AB Volvo Penta and Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd have entered into a technological agreement to develop boat control system.
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Archive for December 6th, 2010
Volvo Penta and Yamaha Motor in Technological Cooperation
ABB Marine Technology Opens New Super Seaway
The first ever cargo vessel to sail from Murmansk to Shanghai via the Northern Sea Route - without the assistance of icebreakers - recently completed its maiden crossing, cutting a 65-day journey on the return leg down to 19 days. ABB’s Azipod® electric propulsion technology makes the year-round journey possible.
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Maersk Negative Towards New EU Regulations
New EU regulations coming into force January 1, 2011 requiring all container goods destined for European ports to be declared 24 hours before loading has generated negative reactions from Danish shipping giant A.P. Møller-Mærsk. According to Maersk EU authorities are ill prepared for the new regulations, and there has not been sufficient time for...
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NYK Ships Aid to Haiti
NYK has provided free ocean transport of 5,000 pairs of children’s sandals to youths attempting to recover from the devastating earthquake that occurred on January 12 in Haiti. This shipment to Haiti was coordinated with Japan Platform (JPF), an international emergency humanitarian aid organization, as part of the NYK Group - JPF Joint Aid...
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NORDEN A/S – Contracted Newbuildings and Long-Term Time Charter
NORDEN has contracted 2 Handysize newbuildings which after delivery from the shipyard will be chartered out to Rio Tinto, one of the biggest dry bulk charterers in the world.
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Kongsberg Maritime Korea to Supply Integrated Systems for Pipe Layer
Kongsberg Maritime Korea has been awarded a contract to supply an Integrated Control System for a sophisticated new Heerema Marine Contractors owned monohull pipe lay vessel, under construction at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co., Ltd., Korea (DSME).
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First Significant Milestone for the Carnival Breeze
A ceremony at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy yesterday marked a significant milestone in the ships construction when the first building block for the 3,690-passenger Carnival Breeze was put in place.
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