FAST 2001, hosted by The Royal Institution of Naval Architects at Southampton University at the beginning of September, featured the usual mix of industry-based research and academic papers. The main emphasis of…

Austal Ships has signed a contract with Venezuelan ferry operator Conferry to build an 86m high-speed roro passenger catamaran. According to Austal?s managing director, Bob McKinnon, the contract reflects a marked improvement…

Alstom has announced its third FPSO gas turbine order in two months. The French company will supply three gas turbines, worth over $6 million, to a shipyard in Singapore from its Lincoln,…

Rotterdam-based heavy lift operator, Bonn & Mees Drijvende Bokken, has recently started building a huge sheerlegs-type floating crane. Called Matador 3 it will have a maximum lifting capacity of over 1,400t using…

Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries (IHI) and Kawasaki Heavy Industries have called off a planned merger of their shipbuilding operations. The companies will continue to cooperate however, in an operational alliance with Mitsui Engineering…

The Committee of EU Shipbuilders Association has called on the EU to make a quick decision in relation to its shipbuilding policy and in particular its stance on countering alleged unfair practices…

MAN B&W has seen the first installation of a selective catalytic NOx reduction system on one of its 6S35MC diesels. The ship has now passed its test trials and begun reduced-emission operations.…

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania claim to have developed a prototype fuel cell that is powered by diesel. The breakthrough would solve the problem of reforming a commonly available hydrocarbon fuel…

The MAN Group is to restructure the department producing four-stroke engines in its Diesel Engine division. In the Group?s interim results, covering the first six months of 2001, it says the department…

The gas turbine power element in the combined diesel and gas plant planned for Cunard?s superliner, Queen Mary 2, will be provided by GE. Two aeroderivative LM2500+ units will run in combination…