Australia and Japan have signed a cooperative research arrangement on marine hydrodynamics, the Chief Defence Scientist, Dr Alex Zelinsky, announced. “This is the first joint defence research project to be conducted by our two countries,” [...]
IMO-Vega is a searchable database of the regulation text of the SOLAS, MARPOL, Load Line and other conventions, as well as codes such as ISM, ISPS, 2000 HSC Code, IBC Code and many more. The [...]
New US and Middle East methanol production capacity being added over the next two years will have serious implications for chemical shipping trade flow patterns, according to the latest edition of the Chemical Forecaster, published [...]
ExxonMobil has launched Mobilgard™ 300 C, a high-performance system oil for two-stroke, crosshead marine diesel engines operating under severe conditions. Compared with convential system oils, Mobilgard 300 C offers superior engine cleanliness, better engine protection [...]
The world’s first smart ship has been revealed at the Smart Ship Development Forum & Smart Ship Demo, sponsored by CSSC on December 1st in Shanghai. This is the first smart ship to be constructed. [...]
Servowatch, the marine systems integrator and automation specialist, has introduced a new trim and draught stability optimiser, ServoTrim, designed specifically to ‘balance the draught’ of SWATH (Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull) vessels. The first ServoTrim [...]
The report concludes that technology solutions are fairly mature, but need to be adopted for Norwegian waters. This would be possible within a 8-10 year time frame, which is also the earliest one can expect [...]
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The UK Insurance Act 2015 (the “new Act”) will come into force on 12 August 2016 (during the 2016/17 Policy Year). The new Act seeks to provide further protection to both consumer and non-consumer buyers [...]
India’s Mines Ministry is considering the withdrawal of an export tax of 10 percent on lower-grade iron ore, aimed at helping miners in the western Indian state of Goa to attract customers amid a broad [...]
