Carnival and Wärtsilä partner to develop environmentally friendly diesel Common rail fuel injection and direct water injection will be used in a new generation of environmentally-friendly cruise ship diesels
Liberian Senate suspends chairman of maritime committee The Liberian senate has suspended its committee Chairman on Ways, Means, Finance and Maritime, reports Star Radio in Monrovia
Daewoo Heavy Industries joins consolidated marine diesel manufacturer Daewoo Heavy Industries (DHI) is now a partner in a marine diesel manufacturing company formed by the earlier merging of the marine diesel manufacturing activities of Korea Heavy Industries and Construction (Hanjung) and Samsung Heavy Industries
TotalFina commissions ROV survey of Erika wreck Totalfina has awarded CSO Internationalit with a contract for a detailed survey on the two portions of the wreck of the tanker Erika
Master attacks money culture KARUN Mathur, master of the Erika, has spoken out for the first time since the loss of the tanker about the difficulties of modern-day seafarers aboard ships such as the Erika, claiming that their profession is "dominated by money".
Hundreds of boxes lost in Pacific storm HUNDREDS of containers have been washed overboard from several ships during a huge storm that lashed the Pacific.
Dart problems knock Jacobs JACOBS Holdings yesterday sprung another nasty surprise on shareholders, disclosing that last year's profits will be reduced by up to '1.5m ($2.43m) due mainly to problems in its shipping division.
BA hit by third quarter surge in fuel prices BRITISH Airways reported a third quarter pre-tax loss of '60m ($97m) as surging fuel prices and overcapacity on the North Atlantic took their toll.
Boxship design probe call RECENT heavy container losses from large ships in both the Atlantic and Pacific have led to fresh calls for an examination of modern containership design.
Grounded car carrier in Dublin HYUNDAI Merchant Marine's car carrier Asian Parade, which was successfully refloated at the weekend, is now in Dublin for a hull inspection.
Dex wins first fleet deal from Levant INTERNATIONAL hull insurer Dex has won its first fleet commitment since opening for business at the start of 2000.
Opec nations hold the line on output curbs COMPLIANCE with Opec output constraints remained strong in January despite further surges in the oil price to a nine-year high levels of $27.11 last month.
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