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
IHC’s Govert Hamers to take SEA Europe chairmanship
JULY 5, 2013 —The European Ships and Maritime Equipment Association (SEA Europe) says that IHC Merwede’s President, Govert Hamers, will succeed Lars Gørvell-Dahll as Chairman in October 2013. Mr. Gørvell-Dahll will step
Two-stroke optimized for Panamax bulkers passes TAT
JULY 4, 2013 — Another Wärtsilä two-stroke engine has successfully passed its Type Approval Test (TAT). The RT-flex58T version D ER-3 is a further optimized version of the Wärtsilä RT-flex58T version D
Canadian shipowners to carry out BWM tests
JULY 3, 2012 — As shipowners continue to wrestle with which ballast water management systems to choose, the members of the Canadian Shipowners Association (CSA) have partnered with the Great Ships Initiative