General News

Damen Shiprepair Brest (DSB) has received its seventh LNG carrier drydocking contract for maintenance and repair of the ‘Bachir Chihani’.

Marine lubricant provider Total Lubmarine has added another supply vessel to its fleet, with the recent inauguration of the ‘Atlantic Energy’ in Rotterdam.

Cargotec’s MacGregor has won a contract to deliver a 250 tonne SWL active heave compensated (AHC) subsea crane for the construction vessel Island Intervention.

ABB is to supply waste heat recovery systems (WHRS) for 14 new 8,800 teu container vessels as part of two orders worth US$23m.

The 36th Motorship Propulsion & Emissions Conference, organised by Mercator Media, will take place in Hamburg, Germany from 21 to 22 May 2014.

Havyard has agreed a contract with Russian shipping company, FEMCO, for design and construction of a new icebreaking offshore vessel.

At the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Warsaw (COP 19), the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) is to advise that reducing carbon emissions is an economic no brainer for the global…