General News

Global marine solutions provider, Wärtsilä, has received type approval for its Aquarius UV Ballast Water Management System (BWMS).

Israel based marine electronics developer and supplier, Totem Plus, has recovered the voyage data recorder (VDR) capsule from the Baltic Ace, which sank in the North Sea, west of Rotterdam, on 5…

Wärtsilä has announced a contract to supply complete dual-fuel propulsion packages for two new liquefied ethylene gas (LEG)/liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tankers being built for Dutch gas transport company Anthony Veder.

Meyer Werft head Bernard Meyer says Germany’s premier cruise ship builder faces big challenges and only by cutting costs and increasing productivity can it hope to master them, writes Tom Todd.

STX France has signed a contract for building a third ship in the Royal Caribbean (RCCL) Oasis class. Delivery is scheduled for mid-2016, and the contract includes an option for an additional…

According to the latest quarterly shipping confidence survey from international accountant and shipping adviser, Moore Stephens, confidence levels have recovered slightly from their lowest level for over four years.

Abu Dhabi Mar has confirmed it has bought Kiel’s insolvent Lindenau Schiffswerft and that the transfer, along with the yard’s remaining 30 staff, will take place on January 1st, writes Tom Todd.

Wärtsilä has signed new licence agreements with seven of its long-term Chinese partners: four companies in the CSSC (China State Shipbuilding Corp) group, and three from CSIC (China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation).