DNV SOFTWARE SUFFERS CYBER ATTACK
Classification society DNV has confirmed that its ShipManager software has been the victim of a ransomware cyber-attack, causing DNV experts to shut down ShipManager’s IT servers in response to the incident, although the onboard, offline functionalities of...
FIVE MORE GREEN PCTCs FOR GRIMALDI
The Grimaldi group has commissioned Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Company (SWS) and China Shipbuilding Trading Company (CSTC), two subsidiaries of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), to build five new PCTC (Pure Car & Truck Carrier) vessels, with the...
PIONEER GAS-FUELLED RO-PAX MARKS FIRST 10 YEARS
Finland-based Viking Lines’ ‘Viking Grace’, built at the former STX Finland Perno shipyard in Turku and was one of the first passenger ships to use liquefied natural gas as fuel, has clocked up 10 years of service. Viking Grace was built specifically...
ACCOR AND CHANTIERS de l’ATLANTIQUE EYE SAILING CRUISE SHIP MARKET
French shipyard Chantiers de l’Atlantique and hotel group Accor have signed a letter of intent for the construction of two large sailing cruise vessels. The order for the construction is expected to be confirmed within the next few weeks. The first ship, to be named...
NEOLINE WINS INVESTMENT FROM CORSICA FERRIES IN SAILING RO-RO
French company Neoline Armateur , which hopes to establish a fleet of sail-assisted ro-ro vessels, has announced that it has secured an investment from ro-ro operator Corsica Ferries. The ferry operator has taken a stake in the first wind-powered Neoliner...
CHINA ORDERS FOUR SILVERSTREAM SYSTEMS FOR LNGCs
UK-based Silverstream Technologies has signed a deal with China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) to install its hull air lubrication technology, knowns as the Silverstream System, on four 175,000m3 LNG carriers being built at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company...
ABS DIGITAL RULE BOOK NAVIGATES CLASSIFICATION COMPLEXITIES
ABS has launched Custom Rule Book, described as a powerful new tool which allows users to create tailored ABS rule sets in moments, saving significant time. In what is believed to be the first development of its kind in classification, ABS MyFreedom users can quickly...
OFFSHORE VESSEL SAVES 29% FUEL AND EMISSIONS ON LONG TRANSIT
Solstad Offshore’s PSV ‘Normand Leader’ and its Captain Arnt Olav Skarstein have received recognition for their impressive fuel savings – amounting to some 29% – during transit from Australia. Solstad says it has come a long way in...