Shipbuilding News
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Shipbuilding : Chinese Shipbuilding Majors Win Approval for Merger
China has given the green light to a merger of the country’s two shipbuilding majors, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC) said on October 25. After receiving an approval from the state asset regulator, China Shipbuilding Industry Corp (CSIC) and China State Shipbuilding Corp…
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European Shipowners Urge Concrete Action on Gulf of Guinea Piracy
European shipowners have expressed concern about piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, urging policymakers to undertake concrete action to protect shipping through the region. The latest International Maritime Bureau (IMB)’s Piracy & Armed Robbery Report demonstrates that the Gulf of Guinea has become increasingly dangerous for seafarers. In the first nine months…
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MS Salamis Filoxenia is a cruise ship owned by the Cyprus-based Salamis Cruises
MS Salamis Filoxenia is a cruise ship owned by the Cyprus-based Salamis Cruises She was built in 1975 by Wärtsilä Turku Shipyard as the Belorussiya class–cruiseferry Gruziya for the Black Sea Shipping Company, Soviet Union. She was rebuilt into a cruise ship during the 1980s. In 1995 she was renamed Odessa Sky and in 1999 briefly Club 1 before renamed Van Gogh later in 1999. In 2009 she was acquired…
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Do you know why So Many Ships Are Red On The Bottom ?
Chances are you have never salvaged a vessel yourself or you have (hopefully) never seen a vessel upside down. But in case you have seen photos of a shipwreck or of a new ship getting launched from shipyard, you may have noticed that the bottom of a ship is…
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News : Bird’s-eye view monitoring system to monitor a 360° field of view around a tugboat
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced that it has teamed up with Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (OKI), to start a joint study on the use of OKI’s new “FlyingView®” bird’s-eye view monitoring system to monitor a 360° field of view around a tugboat. In preparation for the study, the…
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