ICS Meets with Ministers to Discuss Arctic Shipping
At a Summit in Oslo on June 5, Board Members of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) met with Ministers from major shipping nations and the Secretary General…
General Dynamics Appoints Kirchmaier AIS President
General Dynamics announced that Thomas W. Kirchmaier has been elected a vice president of the corporation and appointed as president of General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems…
Liebherr Opens Miami Sales and Service Center
The new Liebherr sales and service center will celebrate its grand opening on June 11, 2013 in Miami, Florida. On this occasion, guests can convince themselves of Liebherr’s innovative power and high technological standards in the course of a machine demonstration and a technology presentation. The new state-of-the-art facility is located in Hialeah Gardens just off Okeechobee and the Florida Turnpike.
Volvo Penta D13 Certified for EPA Tier 3
Volvo Penta D13 has now further been developed to meet EPA Tier 3 – the new marine environmental emission standard. The new version of D13 offers improved environmental properties with basically unchanged low-fuel consumption. The D13 is a diesel engine that has been developed within the Volvo Group. According to the manufacturer, it is currently in operation in more than 450,000 heavy-duty applications, including buses, trucks and construction equipment.
Wärtsilä to Design Heavy Construction Vessel for Subsea 7
Wärtsilä, a marine industry solutions and services provider, has been contracted to provide the design for a large heavy construction vessel (HCV). The ship is to be built for Subsea 7 S.A., the seabed-to-surface engineering, construction, and services contractor to the offshore energy industry worldwide, by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in South Korea. HHI is one of the world's largest ship building companies.
Final Section of BAE Aircraft Carrier Rolls onto the Clyde
The BAE Systems built Aft Island of the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carrier will be loaded onto a sea-going barge on June 11 before its journey from the company’s Scotstoun site to Rosyth.
GL Young Professionals Award: Innovators for Efficiency
At a ceremony held at the Nor-Shipping maritime exhibition in Oslo, classification society Germanischer Lloyd (GL) rewarded three young engineers for their outstanding scientific research with the GL Young Professionals Award. As well as seeking out the best new research, the Awards aim to support the best young engineers in the Maritime field and to demonstrate how varied and exciting the engineering profession can be. Dr.
Indian Sailors Safe After EU Navfor Warship
Fourteen Indian sailors are now safe, after pirates, who took control of their cargo vessel yesterday morning, June 5, in the Gulf of Aden, abandoned the attack…
Jaya Wins $60 million in Long-term Charters
Offshore energy services provider Jaya Holdings Ltd. announced that the Group has signed contracts for three of its four newbuild platform supply vessels (PSVs)…
German Cruise Upgrades with Rolls-Royce Propulsion
Rolls-Royce Plc won a contract to supply its Promas Lite propulsion system to German based company AIDA Cruises as part of a technical upgrade of their Sphinx series cruise ships. Promas Lite is an integrated propeller and rudder system that increases efficiency and maneuverability, and is designed specifically for retrofitting to existing ships. AIDA Cruises, part of the Carnival Group, will install Promas Lite on their AidaSol cruise ship during dry docking in December this year.
New Head of Operations Europe/Asia at Dan-Bunkering
A/S Dan-Bunkering Ltd., has per June 1, 2013 employed Carsten Ladekjær as Head of Operations Europe/Asia & Senior Vice President. Carsten will be situated at the company’s headquarter in Middelfart, Denmark, but will manage the overall operational responsibility of several of the company’s departments around the world. Carsten has several years of experience in the bunker business. He started his career with Dan-Bunkering 18 years ago as a trainee.
Lloyd’s Releases Guide for FLNG Facilities
Lloyd’s Register published a rule set to guide the design, construction and operation of floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facilities – the biggest, most complex…
Northern Sea Route 2013 Queue Longest Yet
The Northern Sea Route administration has so far given 54 vessels permission to sail the route in 2013. This year’s sailing season on the Northern Sea Route between Europe and Russia will probably be the busiest one ever. The first vessels to take the Arctic shortcut this summer will leave Murmansk at the end of June. The Northern Sea Route Administration has so far received 89 applications to use the Northern Sea Route (NSR).
Tankship Overcapacity Blights the Market
With seasonally weak demand in the second quarter, the short-term view for freight rates does not look positive finds Drewry. Global oil demand declined by 1.0%…
China COSCO Yards Deliver Tender Rigs, Capesize Bulk Carrier
COSCO (Nantong) Shipyard deliver two tender rigs, & COSCO (Zhoushan) Shipyard a Capesize bulk carrier. COSCO (Nantong), a subsidiary of the Company's 51% owned COSCO Shipyard Group Co.…
OW Bunker Appoint New HK Branch Manager
OW Bunker, suppliers and traders of marine fuel oil and lubricants, announce the appointment of Eric Hu as a new Branch Manager in its Hong Kong office. Mr. Hu previously…
GDF Suez E&P Awards North Sea Austen Field Contract
GDF SUEZ E&P UK Ltd awards a £1.4 million joint study to Xodus Group and Atkins for Concept Select work for the Austen (formerly Jacqui) field in the Central North Sea…
Mukilteo Ferry Terminal: WSDOT Release Environmental Study
The 60-year old Mukilteo ferry terminal (about 25 miles north of Seattle) is one step closer to replacement with the release of a final environmental impact statement. “We’ve reached a major milestone,” said David Moseley, assistant secretary for the Washington State Department of Transportation, Ferries Division. The Mukilteo terminal is the state’s busiest terminal, serving nearly 4 million passengers last year.
Maher Terminals Honored by Evergreen Line
Maher Terminals, LLC, one of the largest multi-user container terminal operators in North America, has been recognized by Evergreen Shipping Agency (America) Corporation…
Alfa Laval Briefing on Energy Saving
As ship owners and operators continue to be pinched by high fuel prices, Alfa Laval says it is raising the bar when it comes to solutions. Drawing on the industry’s broadest portfolio of equipment and knowledge, Alfa Laval is taking a comprehensive approach that promises sweeping advances in energy efficiency. Today’s marine industry is placing greater emphasis on energy than ever before. This comes as no surprise, since virtually all energy at sea comes from the burning of fuel.
