General News

The P&O Ferries cross-Channel newbuilding ‘Spirit of France’ was handed over on 24 January by the builder, STX Finland’s Rauma shipyard. She is a sister to ‘Spirit of Britain’, delivered from Rauma…

Maritime services provider Inchcape Shipping Services and Vessel Protection Solutions have jointly launched an anti-piracy partnership intended to protect for ships and crews operating in known piracy regions.

Ocean Signal has announced full availability and the start of worldwide shipment of its V100 hand-held GMDSS VHF, following MED certification from the British Approvals Board for Telecommunications (BABT).

Hamworthy Oil & Gas Systems says it has secured more contracts for delivery of complete cargo handling systems to liquid ethylene gas (LEG) carriers to be built at the Sinopacific yard in…

In the last quarter of 2011 Cargotec secured contracts for MacGregor bulk handling systems for installation onboard four offshore support vessel newbuildings belonging to two different owners, in UAE and in Spain.

A keel laying ceremony was held at the Arctech Shipyard in Helsinki, Finland, on 19 January 2012, marking the start of the construction of a multi-functional icebreaking supply vessel, ordered by Russian…