General News

At a ceremony held on 22 June 2010 at the Tsuneishi shipyard in Japan, AET celebrated the naming and delivery of its 53rd aframax tanker, Eagle Kangar.

IACS (the International Association of Classification Societies) has welcomed the Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) as its first new member since the introduction of new membership criteria in October 2009.

A prototype for a series of Russian floating nuclear power stations will be protected against hull corrosion with a Cathelco impressed current cathodic protection system (ICCP).

Kongsberg Maritimes simulation division has signed a contract to deliver a range of offshore simulators, including a vessel simulator with main bridge and an assisting vessel simulator, to the newly founded Haugesund…

STX Europe has entered into a contract with Simon Møkster Rederi for the building of a platform supply vessel (PSV) to the PSV 09L CD design, scheduled for delivery in Q1 2012.

UK company Ultra Dynamics has unveiled a new 1100kW waterjet, the Ultrajet UJ525.

The Liberian Registry is offering tanker owners and operators a VOC management plan review and approval service to help them achieve compliance with impending IMO legislation governing air pollution.