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The Marine and Offshore Division of Alstom Drives & Controls (previously known at Cegelec Projects) has won a contract to supply its duplex dynamic positioning system to a remote operated vehicle (ROV)…

Maritime Education Sweden has issued version 2.0 of its Maritime Communications GMDSS training software to incorporate changes in IMO regulations. The software is used by deck officers as a preparation for GMDSS…

The Amot Hawk-I Marine pump control system uses a wireless modem to provide the safe monitoring of temperature, pressure, flow and level of all on board pumps, including those located in hazardous…

A new shiprepair yard will commence operations in the Bahamas in January 2000. A 35,000tl, 280 x 35.5m floating dock is already en route to the islands, and a newbuilding order for…

Orskov Christensens Staalskibvaerft will convert the 9,975g former Scandline roro-passenger ferry Heimdal into a cable layer for new owner Tele Danmark International Marine. The vessel arrives at Orskov?s Frederikshavn yard on September…

Colombo Dockyard has been awarded ISO 9001 certification for ?Design and construction of small and medium crafts, including high speed aluminium crafts, drydocking of ships up to 130,000dwt, and major repair of…

Astromaritima Navegacao, the largest Brazilian offshore vessel owner, is investing $4.5 million in upgrading three of its 55m OSVs. A third engine and second bow thruster unit will be installed on two…

Keppel Hitachi Zosen (KHZ) has agreed to purchase the shiprepair, shipbuilding and marine related activities of Keppel Marine Industries for S$166.9 million ($98.9 million). The deal covers KMI?s interests in shipbuilder and…

Cruise ship Norwegian Dream and container vessel Ever Decent have both docked in Germany following their widely publicised collision in the English Channel. After emergency repairs were carried out at Dover by…

What is feasible is not necessarily desirable - and monitoring is a case in point. It is possible to monitor almost anything by measuring a combination of factors like vibration, temperatures, pressures,…