General News

German shipbuilder Meyer Werft has delivered the 126,000gt Celebrity Reflection, fifth and last in the Solstice Class series of cruise ships which have cost a total €3 billion.

Global marine paint coatings company, International Paint, together with BMT ARGOSS and NAPA, has called on the IMO’s Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) to develop a standard methodology to verify the energy saving…

UK based manufacturer of emissions analysers, Parker Procal, has welcomed the European Union’s decision to create a global system for monitoring, reporting and the verification of emissions.

Following United Against Nuclear Irans (UANI) shipping campaign, the Republic of Moldova has put an end to its reflagging of Iranian vessels.

Lloyd’s Register has released the results of a study it undertook to better understand the future demand for LNG as a fuel for ships, and to help refine and deliver its portfolio…

Chairman and president of classification society ClassNK, Noboru Ueda, recently announced that its register has exceeded the 8,000 ship milestone.

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) says it welcomes the acknowledgment by governments at IMO that there will be significant problems with the implementation of the ballast water management (BWM) convention.

Finnish maritime IT company Eniram has revealed its analysis on the effects of hull fouling on cruise vessels, covering over 38,000 operative sea days, complemented with temperatures and salinity databases.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHI) has installed its its first Mitsubishi Air Lubrication System (MALS) on a ferry and has verified its effectiveness in saving energy and reducing carbon dioxide.