azimuthing electric podded cousins of late. Yet in the past few years the azimuth thruster…

Rolls-Royce is studying the complex hydrodynamic interactions between hull, propeller and rudder from several different angles. The accuracy of numerical methods is being improved progressively, and these are expected to contribute more…

Another oil spill, another knee-jerk reaction. The Spanish government, rightly or wrongly, acted swiftly and decisively in the wake of the pollution caused by the tanker Prestige to its coastline by banning…

Specialist niche markets often require new designs incorporating innovative solutions to meet the needs of the trade. One such example is Stena Bulk?s recently introduced combined product/ LPG carrier newbuilding. The second…

The present Dutch government has granted its shipbuilders 860 million ($58.6 million) in subsidies over the next 18 months under the provisions of the European Commission?s Temporary Defensive Mechanism (TDM). National shipbuilders…