General News

On 9 April 2013, Swedish maintenance machine developer, Chris-Marine, and its Danish test equipment subsidiary, IOP Marine, will be setting off on a European road trip to showcase its diesel engine maintenance…

The Joint Industry Project (JIP) on LNG, managed by Det Norske Veritas (DNV) with nine Australian partners, has concluded that LNG bunkering in Australian ports is feasible, but not without a clearer…

Hitzler Werft has launched ‘Dettmer Tank 140’, the first of up to four new 1,800dwt inland tankers described as the most modern of their type on Germany’s inland waterway network, reports Tom…

The new ro-pax LNG cruise ferry, ‘Bergensfjord’, owned and operated by the Norwegian ferry operator, Fjord Line, has been launched at Gdansk Shipyard in Poland.

US based marine engineering consultancy company, Braemar Engineering, has launched a new venture that will advise on the use of LNG as a fuel source in the offshore sector.

STX OSV Holdings of Singapore has announced that the sale of the STX OSV rroup of companies to the Italian Fincantieri group has been finally agreed, and STX OSV will adopt the…

Russian shipowner Femco Group has contracted with Chinese builder Sinopacific Shipbuilding for four AHTS vessels to Sinopacific’s own SPA150 design, for 2015 delivery.

Global classification society, Bureau Veritas (BV), has classed its first Bangladeshi built ferry for Danish owners.

Korea based STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co Ltd has held a keel laying ceremony for LNG carrier, ‘SCF Pskov, ordered by Russian shipping company, SCF Sovcomflot.

Japanese ocean transport company, Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), has announced that the 297,076 tonne iron ore carrier, ‘Ore Salvador’, has been completed.