General News

Hyundai Heavy Industries Engine and Machinery Division (HHI EMD), withco-operation from Kongsberg Maritime, has completed the 'shop test' of its first Man B&W ME engine with the first ever installed AutoChief C20.…

Two Norwegian yards in the Aker Yards group have clinched orders for offshore vessels. The first contract involves Aker Promar which has been awarded a contract worth approximately $45 million by NorSkan…

Bonny Gas Transport Limited (BGT), a subsidiary of Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG), has taken delivery of its 10th vessel. Named LNG Akwa Ibom,,the newbuilding is the first of four vessels ordered…

ABS has become the first classification society accepted into membership to the Society of International Gas Tanker & Terminal Operators (SIGTTO). A not-for-profit international organization established in 1979, SIGTTO?s mission is to…

With the goal of strengthening its presence in the Gulf of Mexico, AMFELS was renamed on Monday to Keppel AmFELS, an action that officials hope will allow the company to participate more…

South Africa recently christened the first of four new environmental protection vessels, the Lilian Ngoyi, in Cape Town harbour. The ceremony took place on board the 47-metre patrol ship which was built…

With the threat of ECDIS becoming a mandatory fit on SOLAS vessels and probably the next major purchase for shipowners retrofitting equipment on the bridge, Lilley & Gillie, the UK-based manufacturer of…

Alfa Laval has introduced its new fully automated Viscochief MKII designed to provide the right viscosity at all times. That translates into optimal engine performance, reliable operation and the opportunity to avoid…

TT Club, the transport insurance mutual association, has expressed concern at an apparently widespread lack of awareness of changes in the legal status of the IMO?s International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG…