General News

Inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) vessel, ‘Seven Viking’, designed and built by Norway’s Ulstein, has been announced as the winner of ‘Ship of the Year 2013’ at this years Nor Shipping.

The merger between DNV and GL, announced in December 2012, is proceeding smoothly, albeit slowly, with the integration-planning in process in both companies, and the competition filing being undertaken on a global…

Rolls-Royce reports the delivery of ‘Island Crown’, the latest of several ships to the company’s UT 776 CD design of platform supply vessel for Island Offshore.

ABB says it has secured orders worth almost $40 million from three gas transportation players to supply power and electric propulsion equipment for LNG carriers to be built in South Korea.

Incat Crowther’s first dual fuel fast ferry has commenced sea trials in Hobart Tasmania – it’s the world’s first high speed ro-ro to use LNG as its primary fuel.

Norwegian shipbuilder, Kleven, has completed and christened platform supply vessel, ‘Rem Fortune’ – the 14th vessel to be built for fellow Norwegian offshore shipping specialist, Rem Offshore.

Caterpillar has formally announced that it is developing a dual-fuel version of another of its MaK medium-speed propulsion engines.

Rolls-Royce has announced the delivery of the first vessel in its Environship series, which has been handed over to Norwegian company Eidsvaag from the Vard (formerly STX) Aukra yard.

Inland shipping companies, VEKA Group and DEEN Shipping, have joined forces and combined experiences in a bid to develop the small scale LNG market under the name VEKA DEEN LNG.

After being fitted with a MAN B&W 6S70ME-C type prime mover and three MAN 7L23/30H auxiliary engines, Suezmax tanker, ‘Zumbi dos Palmares’, has been delivered to Brazilian hydrocarbon transportation company, Transpetro.