Ship&Offshore
21.07.2009
Shipbuilding

NYK-participating projects receive subsidy

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), through its “Support for Technology Development from Marine Vessels for Curtailing CO2” project, has decided to subsidize through fiscal 2009 the below three projects that the Japanese shipping group NYK is currently working on in tandem with other companies for future technology development.
"MSC Splendida"
Ship&Offshore
21.07.2009
Shipbuilding

"MSC Splendida" achieves first Energy Efficient Design recognition

The international classification society Bureau Veritas has awarded its first Energy Efficient Design label to the new 3,952-passenger cruise vessel "MSC Splendida".
Ship&Offshore
20.07.2009
Shipbuilding

New educational resources for modern shipbuilding design & modeling

ShipConstructor Software Inc. (SSI), in conjunction with two universities, eight shipyards and five design firms, has created comprehensive college-level materials for the instruction of modern shipbuilding, design and modeling.

 
"Araon"
Ship&Offshore
16.07.2009
Shipbuilding

Korea's first icebreaker

The first Korean-made icebreaking research vessel will in future explore and research the pole and is currently sailing on sea trials.