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Veripos has established a new Inmarsat-based Differential GPS service for West Africa, Veripos-I, which, it says, will complement an existing HF area network and provide two independent reference facilities for continuous positioning…

ZoHakuWeb.com and Tribon.com are in talks to see how information can be accessed from each other?s websites. ZoHakuWeb?s business-to-business site is mainly focused on the technical information exchange between shipyards and marine…

Thrane & Thrane has launched the Capsat Fleet77 satellite communication terminal which uses the new Inmarsat Fleet service. The company says it is smaller and lighter than conventional terminals measuring 85cm high…

The first ship with a Mitsubishi UE LSE engine has been delivered to its owner. Pacific International Lines of Singapore took delivery of the 6UEC52LSE-powered 1,098 TEU feeder container ship Kota Hakim…

MAN B&W is testing an upgraded version of its 480mm bore medium-speed engine. A spokesman for the company confirmed that the prototype model is undergoing long-cycle endurance tests in Augsburg, Germany. He…

All four of the diesel engines on Cunard Line?s Queen Mary 2 will have smokeless common-rail fuel injection technology fitted. With the remainder of the ship?s power coming from two gas turbines,…

John Deere is planning to launch a new commercial marine engine. It hopes to have the 220kW seawater-aftercooled engine, labelled as the 6068 FFM, in commercial production next year.

A 30,000 dwt chemical tanker under construction at the Japanese shipyard of Shin Kurushima will be installed with a ?tunnel fin? when it is delivered to local shipping company Iino Kaiun Kaisha…

Wärtsilä?s first environmental report was ranked the joint best separate environmental report in 2001 in a competition held in Finland annually to judge the environmental and social responsibility of Finnish companies reporting.…

Rodriquez has secured a contract for an 83m Aquastrada-design monohull fast ferry. The Sicilian-based shipbuilder confirms it is "well underway on construction" of the aluminium- hulled ship at its Pietra Ligure shipyard…

Lloyd?s Register has alerted ship owners to the problem of neglecting plugs on fuel delivery systems. In the worst cases, the neglect can result in machinery space fires. The classification society says…

The independent trials of what is a major advantage in passenger ship safety were completed at Ardossan in Scotland last week. Caledonian MacBrayne allowed one of its ferries to be used for…

STX Corporation has expanded into the shipbuilding business with an equity injection of $77 million into Daedong Shipbuilding. STX, formerly called Ssangyong Heavy Industries, is a licensed builder of MAN B&W, SEMT…

George Patakos, ceo of Greek ferry company Hellas Flying Dolphins (formerly Minoan Flying Dolphins), has confirmed the company is close to ordering two high speed conventional ferries with an option for two…

Dae A Express has commenced operation of a new high speed ferry. The mv Hankyoreh operates services on the Sea of Japan between Mukho City, on the east coast of Korea, and…

The first of two 14,200 dwt roll on/roll off ferries currently under construction at Harland and Wolff began to take shape in the building dock early last month as the first section…

Torm Alexandra, which rolled on the quay while discharging containers at Monrovia, is currently being salvaged by a team from Smit Tak and Wijsmuller. The 4,160 dwt ship developed a severe list…

Dutch boatbuilder Mulder & Rijke claims that, at 9.5m long, its new PELB95/150 is the world?s shortest, most compact 150-seat lifeboat. The lifeboat uses alternate rows of elevated seats. It features a…

The IMO has finally decided to ban TBT antifoulings and, more importantly, decided on the barrier coat option, which will save owners having to go about getting all their existing TBT antifouling…

ABB will this month unveil a system for continuous monitoring of the performance of large diesel engines, based on measuring cylinder pressure and flywheel angle for each engine cycle. The Cylmate system…