The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) is to provide common classification rules for newbuilding scantlings as a matter of priority. The decision was made at the 47th meeting of the IACS…

The European Commission plans several initiatives to ensure ships exported to Asia for scrap are clean of hazardous materials. Margot Wallstrom, EU commissioner for the environment, will write to ministers of all…

Alstom has secured a first installation for its latest generation ALSPA drives. It will fit the new ALSPA MV7000 converters to the deep sea research vessel, Pourquoi Pas?, owned by Ifremer and…

Sperry Marine has become the first company in the marine industry to obtain classification society approval for VDR performance testing as required by the SOLAS convention. ABS has given the company service…

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd and Kvaerner Masa-Yards have signed an agreement that could lead to a firm order for two 160,000g cruise ships. The design, developed jointly by the companies is named…

Sperry Marine has unveiled a new-technology satellite-based ship heading sensor. The Navistar satellite compass uses embedded sensors and GPS signals to give heading information. It also provides rate of turn, roll, pitch,…

Canada?s Greenlight Power Technologies has chosen to use a ChevronTexaco Technology Ventures fuel processor, which generates hydrogen from natural gas or propane, in its fuel cell testing station. The HALIAS hydrocarbon fuel…