General News

According to Wärtsilä, stern tube seals, mounted between the propeller and the stern tube, are vulnerable to damage due to the hazards present in the subsea environment. Operating with a damaged seal…

The Asia-Pacific marine coatings market looks set to boom owing to robust growth of the shipbuilding and offshore engineering sectors in the region.

Stone Marine Group has extended its product range after purchasing the trade of Ocean Venture Seals Ltd.

US based Macsea is offering a low cost hull condition monitoring service, Hull Medic, after seeing “a growing interest over the past couple of years” as the shipping industry looks for ways…

The major shipping lines have come together to form an alliance for east-west trade in order to optimise operations and services.

The UK based international design, engineering and risk management consultancy, BMT Group, is acquiring Dutch marine survey expert, Verweij & Hoebee, to strengthen its position in blue water surveys.

Former LNG carrier, ‘Golar Frost’, has been converted into a Floating Storage Re-gasification Unit (FSRU), i.e. a floating LNG receiving terminal, by Dubai’s Drydocks World.

The International Standards Organisation (ISO) has established an expert group to make work on a common industry standard for measurement of changes in hull and propeller performance.

A second 93m offshore platform supply ship chartered by Schlumberger has arrived at Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (LWB) for conversion into a well-service vessel, reports Tom Todd.