As a result of the recent debate under Item 5 at the IMO's Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 78), the industry finally has an agreement which removes the mandated requirement for bulk carriers…

The European Commission's plans to put forward another package of maritime safety proposals bringing together all the loose ends from the political debates initiated by the Erika and Prestige accidents have hitherto…

Westfalia Separator has recently upgraded its after sales service for its marine separation equipment by linking all its service engineers through the company?s SAP computer system based in Germany. The system collects…

Following a recent intake of newbuilding orders valued at $273 million, the Dutch shipbuilder Volharding Shipyards has sufficient work to keep most of its yards busy until mid 2006. In addition, Volharding,…

On 27 May the Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) will be delivering the Sapphire Princess to Princess Cruises. Built at its Nagasaki facility, the Sapphire Princess follows the sister ship Diamond…

Steel and Shipbuilding (NASSCO), in San Diego, is putting the finishing touches on the first of four double-hull oil tankers for BP Oil Shipping. The newbuildings have a length of 290 metres,…

The introduction of the International Ship and Port Facility (ISPS) Code on 1 July 2004 is more likely to increase rather than reduce the problems caused by stowaways to shipowners, warns North…

Vosta LMG handed over to Waterway Dredging and Construction Company 1 (WADRECO 1) the 1500 m³ trailing suction hopper dredge Th?i B?nh Du?ng which has been supplied under a loan granted by…

RINA, the Italy-based classification society, specialists in the passenger and cruise vessel sector, has been granted further unrestricted authorisation to issue certificates for Greek-flag passenger ships of any size and service. It…

An exceptional comfort standard has been achieved onboard the four RCCL sister vessels Radiance, Brilliance, Serenade and Jewel of the Seas. Based on extensive noise and vibration measurements, DNV concludes that all…