General News

ABB has announced a five-year maintenance agreement with Prestige Cruise Holdings (PCH) to provide services, parts and support for all turbochargers installed on its fleet of eight cruise ships.

Japan-based Eco Marine Power (EMP) and Blue Star Ferries of Greece, part of the Attica group, are to collaborate on development of renewable energy and fuel-saving solutions.

The China-based Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group has received an order for three PSVs to its own SPP17A design from Mexican shipping company Naviera Petrolera Integral.

Wärtsilä has been selected as the partner for designing a new ferry as part of the ‘Midway Alignment of the Bothnian Corridor’ project.

Japans Kobe Steel has received approval from ClassNK for the factor to calculate the design fatigue strength of built-up type crankshafts for diesel engines in ships.

Germany’s MTU is to present its latest propulsion and systems portfolio at the SMM exhibition, in response to the IMO Tier III emission standard, due to come into force in 2016.

Leading German cruise ship builder Meyer Werft said Monday it had agreed to take over a 70% share in STX Europe’s Turku shipyard and also revealed that Hamburg-based TUI Cruises would be…

The North P&I club has warned its members to check new ships very carefully before accepting delivery, having become aware of potentially dangerous defects in newly-delivered vessels.