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Van Ommeren Clipper Shipping (VOC) is planning more handymax bulk carrier newbuildings and is considering configurations such as double skins and wide hatches. "We are looking at various further options," says the…

Since William Froude discovered a ship?s resistance could be divided into frictional resistance and residual resistance much research has focused on reducing the impact of these two elements.Dr CH Thill, project manager…

As part of its fleet renewal policy, Norwegian shipping company I.M. Skaugen (IMS) contracted the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group in Shanghai, China, to build a new generation of six ethylene LPG gas carriers…

There have been a number of additions to the auxiliary engines market of late and, for some manufacturers, increased sales. Volvo Penta says that, despite declining markets, it has managed to increase…

China?s Yantai Raffles shipyard has delivered an emergency towing vessel to the UK?s Klyne Tugs for operation by the UK?s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). The vessel will provide emergency response cover…

Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has launched a commercial software package for passenger evacuation analysis. Aeneas, as it is called, allows shipyards and owners to plan and process security in the design phase through…

Burundi, a landlocked central African state, which, naturally, is not normally associated with shipbuilding, has recently hosted the construction of a general cargo vessel with a 1,500t carrying capacity. The newbuilding, Teza,…

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…