General News

Maersk Line is to lay up eight 6,500 TEU vessels following the recently announced changes in its Asia - Europe, Asia - Central America, and Transpacific service networks. This resulted in surplus…

Carnival Corp. has sued Rolls-Royce for more than $100 million over allegations that Rolls-Royce marketed and sold defective propulsion systems for the Queen Mary 2.The system, known as the Mermaid pod propulsion…

The Norwegian shipping company Seatankers Management Co. Ltd (SMC), owned by shipping tycoon John Fredriksen, has cancelled an order for four chemical tankers placed with the Alcock Ashdown (Gujarat) Ltd, the shipbuilding…

Wärtsilä has introduced a new upgrade kit for slow steaming for RTA and RT-flex low-speed engines to enable shipowners and operators to make major savings in fuel costs while slow steaming their…

The marine arm of Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd. (ST Engineering), ST Marine, secured a $19.6 million contract to provide detailed design, construction and outfitting of a seismic survey vessel for Swire Pacific…

Hanjin Heavy Industries is proceeding with its plan to build a $2 billion shipyard project in the southern Philippines, Trade Secretary Peter Favila said. "Company officials told me that they are proceeding…

Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. has taken delivery of the 'Paros', a 4,645 dwt double-hull bunkering tanker newbuild from Fujian Southeast Shipyard in China. The Paros will be deployed to the company's…

The world's largest floating dock, the "Zhonghai Emeishan," started production in CSG Ship-Repairing Base at Changxing Island, Shanghai a few days ago. This marks Shanghai's ability to undertake repair tasks and conversion…

Cummins has upgraded the QSK60 marine engine for propulsion and auxiliary applications to meet U.S. EPA Tier 2 and European Union Stage IIIA emissions regulations. With propulsion ratings from 1492 - 1864…

The keel of 'Allure of the Seas', the second in the series of two of the world's largest cruise ships was laid recently at the Turku yards of STX Europe. The "keelblock"…