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Magnetrol says that the introduction of a coaxial probe for its Eclipse transmitter means that its guided wave radar level measurement system can be used in both high-temperature and high-pressure process environments.…

Although the Kelvin Hughes Manta integrated bridge system uses flat screen technology the company says it can also be fitted to standard consoles of commercial vessels where type approved displays would replace…

R C Marine has introduced the ISAS CDP-4000 series of integrated steering control and autopilot systems. These combine the company`s ISAC CDP-3000 series and Coretec`s autopilot. The company says this system will…

Classification society Bureau Veritas has presented its first three fully operational chemical cargo management systems to tanker operators Van Ommeren Tankers, Marphocean and Vinalmar. Called VeriSTAR Chemical it is a PC-based management…

Two new Vantage-class cruise ships under construction at the Meyer Werft yard for Royal Caribbean are to get integrated bridge systems from Litton Marine. The ships are scheduled for delivery early this…

The UK?s Fleet Support Ltd (FSL) has won its first offshore conversion project. The 30,000dwt crude carrier Blue Star is being converted into a floating storage and offloading vessel (FSO) for deployment…

Keppel Hitachi Zosen Group (KHZ) has completed the purchase of Keppel Marine Industries marine related businesses for approximately S$167 million ($99.97 million), and is rationalising operations to remain competitive. Headcount has been…

Croatia?s Viktor Lenac has entered into an agreement to purchase another floating dock, increasing capacity at its yard in Rijeka. The aframax floating dock will be much larger than the yard?s two…

Privatisation of the Astilleros Espanoles group repair yard Astander was finalised on November 16. The Santander yard has been sold to the Greek group Lavinia Italmar, which also owns the Astican yard…

Bahrain?s ASRY passed a significant milestone with last year?s drydocking and repairs to Red Band 138,557 dwt tanker Knock Dun, the 2000th vessel handled by the yard since it started operations in…

European HOs are working through the folio of charts covering their own national waters to produce vectorised electronic navigation charts (ENC)s. The process of digitising the information is relatively fast, but then…

The rapid growth both in numbers and size of ships shows the optimism of cruise operators, but there are still wars to be fought as each seeks to fill their ships.In an…

Austal`s new company, Seastate, started trading on November 1 and is poised to build a multi-million dollar global business from selling ride control and possibly, at a future date, other high-tech specialist…

Described as the first of its kind by owners Conoco and R&B Falcon Corporation, Deepwater Pathfinder started a five-year work programme drilling in the Gulf of Mexico earlier this year.The first vessel…

Many ship operators know the feeling. Analysis returns show that the water content of the stern tube oil climbed well above acceptable levels and suggests that the seal has started to leak.…

Following the report by the EU Commission which concluded that some Korean yards were making losses of up to 40 per cent on some contracts, the EU Industry Council is to enter…

Sixteen West and Central African States have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Port State Control (PSC). This means only the Gulf area and the Black Sea remain uncovered by PSC…

Lloyds Register is making over 400 people redundant at its UK headquarters and while both DNV and GL has instigated a number of cost cutting measures. The redundancies at LR come as…

Newbuilding orders rise In the quarter to June, newbuilding orders rose by 43 per cent to 6.5 million gross tonnes (mgt), says Lloyds Register.However, the world orderbook dropped by 1.7 mgt to…

No room for complacency During a three-month campaign member states of the Paris MOU detained eight out of 79 bulk carriers, above 30,000gt and over 15 years old, for structural deficiencies. While…