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APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Wilhelmsen Ships Service has made a new appointment at one of its key strategic locations in Australia. Nigel Goode has taken up the post of general manager at the company’s Fremantle, Western…

18th October 2010

Wilhelmsen appoints Western Australia manager

18th October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Stena Line owned ‘Stena Britannica’, the largest UK-registered ferry, has completed a successful first sailing out of British waters after its recent voyage from Harwich.

18th October 2010

First sailing of largest UK-registered ferry

18th October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

IHC Parts & Services, part of IHC Merwede has announced a new joint agreement with Bakker Sliedrecht for the condition monitoring of dredging vessels.

18th October 2010

IHC expands collaboration

18th October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Following an analysis of its support functions, Wärtsilä has decided to implement a global design for each function to support the businesses in the most efficient way.

18th October 2010

More job losses at Wärtsilä

18th October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Cargotec’s R&D team has developed a new portable operating unit (POU) for use with side-rolling hatch covers and has begun to create a new product series of future low- and high-end starters.

18th October 2010

Cargotec focuses on user-friendly operation

18th October 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

HVAC systems specialist Dometic Marine is to supply eight Radome environmental control units (ECUs) to CapRock Communications, a global satellite communications provider, for use with the companys maritime VSAT antennae.

18th October 2010

Air conditioning for satcoms antenna

18th October 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

British Columbia, on Canada’s west coast, has some attractive and well-proven tugs, but the fleet is ageing with many vessels over 30 years old, writes Alan Haig-Brown.

18th October 2010

Old-but-good tugs deserve repower and rebuild

18th October 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

At the recent SMM exhibition in Hamburg, Volvo Penta presented its marine commercial range, which as well as the IPS propulsion unit, the recent D13 high speed diesel, and the SCR unit,…

18th October 2010

Small high speed range has SOLAS approval

18th October 2010

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The first of a pair of novel LNG ships is shortly to enter service in connection with the Neptune LNG Deep Water Port in the USA.

18th October 2010

Ship regasifies and discharges own LNG cargo

18th October 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

MTU cites the diverse range of applications, including a German ice-breaker and research vesse, a Spanish fast ferry and a New York fireboat, as users of its Callosum integrated control and monitoring…

18th October 2010

Automation for reliability

18th October 2010