Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, has received its 1000th order for its 2-stroke low-speed diesel, electronically controlled, common-rail RT-flex engines.
Wärtsilä RT-Flex Low-Speed Engines Achieve 1000 Orders Milestone
November 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Underwater Propeller Blade Straightening In The British Indian Ocean Territory
June 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
With all five blades of its propeller severely bent, a 290-meter container vessel needed a fast, on-site solution to restore the propeller’s balance and efficiency.
NYK Develops Tsunami-Response Guidelines For Ships In Port
May 31, 2012 By Leave a Comment
NYK has drawn upon the lessons learned from the tremendous tsunami damage sustained by vessels after the Great East Japan Earthquake in March of last year to create tsunami-response guidelines for ships in port.
GL Issues New Rules For Crew Boats
May 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Germanischer Lloyd (GL) announces the release of the first comprehensive set of classification rules for Crew Boats and Offshore Wind Farm Service Craft.
World Ocean Council “Sustainable Ocean Summit” Set For 3-5 December 2012
April 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Ocean Industries to Meet in Washington, D.C. on Leadership in “Corporate Ocean Responsibility”
Shipowners Must Do More To Prevent Engineroom Fires
April 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Shipowners are increasingly lax when it comes to upholding 2003 amendments to the Safety of Life at Sea Convention that are designed to prevent engineroom fires, according to a loss prevention circular from Gard.
ShippingInsight Fleet Optimization Conference Makes Debut in 2012
April 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
A new maritime industry conference, scheduled for October 2012 in Stamford, Connecticut, will provide a forum for discussion of fleet optimization and efficient ship operations, according to its organizers.
Market-Based Measures for Greenhouse Gases From Ships on Agenda as IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee Meets
February 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Market-based measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping will be among the key items on the agenda of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), when it meets for its 63rd session from 27 February to 2 March 2012, at IMO Headquarters in London.
