Ship&Offshore

12.03.2009

Shipbuilding

Production of the biggest ferry in the English Channel started

The production of the first of the two huge ferries ordered by P& O Ferries has started by cutting its first steel plate on STX Europe’s yard in Rauma, Finland.

Ship&Offshore

09.03.2009

Shipbuilding

STX Heavy Industries and Schottel cooperate

The South Korean company STX Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. and Schottel GmbH, Spay, Germany, will, in the future, be cooperating in the area of large rudderpropeller systems for underwater installation, as used on drilling rigs, for example. Within the…

Ship&Offshore

03.03.2009

Shipbuilding

Sperry Marine European facilities certified

Northrop Grumman Corporation, headquartered in Charlottesville, USA, has received International Standards Organization (ISO) certification for the environmental management systems at the company’s Sperry Marine facilities in Europe.

Ship&Offshore

02.03.2009

Shipbuilding

12 million £ deal for Rolls-Royce

Rolls-Royce, a world leader in marine systems, has won a £12 million order to supply fuel-efficient manoeuvrability systems for four new cement carrying vessels.