Author: Importer

Many might have thought the departure of John McNeece from McNeece, the London headquartered design practice, would have left the company rudderless and in a state of flux. However, that is far…

Six may not sound like a lot. But there are six cabins on Royal Caribbean?s latest ship Brilliance of the Seas from which the revenue goes straight to the operator?s financial bottom…

Our industry is sometimes known to be slow to accept change and cautious in the implementation of new concepts and practices. There is nothing wrong with this approach in a mature industry,…

Much coverage has been given of the potential for Vietnam to follow China?s recent advance and mount a competitive challenge to the established Asian shipbuilding nations. However Nguyen Quoc Anh, director of…

Lua Cheng Eng, former chairman of Singapore-based shipping company Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), has pretty much seen it all. Over his nearly 33 years in NOL and shipping, he has witnessed the…

The Straits of Malacca is one of the world?s busiest waterways. Not surprisingly, therefore, the issue of navigational safety through the Straits remains a hot topic. A major subject of discussion today…

In a bid to turn Singapore into a byword for technical expertise on a par with oil production centres like Houston or Aberdeen, Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) is establishing a…

The Philippine Maritime Industry Cluster has outlined an action plan aimed at maintaining the global competitiveness of the country?s seafarers as well as it shipping and marine businesses.The Cluster comprises the Philippine…

Having undergone a major refit in mid 2001, the cable ship Agile now has the accumulated miles to enable an accurate assessment of its improved operational performance. The principal objectives of the…

RINA believes that outstanding performance from the point of safety and environmental protection are today, and will be for several years to come, the two main goals of the innovation in ship…