General News

Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries has announced two new contracts, the first for two LNG carriers for a Greek owner, and the second for two large drillships.

The Flagship European maritime transport project, part-financed through the EU, has now concluded. The project has facilitated R&D for some 10 new products from a number of European companies.

Converteam says that it has shipped the first of two 75 tonne, 36MW generators designed specifically to match the electrical power requirement of the propulsion motors for the Royal Navys Queen Elizabeth…

Software company Marine Software of the UK has supplied its MPS-Marine Purchasing solution to Bunkers (Gibraltar), for installation on board the 4,270gt ‘MT Europa Supplier I’ and at the ship management technical…

Guido Perla & Associates (GPA) reports that it has been awarded three design contracts for offshore support vessels to the specific requirements of Petrobras of Brazil, all for ships to be built…

The mechanical indicator was an old friend for the old-style chief engineer onboard. A new portable product from a Danish company brings the engine indicator up to date, and it comes with…

Det Norske Veritas has revealed two projects in which it has been jointly involved, both for high-efficiency, environmentally-friendly bulk carriers, fuelled by LNG.