General News

Bulk carrier design rarely warrants more than a passing mention. The ships are often seen as little more than strengthened barges with engines. And clichés like "sausage factory", are commonly used to…

Unitor has launched a software package to help engineers manage the treatment of boiler and engine cooling water. Unitor Electronic Rapid Response is a CD-based package in which water treatment test results…

Polish shipyard Stocznia Remontowa has docked the 30,000 dwt car carrier Isolde for general inspection and maintenance work. Jobs carried out included hull treatment, sandblasting and painting of the ship?s two vehicle…

Amot says its bearing temperature monitoring systems reduce the risk of catastrophic financial and safety consequences caused by the failure of big end bearings in large diesel or gas engines. They are…

Located in Okpo Bay on Koje Island, off the south eastern tip of the Korean Peninsula, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has built 174 oil tankers up to September 2000 including…

In August this year the third of three sister vessels ordered by German Tanker Shipping, Bremen, from Lindenau Shipyard was launched in Kiel. Delivery of the vessel will take place later this…

A 30,000 dwt chemical tanker under construction at the Japanese shipyard of Shin Kurushima will be installed with a ?tunnel fin? when it is delivered to local shipping company Iino Kaiun Kaisha…

Premuda has awarded Skipskonsulent in Norway a major conversion design contract. Premuda from Genoa, Italy has a number of 12-14 year old Swedish-built OBOs, which are to be converted to Panamax Tankers.…

The Marine Contracting Association (Marcas), the marine purchasing association, has launched a web site and extended its membership to BP Shipping, Lasco Shipping and Marenostrum. Marcas says this moves it closer to…

In September, Daewoo secured an order for two 300,000 dwt VLCCs plus two on option from Hong Kong-based World-Wide Shipping worth an estimated $300 million. The vessels are due to be delivered…