Following the plenary meeting of the ESSF (European Sustainable Shipping Forum) last week, European shipowners and port authorities urgently call for the clarification of the rules pertaining to the use of scrubbers. The EU Sulphur Directive is set to come into force in only a few months, on the fir
The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has updated its forward strategy and work plan for the upcoming year at its 69th Council meeting held in Santa Margherita, Italy, chaired by Roberto Cazzulo, Chairman of RINA Services and outgoing IACS chairman. During the three days o
International classification society RINA Services has been authorised by the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation as a Recognized Organisation to perform surveys of vessels flying the flag of the Russian Federation and registered in the Russian International Registry of Ships. The author
On June 28th the Fincantieri shipyard in Castellammare di Stabia (Naples) saw the launching of the “F.-A.-Gauthier”. She is the latest generation ferry that Fincantieri is building for Société des traversiers du Québec (STQ), a Québec Government Corporation that operates in maritime passenger transp
Wärtsilä has received an order to deliver generating sets for two new well intervention vessels for Siem Offshore A/S from Norway. The vessels are built by Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft (FSG) in Flensburg, Germany. The order was signed in the end of May 2014. Well intervention vessels are used
Swedish defence and security company Saab has entered into an agreement with ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions AG regarding the acquisition of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems AB (TKMS AB, formerly Kockums), for a purchase price of $50.45m. In April 2014, Saab and ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions AG sig
Diana Shipping Inc. has signed a Memorandum of Agreement to acquire a new-building Capesize dry bulk vessel from an unaffiliated third party seller. The dry bulk carrier, with the capacity of approximately 180,000 dwt, will be built by Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Co., Ltd., China. The
SPB Marine supplied marine equipment for the project RT18. This project involves the construction of a series of three tankers by Yaroslavl shipyard JSC. Supplied equipment kit is a complete propulsion system, which includes marine engines Scania DI12, gearboxes and control systems, shafts and screw
Steel has been cut for a MARS tanker being built by DSME in Okpo, South Korea, BMT Group Ltd said via social media. The tankers have been designed by BMT for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) and will offer logistical support to the Royal Navy by providing fuel and fresh water to naval vessels at [&he
The maiden voyage of the CMA CGM Danube will begin on June 30, 2014 in China, CMA CGM Group announced. The 9,400 TEU ship is the first of a series of 28 ships from 9,400 to 10,900 TEU which will be delivered from now to the third quarter of 2016. Sailing under the Malta’s flag […]
Three leading companies have teamed up to bring the first ever Reverse Stern Drive (RSD)® Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) tug to the market. Damen Shipyards of the Netherlands, German engine manufacturer MTU Friedrichshafen, a subsidiary of Rolls-Royce Power Systems, and Denmark’s SVITZER have embarked
Great Lakes Shipyard and B.V. Scheepswerf Damen Gorinchem (Damen) have entered into a five-year partnership authorizing Great Lakes Shipyard as an official builder of Damen designs. The Great Lakes Shipyard’s Damen Series will cater to the following markets: Harbor & Terminal: Ranging from towage an
COSCO (Zhoushan) Shipyard Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of COSCO Shipyard Group Co., Ltd, has delivered two bulk carriers of 64000DWT, “Puerto Rosario” and “Porto Leone”, to a European buyer, COSCO Corporation informed. The owner of the vessels is Lomar, the shipping subsidiary of the Libra Group. The comp
During the last couple of weeks TGE Marine has obtained a number of new contracts for the engineering and delivery of gas handling systems and cargo tanks. At the end of April the contracts for the gas handling systems and cargo tank material packages for three optional 35,000 m3 ethane/ethylene car
