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ClassNK ship design software supports revised CSR

JANUARY 9, 2014 — Classification society ClassNK has released a new version of its PrimeShip- HULL (HCSR) ship design support software that is fully compliant with the new IACS Common Structural Rules

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Wärtsilä spurns Rolls-Royce overtures

JANUARY 9 2014 — Wärtsilä Corporation has apparently rebuffed a takeover attempt by Rolls-Royce, at least for now. In a statement today the company said: “Wärtsilä Corporation notes the recent speculation about a

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Maersk dusts off the SeaLand name

JANUARY 8, 2014 — A.P. Moller-Maersk Group’s Maersk Line is dusting off the SeaLand name. It is giving it to a regional, containerized shipping company dedicated to the intra-Americas market that will

Qatar shipyard lays keels for two tugs

JANUARY 8, 2014 — Qatar shipbuilder Nakilat Damen Shipyards Qatar (NDSQ) has laid the keels for two 16 m-long Stan Tugs that are among seven vessels on order at the yard for

MSRC and Donjon-SMIT form alliance

JANUARY 8, 2014 — Donjon-SMIT and the Marine Spill Response Corporation (MSRC) have entered a cooperative alliance. This alliance, while it can support both tank and non-tank vessel owners, will include the

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Polar Star released from rescue mission

JANUARY 8, 2014 — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star was released by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority from search and rescue duties yesterday, following confirmation the Russian-flagged expedition ship Akademik