General News

Shell is planning to build a specialised LNG bunker vessel to be based at the Port of Rotterdam to meet the increasing demand for LNG.

Rolls-Royce says it has successfully completed sea trials of its first S4 series of waterjets, designed to give higher efficiency at lower speeds.

Norwegian Electric Systems (NES) has announced a recent contract to supply complete electric systems for two new icebreakers.

Barbados Port has signed up with the RightShip and Carbon War Room greenhouse gas rating programme, which rewards vessels with better energy efficient ratings.

Royal IHC has successfully launched Subsea 7’s 550 tonne pipelaying vessel, Seven Rio, at its Krimpen aan den IJssel shipyard in the Netherlands.

Hamburg, Germany based Caterpillar Marine reports that it has completed the first in-hull retrofit of a dual fuel marine engine.

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) says that the shipping industry is fully committed to complying with Emission Control Areas (ECAs) come January 2015, but there are still some concerns about the…

Wärtsilä is to supply fully integrated solutions for a new series of six Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessels being built in Norway for Maersk Supply Service AS.

United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) has named what is said to be the first ever LNG-ready ultra large container vessel. The ‘Sajir’ is the first ship in UASC’s current newbuilding programme, comprising…