Hungry Chinese yards turn focus from bulkers to OSVs
OCTOBER 8, 2012 — With orders for large bulk carriers and the like few and far between, hungry Chinese shipyards are turning their attention to what once might have seemed safe niche
MHI confirms effectiveness of air lube system on ferry
OCTOBER 8, 2012 — Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has installed its first installation of its Mitsubishi Air Lubrication System (MALS) on a ship with a slender hull form and has
ICS to continue to press for BWM convention changes
OCTOBER 8, 2012 — The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which represents over 80 percent of the world merchant fleet, says that governments have acknowledged there will be significant problems with the
Heads roll at Lamprell
OCTOBER 8, 2012 — Nigel McCue (left) is out as CEO and board member of UAE-based Lamprell plc (LSE:LAM), whose facilities include shipyards at Hamriyah and Jebel Ali. CFO Jon Cooper and
Newport News Shipbuilding crane makes largest lift yet
OCTOBER 6, 2012 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division placed a 1,026-metric ton unit — roughly the weight of six Boeing 747 airliners — onto
Corvus supplying battery system for fuel cell vessel
OCTOBER 5, 2012—Corvus Energy, Richmond, BC, Canada, is supplying the battery pack and battery management system for the Viking Lady, the first commercial vessel to use a fuel cell specially adapted for
Damen-design Platform Supply Vessels for Brazil
OCTOBER 5, 2012—Brazil shipyard Wilson, Sons is the midst of constructing six Platform Supply Vessels under license based on Damen’s PSV 4500 design for Wilson Sons Ultratug Offshore (WSUT). Two PSVs have
Braemar promotes NASSCO LNG containment system
OCTOBER 5, 2012 — Braemar Engineering (formerly Wavespec) is promising to unveil what it says is a “leap in technology” at next week’s Gastech 2012 event in London: the revolutionary new LNG
Austal acquires engineering service provider
OCTOBER 5, 2012 — Austal has entered into agreements to substantially expand its capability in Darwin, Australia through the acquisition of Hydraulink NT and its associated business KM Engineering (“HKME”). In picture:
Eniram releases study on cruise ship fouling
OCTOBER 4, 2012 — Helsinki, Finland, headquartered Eniram Limited has completed an analysis on the effects of hull fouling on cruise vessels in different sea areas. Eniram, which provides realtime decision support