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The nuclear-powered submarine Kursk sank in the Barents Sea at a depth of 108m on August 12, 2000 with the loss of 118 lives. President Putin of Russia promised to have the…

The Netherlands must provide adequate access to Belgium?s largest port, Antwerp, according to a long-standing arrangement between the two countries. To this end, the Dutch government has undertaken to give larger ships…

An ultrasonic liquid level comparitor for marine fire extinguisher systems, installed in single or two to three skid-mounted rows, is available from Link Instruments. The comparitor compares below-liquid gas level ultrasonic echoes…

Anticorrosion company Advanced Polymer Coatings says its polymer-based tank protection system MarineLine has been specified for the cargo tanks of 10 chemical tanker new buildings to be constructed or converted in Turkey.…

Safety products and signage supplier Maritime Progress is offering to produce fire control and safety plans for its customers. These include mandatory requirements for safety plans, fire control plans and phased evacuation…

Amot says its bearing temperature monitoring systems reduce the risk of catastrophic financial and safety consequences caused by the failure of big end bearings in large diesel or gas engines. They are…

The Marine Contracting Association (Marcas), the marine purchasing association, has launched a web site and extended its membership to BP Shipping, Lasco Shipping and Marenostrum. Marcas says this moves it closer to…

Maris says its ECDIS900, based on its SmartLine flat panel computer (FPC), is the first ECDIS to receive a type approval certificate using an FPC. The unit is certified to IEC 61774…

In the last four or five years the capacity of trailing suction hopper dredgers has increased tremendously, but dredger builders and operators in the Netherlands say that size is not all important,…