General News

German ship equipment and component suppliers expect a fall-off in demand amid market consolidation this year after strong growth in orders in 2013, particularly from China and Korea, reports Tom Todd.

New chairman of IACS, Bureau Veritas’ Philippe Donache-Gay, has outlined the priorities he hopes to set during his year in office.

Lloyd’s Register will class ‘Texelstroom’, the newbuild 1,750 passenger, 350 vehicle, double-ended ferry set to operate between the Dutch islands of Texel and Den Helder.

Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd ‘s subsidiaries of Keppel Shipyard Ltd and Keppel Singmarine Pte Ltd have secured new contracts worth a total of S$368m.

As the marine bunker market changes, Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) is helping shipowners get the best from their residual and distillate fuels.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Engine Co (MHI-MME) has announced that the first example of its UEC33LSE is to be installed in a chemical tanker currently being built in China.

Wärtsilä is to supply its generating sets for two new intervention vessels being built for Norway’s Siem Offshore.

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, is to supply its further high efficiency cargo handling solutions for Hyundai Heavy Industries, as part of a contract worth US$50m.