General News

Oman Drydock Company (ODC) and Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) have announced that they will be forming a new partnership to target the LNG carrier repair market.

The Finnish government is understood to be in talks with Meyer Werft of Germany with a view to a takeover of the STX-owned Turku shipyard.

Japan’s Eco Marine Power (EMP) has formed a strategic alliance with Teramoto Iron Works Co Ltd to market its EnergySail and Aquarius MRE System technologies.

Cammell Laird has developed an environmental package mainly for ferries in the shipyard industry, following its strongest year of trading in the sector.

At BIMCO’s Annual Conference last week, delegates heard from the shipowners affected by upcoming regulatory requirements, with ballast water management a key issue.

Following the announcement of two significant contracts for Rolls-Royce on 6 May, the company has announced a further spate of orders.

Classification society Bureau Veritas reports that it has completed a series of consequence assessments with major shipyards in Korea, China and Japan to help them speed the implementation of the IACS Harmonised…

Norwegian Electric Systems (NES) has announced an order for its Quadro energy storage technology (Quest) for installation in a PSV to be built by Havyard for Fafnir Offshore.