Fosen shipyard delivers LNG-fueled cruise ferry
JULY 8, 2013 — Norway’s Bergen Group Fosen shipyard has today completed the successful delivery of MV Stavangerfjord to Fjord Line. The 170 m vessel can carry 1,500 passengers and 600 cars
MOL to carry out onboard test of SCR system
JULY 8, 2013 — Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) is to install a Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) system that it has jointly developed with Yanmar and Namura Shipbuilding on all three power
Singapore cancels another bunker supplier license
JULY 8, 2013 —The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has canceled Palmstone Petroleum Pte Ltd’s bunker supplier license with effect from today. The action is the latest in a continuing
Dubai Drydocks preps QE2 for conversion in China
JULY 7, 2013 — The legendary cruise ship Queen Elizabeth 2 is currently in Dubai Drydocks undergoing extensive preparatory work prior to sailing under her own power to a Chinese shipyard that
Fire breaks out on MOL Comfort
JULY 7, 2013 — A fire has broken out on the fore part of MOL Comfort, the five-year old containership that fractured into two parts June 17 after encountering heavy weather in
MacGregor to deliver Quantum Class North Star system
JULY 5, 2013 — Cargotec subsidiary MacGregor has won the contract to deliver North Star, the jewel-shaped, glass capsule that will lift passengers on Royal Caribbean’s new Quantum Class cruise ships more
Panamax floating dock arrives in Walvis Bay
JULY 5, 2013 — Ship repair company Elgin Brown and Hamer (EBH) Namibia says that its Panamax sized third floating dry dock arrived in Walvis Bay today. EBH Namibia announced its plans
Lloyd’s Register joins MOL Comfort investigation
JULY 5, 2013 — Two of the world’s largest classification societies are now involved in the investigation of the June 17 casualty that saw the five-year- old containership MOL Comfort break into
Rongsheng denies media stories
JULY 5, 2013 —Trading in the shares of China Rongsheng Heavy Industries ((HKG 1101) on the Hong Kong Exchange resumed this morning after the shipbuilder said that major shareholder Mr. Zhang Zhi
Rolls-Royce wins OSRV design and equipment order
JULY 5, 2013 — Rolls-Royce today announced that it has signed a contract with Brazilian shipbuilder Aliança S/A Industria Naval e Empresa de Navegacao, a subsidiary of Fischer Group, and Brazilian shipowner