CSAV exec indicted in RO/RO antitrust case

JUNE 8, 2016 —Another shipping company executive has been indicted in an ongoing federal antitrust investigation into price fixing, bid rigging and other anticompetitive conduct in the international roll-on, roll-off ocean shipping

ABB introduces dedicated auxiliary engine turbocharger

JUNE 7, 2016 — ABB Turbocharging has used the CIMAC Congress in Helsinki as the opportunity to introduce its first dedicated turbocharger for marine auxiliary engine applications. Developed in cooperation with IHI

DNV GL to class Stena gas ready RoPax ferries

JUNE 7, 2016 — DNV GL reports that it has signed a contract to provide classification services for Stena Line’s new gas-ready RoPax ferries, recently ordered at AVIC Weihai Shipyard in China

Paris MOU plans crackdown on air pollution from ships

JUNE 7, 2016 — At a committee meeting held in Haugesund, Norway last month, the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Paris MoU) agreed to hold a Concentrated Inspection Campaign

Project aims to bring LNG fueling into shipping mainstream

JUNE 7, 2016 — “The long-term potential for LNG as a marine fuel is tremendous,” says Patrick Janssens, Vice President of Global Gas Solutions at classification society ABS. “We see the near-term

Estonian shipyard books EUR 16 m patrol vessel order

JUNE 6, 2016 —Estonia’s Baltic Workboats AS has won an EUR 16 million contract to design and build an advanced new multifunction patrol vessel for Estonia’s Police and Border Guard Board. It

ABS launches NS Vessel Performance

JUNE 6, 2016 — Classification society ABS today unveiled Nautical Systems Vessel Performance – a software solution developed in response to continued demand for tools that improve vessel efficiency, reduce costs and

CMA CGM launches all cash offer for NOL

JUNE 6, 2016 — Consolidation in the container shipping industry is moving forward. Marseille, France, headquartered CMA CGM S.A. today launched an all-cash voluntary conditional general offer for all outstanding shares of

Inmarsat launches Fleet One Global

JUNE 5, 2016 — Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L) has launched Fleet One Global; a simple, cost effective service designed to offer basic voice and data connectivity to the maritime market. Traditionally, satellite communications have

Liberian Registry offers owners some cost savings help

JUNE 3, 2016 — The Liberian Registry has introduced a number of cost-saving provisions to help mitigate the burden and financial strain currently being placed on owners and operators of Liberian-flag vessels

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