All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 786
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NewsCastrol develops Shanghai lubricants technology centre
Castrol will, later this year, be opening a lubricants technology centre in China to be located in the Jinqiao Science Park, Shanghai.
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DSME poised to win cruise ship order
According to industry sources, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) is in talks with a Greek firm over a deal to build the Korean shipbuilder’s first cruise ship at an estimated cost of $600 million.
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China's shipbuilding output expanded in 2009
China''s completed shipbuilding output in 2009 surged by more than 40 percent with its share in the global market rising further.
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Korea in partnership with UAE
The United Arab Emirates is bolstering ties with South Korea by signing a memorandum of understanding with STX Offshore and Shipbuilding and the Korea Shipbuilders’ Association with Abu Dhabi Shipbuilding (ADSB) for a business partnership.
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Japanese ship orders on the up
According to figures released by the Japan Ship Exporters'' Association, Japanese export ship orders rose for the first time in 15 months in December on a year-on-year basis by 71.5 percent to 471,600 gross tons.
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NewsGerman yards struggle after dismal year
Far eastern yards still have plenty of newbuilding work but once the current order backlog is cleared they will be in the same position as the once-great European yards. Tom Todd looks at the sate of the German industry as a barometer of what may happen elsewhere in the coming ...
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NewsElectronic data for navigation and planning fires controversy
With the imminent entry into force of the ECDIS carriage requirements for all SOLAS ships, the industry has been looking at providing navigators with the necessary charts.
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New web interface enhances RINA transparency
Genoa-based classification society RINA has published a new web interface in the ‘marine member’ area of its corporate website www.rina.org.
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NewsKeppel delivers first rig of 2010
Keppel FELS has delivered another ENSCO 8500 Series semi-submersible drilling rigs to customer Ensco International.
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News'Design for safety' approach encompasses mega-lifeboats
2009 saw the conclusion of the four-year European Safedor project, intended to establish a new approach to design for enhanced maritime safety.
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NewsAwards for environmental initiatives in shipping
The Sustainable Shipping awards, first presented in 2009, are being repeated for 2010.
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NewsEmissions technology from US exhaust specialist
US company Universal has formed a new emissions technology division.
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NewsMaersk takes delivery of Maersk Meridian
Maersk Meridian, the last in a series of six 165,500 m³ DF electric LNG carriers from Samsung Heavy Industries, was taken over by Maersk LNG on 15 January 2010 in South Korea.
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Cassens Werft gets reprieve
Cassens Werft, located in Emden, Germany, has been bought by a group of investors, thereby saving the shipyard from bankruptcy.
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NewsWärtsilä to move part of production to China
Wartsila is rationalising production facilities in Europe and moving them to China.
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MISC names new chemical tanker
STX shipyard in Korea delivered the 38,000 DWT chemical tanker Bunga Allium to MISC Berhad (MISC) in Malaysia
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NewsKawasaki delivers LNG carrier
Kawasaki Shipbuilding delivers the LNG Carrier Taitar No.2 to NiMiC No. 2 S.A. of Panama
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Idle fleet falls as ESS mops up more boxships
According to the latest Alphaliner weekly newsletter, Extra Slow Steaming (ESS) continues to put more containerships back into active service.
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NewsFinland pondering aid for shipbuilding industry
Finland considering supporting domestic shipbuilding industry
