General News

Two Weser-based ship repair yards – Bremerhavener Dock (Bredo) and Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (LWB) - have added specialist plum overhaul contracts to already busy workloads.

Germanischer Lloyd (GL) says that it has dealt with the Korean shipbuilding community for almost 35 years, and hopes to reinforce its links by providing clients in Korea with the latest updates…

Cargotec’s MacGregor division has secured an order to supply two active heave-compensated (AHC) cranes for Volstad Maritimes large offshore construction vessel (OCV) on order at Bergen Group Fosen in Norway.

Chemring Marine, which specialises in marine distress signals, reports that it has secured a five-year contract to supply its Pains Wessex and Comet products to the Survitec Group.

Hamburg-based company Safebridge has introduced what it describes as a “breakthrough online solution for type-specific ECDIS training”, developed in co-operation with the equipment manufacturers.

The 33rd Motorship Propulsion & Emissions conference has got underway in Copenhagen, Denmark, with nearly 150 attendees settling down to listen to a wide range of original and topical presentations.