General News

Maritime Progress has produced multi language marine posters for crew members whose first language is not English.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has been awarded the ‘Ship of the Year 2011’ award by Japan Society of Naval Architects and Ocean Engineers (JASNAOE) for its ro-ro ship, ‘Tønsberg’.

STX OSV Holdings has announced that it has secured a contract for the design and construction of a large, advanced offshore subsea construction vessel (OSCV) for Ocean Installer and Solstad Offshore.

Plymouth University recently received the keys to a new £19m marine building constructed by UK firm, Leadbitter.

Japanese operator Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has announced plans for scrapping or cold lay-up of 10 to 20 Capesize bulkers, of 15 years or older, in consideration of this fiscal year’s worsening…

German ro-ro specialist Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) has topped recent successes by taking its first orders for offshore vessels and says it expects further orders soon in the ro-ro and ro-pax sector.

MAN Diesel & Turbo has won an order to supply the gensets for a series of eight diesel-electric offshore newbuildings recently ordered by Swire Pacific Offshore Operations, to be built at Japanese…

The Paris MoU Committee has approved its 2011 inspection port state control results and its new performance lists for flag states and recognised organisations will take effect from 1 July 2012.

A complex financial rescue package is being put together to help cash-strapped German shipyard group P+S Werften meet what reports now say is a cash shortfall of more than €300 million.