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DK Group CEO Ken Bloch Sörensen says quick payback retrofit technology will open the door to wider markets as fuel prices and emissions regulations drive efficiency.

4th March 2010

Air cavity system technology now for existing vessels

4th March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

An online auction site has been launched in Norway, dealing in used and surplus maritime assets.

4th March 2010

On-line auction for ship spares

4th March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä reports that it has received an order to power the latest cruise vessel for Carnival Corporation, USA, which is provisionally named ‘Carnival Dream 3’.

4th March 2010

Power package for new cruise ship

4th March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Lloyds Register reports that it is to play a major role in a two year programme to test the suitability of bio-diesel for use in powering marine engines

3rd March 2010

LR teams up with Mærsk for marine engine bio-fuel tests

3rd March 2010

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Norwegian company OptiMarin says that since the beginning of 2010 it has received a total of eight orders for its ballast water treatment system.

3rd March 2010

Offshore orders for ballast treatment system

3rd March 2010

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Volvo Pentas IPS unit has made a considerable impact in the leisure marine industry, and the company hopes that its version of podded propulsion will be adopted by smaller commercial vessels.

3rd March 2010

Latest IPS drives targeted at commercial market

3rd March 2010

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Chris Marine of Sweden has launched a new liner diameter measurement (LDM) instrument in order to quickly investigate the internal condition of cylinder liners for two-stroke engines.

3rd March 2010

New instrument for checking liner diameter with minimal dismantling

3rd March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, of Tokyo, has announced the delivery of Vijayanagar, a 82,000 dwt type bulk carrier, at the Tadotsu Shipyard of Tsuneishi Holdings Corporation on February 26, 2010.

3rd March 2010

Bulk carrier delivered to JSW Group

3rd March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä two-stroke engines have been chosen for eight Chinese bulk carriers. The order was placed by Beijing-based Minsheng Financial Leasing; Wärtsiläs Chinese licensee, Hefei RongAn Power Machinery (RongAn), a member of the…

3rd March 2010

Engines chosen for eight Chinese bulk carriers

3rd March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The fourth Shipdex conference took place at the MAN Diesel PrimeServ Academy in Augsburg, Germany on 16 February, where the Shipdex protocol was declared ready and available for use.

2nd March 2010

MAN hosts ship data exchange gathering

2nd March 2010